Struise Pannepot Wild
Back in 2008, Urbain had the idea to age some Pannepot on wild yeast strains. As this was yet another of his crazy experiments, the risk was calculated and minimalized to an amount of 450 litres of Pannepot that was used on 2 barrels only. French red wine oak barrels were used were from Chateau Tour Baladoz, a superb Saint Emilion Grand Cru. Urbain used these barrels before to age Earthmonk and he has huge faith in the owner of the vineyard. After 2 years of peaceful aging, Alex from Brasserie 4:20 in Rome came by, and he did not want to leave without buying at least one barrel of beer at the brewery. Urbain cried when he had to prepare one of his barrels for shipment. Then he decided to bottle the other barrel, so he could start all over again.
3.9
200 reviews
Oostvleteren, Belgium
Community reviews
This is a cool, velvety beast. Bretta is very subtle here, almost overpowered by the rest of the beer - and that’s saying a lot. Pours whiskey dark without head or lacing like the other pannepots. Had this after a taster served up by Chris at Ebenezer Kezar’s on a whim with pannepot reserva and pannepeut. Finishes with nice tang.
On tap at Ebenezar’s Pub. Dark brown pour with an off white head. Sour brett aromas. Dry with dominating brett characteristics. Some boozy heat with spices and caramel malt notes. Average body and mouthfeel.
Draft @ Ebenezer’s in Lovell, ME. Muddy, dark brown color. Aromas of burnt sugar, plums, oak and off wine notes. Flavor does have the Quadruple flavors and base with the sour being real subtle. The wine barrel did some really interesting things to this flavor profile. Nice level of complex Barrel aging. Very good and maybe my favorite Sour Red / Brown brew, as I don’t really drink much of the style.
So freaking stoked to finally be able to try this. Draft at Ebenezer’s. Same appearance as regular pannepot with dark black and amber hues on the edges Nose was sweet and sour with lactic tartness and fruitiness. Taste is otherworldly. this has taken a fantastic belgian quad and made it into a sour brown ale. No booziness, not too sweet but I could drink this all day. it’s a fantastic beer.
You expect a strong quadrupel like Belgian ale, based on a taste of sour wild yeast. This is exactly whay you get and it is awesome. It has some added complexity with notes of red wine and oak. Very, very good.
Backlog review, bottle tasted early 2011. Opens a gusher, pours dark prune with thin head. Aroma opens with dark vinegar, notes of red wine and oak- sweet, fruity notes become more apparent with warmth and Pannepot begins to peak through. Taste is not as sour as the aroma would suggest, with light vinegar wine qualities on the front, followed by dark fruits and an almost chocolate-like character at the end, finishing with a slight, round bitterness and vinous aftertaste. Medium light body, though viscous, coating the tongue. Quite nice, Pannepot is still there, but some great, almost oud-bruin type notes come out.
Sample at ’het Schooltje’ Oostvleteren. I always imagine that the quality of the beer deteriorates a little because it’s kept for a longer time in the ’tap trailer’. Though amazing idea!
Appearance: black beer, though not pitch black. No head.
Nose: red fruits, some brett, wood.
Taste: wood, very sweet and little to no sourness noticeable, very vinous. Alcohol noticeable, coffee.
Little disappointed in this version, since I like pannepot a lot.
Tap @ borefts beer festival 2012. Secretly dark reddish with a brown head. Smells like fruits of the forrest and just a slight hint of the wild yeast. Tastes like summer, berries and melancholy. Grassy hop, and again the yeast is not that overwhelming. Nice though! More interesting than the original imo.
Tap at Het Oude Schooltje, Oostvleteren - 23/03/13.
Clear dark mahogony brown with a thin tan head that clears to the edge and leaves light spotting atop the beer.
Nose carries light sour tones, dark fruits, hint of chocolate, dates, raisens.
Taste comprises toffee, dark fruits, yeast, brett notes.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, dry in the finish.
Decent offering but I prefer the standard Pannepot - the balance of this one is a little of kilter.
Dark brown color. Caramel and chocolate aroma; also sour. Sweet with caramel and chocolate flavour.
Tasted at the 4th BBF @ de Molen. Brown pour. Aroma is fruity, roasty, nuts, toffee, brett. Flavor is slightly sweet, slightly sour, nice balance and full bodied.
(Draught at Ebenezer’s Pub) cloudy deep brown, nose of caramel raisins, tart, wet barrel, dates and figs, very complex. Taste of cinnamon, fig, rich, dark fruit, very complex and a bit of wine barrel, maybe Bordeaux. Palate finish is damn near perfect, so delicious to just drink. At 10% it goes down so smooth. Not too tart and that’s a great thing. This is near the top on my list of "want to drink again" beers.
Dark amber brown colour, light beige head. Aroma of wid yeast, sour berries, quite fruity, light spicy. Light sour flavour, light sweetness. Quite dry. Quite thin body, sour finish, berries, overripe fruit.
(Draught @ BBF ’12. Thanks for sharing, 77ships!)
On tap at Borefts beer festival 2012. Small creamy light brown head on a cloudy deep prune mahogany colored head. Prune compot and chutney on the nose. Boozy, wild yeast, berries and plenty of remainig sweetness in the mouth. Dried fruits, prunes stand out. Complex. Full body. Dry tongue. Alco warmth.
Bottle: Poured a dark cloudy brown color ale with a huge foamy head with great retention and some good lacing. Aroma of light tart notes with some fruity ester and dry fruits notes is really nice. Taste is a great mix between some light tart notes with some oak and vinous notes that are well balanced against some fruity ester with dry fruit and a solid malt backbone. Body is full with great carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Very interesting beer with loads of complexity while retaining a very good level of drinkability.
Tap @ BBF 12. One of my go-to-beers.
