De Struise Brouwers
Microbrewery
in Oostvleteren,
West Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated with 2 Venues
Associated Webshop: De Struise Beershop
Established in 2003
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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
bottle at home ... Nov 2025 ... 2012 vintage though i think released this year ...dark red brown ...small tan head ..soft sweet caramel bready fruit ..Light red wine nose ...soft fruit ..b8g wine grape edge ..long bready finish light tartness
CraftBeerNick (10783) reviewed Arie from De Struise Brouwers 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home, 13th November 2025. Pours a golden pale. Aroma is citrus and yeast, taste is yeasty, bright, citrus. Pleasant stuff
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
bottiglia 33 cl, vintage 2022, schiuma beige grana grossa evanescente, color marrone intenso mogano, al naso vino Porto zucchero di canna caramello uvetta sotto spirito vaniglia frutta rossa leggero banana, in bocca caramello frutta matura prugna vaniglia uvetta sotto spirito nocciola leggero caffè e liquirizia, carbonazione piatta, oily, corpo strutturato, alcool perfettamente bilanciato, lieve astringente e acidula, bella secca ben attenuata, amaro moderato. Complessa ma armonica di buona beva. Un’ottima birra di qualità. c. Birraland.it 21.11.25
cagarvie (39800) reviewed Amaris Grand Cru from De Struise Brouwers 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
bottle at home ...dark brown ..thin white lacing ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..soft sweet juicy sweet caramel bourbon
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Bow Street Beverage, Portland, ME, drunk 11/16/25. As pictured.
Strong Scotch nose but not domineering. Spice, pepper, caramel and chocolate with light vanilla and oak. Nice balance. Easygoing at this point with no alcohol or any sharpness anywhere.
I think, had I not just had Froggie a few days ago, this would have nearly blown me away, but it pales in comparison to Froggie from the same vintage. Yet still lovely, with no aggressive anything and a good integration of peat and Scotch and oak. Tending dry at this point, but far from thin, with a slightly chewy at points body. No oxidation, no alcohol. Its past its peak but it's not very tired yet.
nuplastikk (10387) reviewed Robert The Great from De Struise Brouwers 4 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
3 year old 11.2oz bottle. A pinch oxidized. Sweet, heavy, rich...of course. Thick chocolate fudge, the Belgian yeast gives it fruity depth, almost a port like undertone. Even with that, a little bit one note, too big for its own good. Still enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared thanls to sjogrolab. Black with tan head. Sweet malts, blackberries, strong whisky, vanilla, alcohol, herbs, toffee, alcohol, plums. Solid sweet, medium bitter and light sour. Full bodied with very boozy feel. Tasty stuff but quite boozy.
nuplastikk (10387) reviewed Reserva Vintage 2022 from De Struise Brouwers 4 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bourbon barrel aged. Really great beer. Carbonation has mellowed out some, but not flat by any means. A lot of depth and interplay between the malts, yeast, barrel. Delightful stuff.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
11.2oz bottle. Big, thick Stout. 3 years old, still holds up well. Rich chocolate, honey touched. Really well balanced for a 14% beer. Belgian yeast is restrained. Awesome malt tone. Great beer. The lack of barrel aging in a beer like this is refreshing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
330mL bottled May 19, 2020, from Bow Street Beverage shelf, drunk 11/13/25. As pictured.
Well that's kind of insane. No oxidation, not too sweet, not too tannic. Just fruity, heavy mineral and peppery wine with light richness from the port and soft, aged fruitiness from the Margaux. No alcohol, no sugar.
Wow, that is something. Dry, malty, rich and full of well-aged, mildly spicy, big mineral wine with light juiciness and easygoing black pepper. Vanilla, light wood...no alcohol, no sugar...everything here is subtle and understated, yet the malt is rich and flavorful. No crude phenols, esters, sharp alcohol. I don't know, this is mind blowing stuff at this point, and sat on the shelf warm in a tiny bottle. Really can't say enough about what Urbain and Carlo did for the Belgian strong ale style.
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