De Struise Brouwers Aardnon / Earthnun (2009)

Aardnon / Earthnun (2009)
(Batch of Aardnon / Earthnun)

 

De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Flemish Red / Bruin Regular Out of Production
Score
7.87
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 17 Ticks: 108
This mix of 30% Aardnon and 70% Pannepot Reserva is a dark brown beer with a delicate, beige head.

Its nose combines sweet aromas of malt, caramel, dried fruit and wood.

Flavours on the palate include wood, dried fruit, caramel, hops, malt, toast and grapes in a lightly acidic complex.
 

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8.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9.5 Texture 8 Overall 9
12 September 2025. At Rose Red, Bruges. Cheers to Anke, mom & dad! Bottled: 18/2/2016.

Hazy dark brown, very thin, tan head. Aroma of ruby port, oxidised red wine, soy sauce, gingerbread, tobacco, malt vinegar, 'prosciutto crudo', cherry, brambleberry. Taste has sour cherry, brambleberry, blackcurrant, green apple, some sweetish ripe passion fruit & nectarine as well in a gingerbready, bit almondy, jam-like malt body with a touch of umami soy sauce. Tart cherry pits, dried dark fruits and woody tannins in the finish, whiff of herbal tobacco and warming ruby port- or red wine-like alcohol. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Intense and complex, absolutely gorgeous example of the style.
Tried on 12 Sep 2025 at 13:09

8.5/10
Fabulous! So much wood.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2025 at 17:01

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
31/XII/22 - 33cl bottle from a trade or from De Struise shop, can’t remember, I’ve had this bottle since forever, shared @ ElManana’s place, BB: 17/II/21 (2022-1788)

Foodpairing: braised and lacquered pork cheek, Radicchio, shallots, Savoy cabbage, mashed Brussels sprouts potatoes, mustard, gingerbread. (tderoeck)

Clear dark purple brown to almost black beer, small aery irregular creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty roasted, some soy sauce, a bit oxidized, little sourish impression, some red currants, a bit funky, strawberry jam. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish start, some tannins, a bit oxidized, some roasted notes, pretty vinous. Aftertaste: vanilla, red wine, bitter, wood, tannins, some dark chocolate, gentle acidity, sweet touch, more vanilla still, red currants, strawberry jam, more oxidative notes. Nice one!
Tried from Bottle at Het Oude Schooltje - Struise Brouwers @ The Old School on 31 Dec 2022 at 20:30

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:48

8.5/10
Bottled 18/02/16. Quite interesting. Not as sour by far as expected. Sweet raisins from the pannepot, tons of wood, tannins from the wine. Sweet, fruity, vinous and deep. Complex, but maybe was on barrels a bit too long, seems a tad dusty?
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2018 at 23:00

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2018 at 23:34

8/10
Like most things, they have to rest a bit to get in balance. Great!
Tried on 21 Sep 2018 at 23:21

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2018 at 18:28

8/10
4.1
Tried on 25 Dec 2017 at 23:00

8/10
Tried on 01 Sep 2017 at 15:52