Kapittel Pater - Brouwerij Van Eecke N.V.

ckaufman

Pennsylvania

3.6/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

11.2 oz. bottle into a flute glass...

A: Copperish amber in color with a cream colored bubbly head that falls away quickly. Medium lacing and a decent amount of retention.

S: A bread-like yeastiness with a hint of cola, licorice, and cherries.

T: A sweet malty beer with notes of dark fruit, raisins, and cherries. A tart dry finish.

M: Thin to slightly medium body with a moderate amount of carbonation.

D: Easy to drink... low ABV. Nothing really exciting about this beer to speak of. Solid Belgian Dark Ale.

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2008 16:13:58 | More by ckaufman

Ciocanelu

Romania

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-21-2013 12:13:48 | More by Ciocanelu

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-18-2013 02:58:49 | More by SmellsofMahagony

safaricook

Netherlands

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-10-2013 18:44:38 | More by safaricook

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.63/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a hazy, dark caramel amber with a fine, thin off-white head with decent retention and lacing. Classic Belgian dark aroma of caramel malt, dark fruit, Belgian yeast and hints of light apple juice. Flavor starts with somewhat subdued caramel malt, apple and dark stone fruit, and Belgian yeast, then the flavor quickly falls off leaving a slight metallic bitterness. A very odd flavor profile. Medium bodied. The initial flavor is light, but sweet and flavorful, but the finish is abrupt and off-putting. Puzzling.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 02:00:13 | More by LiquidAmber

newton99

Belgium

2.88/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

It has a faint metallic sourness in the nose, behind sweet upfront molasses malts.

Tastes much sweeter than the aroma gave away, with an almost overwhelming, but welcome, brown sugar sweetness. Very malty with a hint of bubbly effervescence to the molasses backbone.

It feels quite malty on the tongue too, good but a little off putting for how sweet it is.

Overall a good, hearty and warming paters beer. Them monks got class

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 10:05:53 | More by newton99

zonker17

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

01-29-2013 04:03:39 | More by zonker17

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

01-23-2013 20:54:16 | More by RblWthACoz

Kahlerbock

Kansas

2.5/5  rDev -30.9%

01-15-2013 04:16:20 | More by Kahlerbock

cliff1066

Virginia

4/5  rDev +10.5%

12-16-2012 23:45:53 | More by cliff1066

Flounder57

Massachusetts

3.83/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

11.2 oz beer was poured into a St. Stefanus glass.

Appearance: The beer poured a dismal head that reduced to nothing. It is cloudy amber brown with little clarity and bubbles coming up through the glass.

Smell: Fruity, spicy, some chocolate, caramel malts, honey, apple, pear, and some dark fruits.

Taste: Everything along the sane lines as the aroma.

Mouthfeel: Light, a bit watery, low carbonation, medium bodied, and super easy to drink.

Overall: A good BDA that I got from volunteering the BBF last year. Good to know it held up for over a year. A have two other styles from the brewery that I am looking forward to this week.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 18:31:42 | More by Flounder57

Hellpop65

Kansas

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

10-28-2012 17:37:32 | More by Hellpop65

prisoner1572

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +24.3%

10-20-2012 02:59:35 | More by prisoner1572

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.5%

07-11-2012 21:36:38 | More by rolltide8425

jheezee

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

07-10-2012 15:45:37 | More by jheezee

Filosoof

Netherlands

3.35/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I like most Van Eecke beers, but this one is really nothing special.

All the standard elements that can be mentioned about brown beers, can be mentioned here: candy sugar, caramel etc. It gives a reasonable top. Necessary finishing bitterness is missing.

And then....do I enjoy? No, I'm sorry.

Some kind of sourness in the smell makes me deciding not to finish my glass. It is drinkable, but when you have better beers in your fridge....

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2012 20:46:43 | More by Filosoof

PierceMyers

Tennessee

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

04-08-2012 08:08:59 | More by PierceMyers

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

04-01-2012 18:34:34 | More by TMoney2591

superspak

Michigan

3.73/5  rDev +3%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

330 ml bottle into chalice, best by 5/2013. Pours slightly hazy reddish brown color with a nice 2-3 finger billowing light khaki head with fantastic retention that reduces to a thick cap that lasts forever. Some nice soapy lacing on the glass; with a good amount of carbonation streaming up. Aromas of raisin, plum, cherry, caramel, molasses, herbal, candi sugar, biscuit, earth, and yeast spices. Some nice aromas with good balance and complexity. Taste of plum, raisin, molasses, caramel, biscuit, herbal, candi sugar, yeast spices, and a bit of a metallic flavor; but it isn’t too bad. Lingering notes of dark fruit, herbal, molasses, biscuit, and yeast spices on the finish for a bit. Good flavor balance and complexity. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a fairly creamy and very smooth mouthfeel. Very easy to drink. Alcohol is hidden well with only a slight warming after the finish. Overall this is a very enjoyable Belgian dark ale. I would not mind having it again sometime.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2012 05:00:00 | More by superspak

Keegan

Germany

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

03-24-2012 19:30:49 | More by Keegan

JGuill

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +24.3%

02-28-2012 20:00:52 | More by JGuill

TimoP

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.5%

02-19-2012 22:13:45 | More by TimoP

danieelol

Australia

4/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a murky dirty brown colour. Good lacing.

Smell is yeasty chocolate and cherries. Slight metallic notes.

Taste is malt, cherries, chocolate, sweetness roast and hops. Also yeast underlying this. Flavours are very full-on, almost raw.

Mouthfeel is decent with some sour astringency.

Overall a very full-flavoured beer for the ABV. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 09:19:17 | More by danieelol

educorgan

Portugal

4.5/5  rDev +24.3%

01-14-2012 01:31:52 | More by educorgan

u2carew

Massachusetts

3.7/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

11.2oz longneck
A) Pours with a big tan head that settles quickly leaving a nice lacing at the edge of the glass. Clear ruby body.
S) Bread. Brown sugar. But not very aromatic.
T) Malty sweetness. Caramel. Toffee. Hints of plum and raisins.
M) Creamy. Smooth. Medium body.
O) A pretty decent brew. I think if I happen upon it again I would drink it again.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2011 01:19:48 | More by u2carew