Pannepot Wild
De Struise Brouwers

Pannepot WildPannepot Wild
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From:
De Struise Brouwers
 
Belgium
Style:
Quadrupel (Quad)
ABV:
10%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 11.17%
Reviews:
49
Ratings:
94
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 28, 2022
Added:
Mar 14, 2010
Wants:
  118
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by Overlord:
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Reviewed by Overlord from California

3.03/5  rDev -26.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Huge thanks to Jerz for hosting an awesome tasting, and for so many generous beer connoisseurs who made the event possible.

I guess first, let me say that I don't get the idea of souring a quad. All that complex effort to get a bunch of ingredients to meld into a quad-whole, and then you wild it? Hmmm.... okay, let's see how it is.

Oddly dark pour. Light tan crust with nor real bubbling.

Smells like fetid, slightly gone-bad yeast and muted earth funk. Some breaded malt. Wish there was more breaded malt to the aroma and less swampy funk.

Taste is almost like a, I hate to say it, slightly infected quad. It's like, it didn't go completely sour, but it's also most definitely not quad-like anymore. Some weird sherried dirt with some earth funk, a bit of quad yeast and bread with sweet dappled brown sugar, but it just doesn't come together. On the aftertaste, dark fruit. Dark fruit that's struggling to live.
Jan 11, 2011
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

4/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
RBESG 2016 in Barcelona, Grand Tasting. Vintage 2008. Dark reddish brown colour. Aroma of spices and farmhouse. Complex spicy and brettanomyces flavour.
Jan 28, 2022
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Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands

3.64/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Big Poppy brought this one to Slosh Fest 2015 a couple weeks ago. Good times gents! Apparently this is infected Pannepot that they labeled as "wild." Clever. Pretty hard to score a mistake but we'll do the best we can here.

From a 750 into a snifter

APPEARANCE: Gushed upon opening. Luckily we did it near the sink. Pours a 3 finger medium-looser tan head with great retention. Deep sienna brown in color, opaque, with medium carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a ring only and leaves no real lacing down the glass.

SMELL: Tart cherry, dark fruit, plumbs and raisins, some spicy notes with caramel and brown sugar. Definitely tart but the pannepot base quad is still there. Actually rather surprisingly well put together.

TASTE: Tart cherry, dark fruit, raisins, and apple notes up front. Lots of green apple and sourness into the swallow with a bold and lingering finish of more tart cherries, dark fruit, plumbs and raisins, some brown sugar and spicy notes, with green apples and alcohol for sure. Actually pretty nice, though the green apples do come across slightly plastic-like.

PALATE: Medium body and medium levels of carbonation. Creamy enough on the palate, goes down a bit prickly and finishes somewhat sticky. Some heat and tartness linger.

OVERALL: I think it would be challenging enough to do this on purpose, so I can see why there's never been a batch two. Seriously lucky shot in the dark here. This worked out surprisingly well, as the infection has added a layer of tart cherry sourness but hasn't eaten away everything that makes regular Pannepot such an enjoyable quad. Maybe my extremely low expectations going into it also affected my experience in a positive way. In any case, I would definitely take the non-infected version of this beer nine times out of then, but this is a fun mistake I was very happy to have a shot at. If you ever get a chance to try this one, dive in with an open mind. Thanks again Poppy!
Feb 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.11 by 2005wendyrika from Belgium

Jan 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by BeerMeBro720 from Ohio

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Moc513 from New York

Aug 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by tom10101 from Canada (QC)

May 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ajcormier from New Hampshire

Oct 31, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by diverite from Connecticut

Aug 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by CypherEnigma from Massachusetts

Aug 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Photekut from Tennessee

May 19, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by SStein from Colorado

May 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Doodler from Colorado

Apr 18, 2013
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Reviewed by AlexFields from Tennessee

3.61/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Opened at TN whales tasting 3/16/2013. Thanks to Andy for opening this.

Body is a dark woody brown with islands of coffee colored head.

Tangy funk on the nose, bananas, candied apple, brown sugar, hints of tartness and funk.

Taste is pretty odd, bananas and sugary malt as you'd expect, apple, but also mild funk and hints of vinegar and brett. A bit of cardboard flavor too.

Mouthfeel is a little thin, not terrible but it seems like the bug didn't operate entirely according to plan.

This is a good beer but odd, tastes like a great and complex quad with just a touch of sour and funk. Doesn't taste infected exactly, but there are two different things going on and they're not very well integrated. Still enjoyable but not what it was intended to be I would guess.

7.3/10
Mar 18, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by teddyarrowhead from Oregon

Dec 16, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by digita7693 from Germany

Dec 15, 2012
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

4.33/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
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.
Oct 02, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by Archemedies from Massachusetts

Sep 23, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by t0rin0 from California

Sep 19, 2012
Pannepot Wild from De Struise Brouwers
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 94 ratings