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The “Struise” concept is based on creativity, innovation, quality, sustainability and friendship. We started developing beers anno 2001, at a holiday resort in the village of Lo-Reninge, in a small barn at an ostrich farm called “De Noordhoek”. The first beer we ever developed there, was an Old Style wheat-beer, called “Struise Witte”. The name “Struise” is taken from Flemish slang for ostrich. Our brewery coat of arms takes it a step further and features a proud ostrich amongst knight’s helmet, shield and feathers.
Back in 2003 we decided to go commercial with our latest creation, a Belgian Dark Strong Ale called “Pannepot”. Not with an own installation, for that we did not have the money yet, however, we proceeded as gipsy brewers. First at the Coulier Brewery and later at the nearby Deca Brewery in Woesten / Vleteren. In 2009, we moved to a school facility in the village of Oostvleteren, and where we’ve been brewing our beers independently since 2012.
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fonefan (86114) reviewed
Black Albert from De Struise Brouwers
18 years ago
9.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 10
Draught @ Erasmus, Brugge, Belgium.Dark dark black color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, milk and dark chocolate, strong coffee, moderate hoppy grass, grape, plum, raisin, licorice. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long long duration, a very complex flavor and so round and smooth. Body is full, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft - flat. It is truly the best brewers in the world. ;o)) (280208) 9-5-10-5-20 Bottle 33cl @ home.Clear dark black color with a large, creamy - frothy, excellent lacing, fully lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, dusty chocolate malt, moderate to heavy yeasty, raisin - dryed plum, alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - syrupy, carbonation is soft - flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. All in all the bottle version is a bit more like a belgian IMP, and the it a lot of air and time in the glass to all the good aroma’s and flavor’s that the Black Albert has on draught, so for me it means that to rate this beer properly from a bottle the bottle need to site for some days and you need at good sniffer glas and good time to give the beer time and air ... but then it just gets better and better ;o)) (060708) 8-5-9-4-18
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2008 at 06:38
CosmicCharlie (9860) reviewed
Struiselensis from De Struise Brouwers
18 years ago
8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Pours bright gold into a tulip. Bright white head quickly recedes to skim surface and hug rim. Sour apple aromas. Crisp aspirin upfront with a dry, lactic apple with a hint of brett finish.
Tried on 24 Mar 2008 at 18:35
bb (19143) reviewed
Witte from De Struise Brouwers
18 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pale golden amber with a nice whitish head. Tart, lemon, spice aroma. Wheat flavor with tart lemon, spice, and yeast. Medium light bodied. LIngering tartness with wheat and a bit of spice. Refreshing. A bit too much wheat flavor for me.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2008 at 18:07
Svesse (16320) reviewed
Pannepeut (Pannepøt) - Old Monk's Ale from De Struise Brouwers
18 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm, vintage 2006) Dark brown colour with frothy, pale brown head. Malty, spicy, powerful nose with dried fruit, raisins and prunes. Malty, spicy taste with notes of dried fruit, raisins, spices (nutmeg, cardamom, dried coriander), caramel, toffee and liquorice. Spicy, malty finish. Medium to full body with balanced alcohol notes shining through. Lovely beer!
Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2008 at 16:36
gnoff (11189) reviewed
Struiselensis from De Struise Brouwers
18 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(75 cl bottle) On March 14, 2008. Shady orange color, white head. Sweet, somewhat tart acidic lambic scent. Acidic sour vinous taste. Metallic aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2008 at 09:36
gnoff (11189) reviewed
Rosse from De Struise Brouwers
18 years ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
As "Authentic Struise Rosse 2007" SR No.2. (33 cl bottle labeled 6.0% ABV) BB 06/2010.Clear dark orange color, tan head. Sweet, nettle, bubblegum, grassy scent. Malty, acidic, bubbelgum taste, a bit acidic. Spicy and acidic aftertaste. Spritzy mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2008 at 03:00
HenrikSoegaard (22320) reviewed
Pannepot Grand Reserva from De Struise Brouwers
18 years ago
8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Dark red-amber colour. Heavy malty powerfull aroma with nice raisin/plum/vanilla notes. Powerfull woody moderate bitter flavor. Long complex finish. Creamy but a little cloying palate. A bit fizzy. Great beer but not as good as "normal" version. Maybe it gets better over time.
Tried on 13 Mar 2008 at 08:39
Koelschtrinker (43545) reviewed
Black Albert from De Struise Brouwers
18 years ago
8.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Stark malzig-röstiger Geruch. SEHR cremig-malziger Antrunk, komplex, schier unendlich schokoladig, sehr hopfig, was sich aber anfangs nur hintergründig zeigt. Weiter cremig und stark malzig, besonders im Mittelteil ist das harmonische Zusammenspiel zu betonen. Vordergründig ist das Bier nun leicht fruchtig, sehr aromatisch, leicht kaffartig. Zum Schluss ist der Alkohol etwas stechend. Geniales Bier!
Tried from Draft on 11 Mar 2008 at 23:00
Dedollewaitor (22459) reviewed
Struiselensis from De Struise Brouwers
18 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
75cl bottle bought@Olbutikken, Copenhagen. Hazy copper with off white head (poured into trappist glass) Aroma & taste have a powerfull sour & vinous edge, oak & fruits, citrus & apple. Some spices & herbs - ginger. Yeast, warmth & complexity. Biting vinegar feel. Def. a orig gueze feel about this beer. Interesting!
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2008 at 01:57
Fin (18756) reviewed
Rosse from De Struise Brouwers
18 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
[i] [b] Bottle at home, picked this up from Dranken Geers, near Gent, Belgium 03-03-08, drank 09-03-08 [/i] [/b] Soft summer fruits are the theme here. This beer was sweeter than I expected with barely a hint of tang or sourness at all. Poured reddy/light brown colour bit hazy with a small head a very slight sourness on the nose. The carbonation was quite mellow and on second taste there was some lychee and tropical fruits steeped in watery syrup. I liked this, it’s not at all what I expected but it was really interesting and quite different.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2008 at 02:41