Pour deep murky brown/reddish, with a small tan head.
Aroma of sweet berries, caramel, cinnamon, brett, spices, cheesy yeast. Pretty complex and tasty to me. The taste has a nice balance between the sweet up-front, with the sour towards the end. Average body, with a average carb.
my last pannepot to drink, as a ’surprise’ on bbf 12 ! thanx struise !
its sour, but in another way of geuze. kindof nice ! also some sweetness, yet i do not taste much pannepot .... nice light aftertaste..
Rerate . Bottle thnx to verbalessence .
gusher pours dark brown.
Smell is dusty sour
taste is chocolaty , funk , not that sour , very round . Extremely dusty . Ice , but not great . Original score still stands
On tap at Borefts. Poured reddish brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of sweet sour fruit and some wooden notes. Flavour of sourness is fairly restrained and the sweet fruit blends quite well. Nice astringent aftertaste.
Draft @ Borefts 2012. A reasonably sized whale. A dark brown, light bordeaux creamy mocha head. Smells of mashed red fruits, light vinegar, dark fruits. Taste is sweet rotting red fruits and berries. touch licorice, dusty, sweet rotting candy, light sour, vinous touches, sweet vinegar in the front, lighter & sour in the back, dark fruits and dark malts, dark sugar, candy, some wood. medium body, easier than a regular one - glad to have tried this one and all versions now but this doesn’t entirely work.
Draft @ bbf. Aroma is mild brett, some roast and liquorice, some red fruits. Flavour is bretty red fruit, then a slight laurel liquorice, then back to bretty barn fruit. Finishing with a sweet red fruit liquorice.
Draught @ borefts 12. Light brown to copper ,colour, small head. Smells sourish, fruity, glueosh. Tastes a bit watery, slightly sour, red fruits. Not bad! Nice carbo, thin to medium body.
Draught @ Borefts 12. Dark red-brown color, small beige head. Aroma is a bit sourish, a bit cellar and dusty. Taste malts, a hint of sourness but just slightly, little bit fruity as well. Low to medium body and carbo. Doesn’t taste like 10% ABV.
On tap in a snifter. Pours dark brown with a lacy, beige head. Aroma of spicy yeast, caramel and chocolate malts, a little sourness, and floral hops. Flavor strong on the malts and yeast, with some sourness that blends well. Smooth to thicker texture. A great beer.
A-- poured a dark, muddled brown color. Half a finger light brown head that went to a solid looking collar. Nothing too out of this world.
S-- Love the nose. Figs, raisins, rum port, sherry, chocolate, wood and touches of sourness and funk. Spent a solid 5 minutes smelling this as just the combo of sour and quad was a bit much to take at the time.
T-- Strange as heck taste. Like soured fennel somebody else remarked. just did not mesh with the nose. Like muddled cask wine left to sour and become medicine. Nose was gone in the taste.
M-- low carbonation and medium feel. Slight bits of oak and sourness in the finish but the good stuff was pretty much gone. More of a herbal medicinal feel in the mouth.
O-- Loved the nose and hated the rest. 2 oz was more than enough. Thrilled to try and experience but that was a strange beer.
Enjoyed on tap at Ebenezer’s pub. Expensive glass, worth having a masterful blend of cherry and wild yeast. An imperial stout aroma. Only a Little head on black coca-cola looking body. Very tasty and drinkable, and leaving some taste on my palate. Goldilocks not too sour and a little sweet.Very drinkable for this level of abv, which did not show its boozy side.
Sample from tap @Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2012. Pours a hazed mahogny body, topped by low light chocolate-brown head. Complex aroma. Alcohol-soaked dark dried fruits, fortified wine, molasses, faint wood, and a nice subtle fruity sourness. Initial taste is dark fruity and quite sweet. Then tones of refined caramel/toffee, yeast, and dried wood. Vinous tones, reminiscent of vermuth. A fine fruity tartness underneath. Soft and creamy in the mouth. Dryish tart, almost funky fruit finish. Yes!
Tap @ CBC. Dark brown body with a small offwhite head. Aroma is malt, bread, grain, yeast, earth, tart. Flavor is tart, acetic, vinegar, oak.
On-tap at the Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2012. Poured in a CBC taster. Vintage: 2007. Medium brown. Single (tan) fingernail head. Smells like the other Pannepots - dark dried fruit, spice, and hint of funk. Not as bold as the others in smell, but inviting nonetheless. Taste is mostly dark fruit with touch of vanilla, oak, and spice. Mild tartness here, but not quite what I was expecting (not in a bad way though). Hint of sweetness towards the end. Decently complex, all things considered. A fun twist on an old classic. Thanks for bringing this treat to Copenhagen in your 30-tap unit, Urbain!
On tap at The Lion’s Pride.
Came to the table a solid brown/black color with a thin tan head that slowly dissipates but never leaves. Smells of oak, vanilla, caramel, dark fruits, dark sugars, a little tart, and a little funk. The flavor follows the nose quite well but adds a heavy tart cherry, chocolate and raisin flavor. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet sugary tart mouthfeel. This is a damn fine beer, in fact my favorite from the night. The funk is restrained and mixed very well with the quad that is underneath!
On tap at Ebenezer’s - Lovell, ME. It seemed like I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to try this one, considering that I love Pannepot so much. Soft cooked plum aroma. Immeadiately shows that awesome dry, dark malt and spice tersenesss that I enjoy in the base version. Complex spiced and dried fruit with old alcohol. The sweetness is entirely gone in this beer, but a lot of ethyl acetate, dry cottony Brett, and not much sourness is there. This really just tastes like infected Pannepot to me, as opposed to an intentional inoculation or a well-aged sour ale. The Bretty strain is not my favorite. Gets a little better as it warms, but I really don’t appreciate the funky gauze laid over this well malted base beer.