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Piraat
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
- From:
- Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #15 - ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #7,364 - Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 11.79%
- Reviews:
- 1,126
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 15, 2024
- Added:
- Oct 07, 2001
- Wants:
- 141
- Gots:
- 447
Belgian Strong Pale Ale, re-fermented with Bordeaux wine yeast
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Ratings by Foxman:
Reviewed by Foxman from New Jersey
4.08/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It pours a hazy, murky honey gold, shining softly. A finger of pithy white head drops soon to the merest wisps of froth. Slivers of lacing shell the inside of the glass.
The aroma feathers a light malt and grain earthiness, mildly sweet and vaguely musty. A distant toffee note precedes a more strident air of alcohol. The tiniest touch of hops flirsts, then passes.
Upon tasting, it's lightly toasted and roundly fruity, but it's all about malted grain, deeply sweet and boasting caramel, berry, and vanilla. A crisp edge of brown sugar is soon blunted by an understated spiciness and drying alcohol. A thinner version of the maltiness returns near the close before a muted peppery bitterness lingers a bit. The dense malt gives it a basic, rich profile.
Full bodied, a flash of syrupy sweetness cloys pleasantly on the tongue.
I drank this with no preconceptions, but I was still surprised by the muscular malt character. Sure, there is a touch of peppery spice, but it's the grain at the fore. Balance is not the way here, nor should it be. A strapping ABV is wide open and mighty warming, and a caution if there ever was one. Still, while one is the wisest choice, it's one that does itself reasonably proud.
Jul 07, 2006The aroma feathers a light malt and grain earthiness, mildly sweet and vaguely musty. A distant toffee note precedes a more strident air of alcohol. The tiniest touch of hops flirsts, then passes.
Upon tasting, it's lightly toasted and roundly fruity, but it's all about malted grain, deeply sweet and boasting caramel, berry, and vanilla. A crisp edge of brown sugar is soon blunted by an understated spiciness and drying alcohol. A thinner version of the maltiness returns near the close before a muted peppery bitterness lingers a bit. The dense malt gives it a basic, rich profile.
Full bodied, a flash of syrupy sweetness cloys pleasantly on the tongue.
I drank this with no preconceptions, but I was still surprised by the muscular malt character. Sure, there is a touch of peppery spice, but it's the grain at the fore. Balance is not the way here, nor should it be. A strapping ABV is wide open and mighty warming, and a caution if there ever was one. Still, while one is the wisest choice, it's one that does itself reasonably proud.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by brianstrong2 from Tennessee
4.11/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very good beer. Bit boozy for a belgian strong blonde being 2% higher abv than Duvel or Tremens. But has much more flavor and malt complexity than most comparable option.
Feb 16, 2024Reviewed by acerbictea from Wisconsin
3.03/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Yeast, hoppy bitterness, apple, white wine, plantain, with a hay and barnyard aftertaste. Its 10.5% ABV is very obvious; the booziness lingers in the mouth.
Feb 13, 2024Reviewed by Beersnake from California
4.35/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a bottle at fridge temp. Pours a semi-transparent amber with fluffy white head. The nose is resembles a nice tripel to me. Yeast, orange, bread, biscuits, and a bit of spice.
The taste is fantastic. Again, citrusy notes like lemon and orange. Yeast, bread, graham crackers, slight toffee, meringue, apple, and a slight bitter leather taste. Phenomenal beer that I will enjoy many more times.
Aug 08, 2023The taste is fantastic. Again, citrusy notes like lemon and orange. Yeast, bread, graham crackers, slight toffee, meringue, apple, and a slight bitter leather taste. Phenomenal beer that I will enjoy many more times.
Reviewed by asage87
5/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I'm genuinely offended that this beer is this far down on the top rated ranked list.
I'm convinced everyone who has not rated this a 4.8 or above has a taste bud defect or simply does not like beer.
Amazing. This is the only way to describe this beer.
Jul 17, 2023I'm convinced everyone who has not rated this a 4.8 or above has a taste bud defect or simply does not like beer.
Amazing. This is the only way to describe this beer.
Reviewed by mhhsvt from Pennsylvania
3.68/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look is amber with very good head retention and nice lacing
Smell is Belgian blonde sort of like a mild LEFFE and a slight boozy apple aroma
Taste is the same as above with that boozy warmth as it goes down.
The feel is relatively smooth considering it’s 10.5 ABV
I am not a fan of Belgian Ale but for what it is one and done pretty good.
Jul 08, 2023Smell is Belgian blonde sort of like a mild LEFFE and a slight boozy apple aroma
Taste is the same as above with that boozy warmth as it goes down.
The feel is relatively smooth considering it’s 10.5 ABV
I am not a fan of Belgian Ale but for what it is one and done pretty good.
Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
3.77/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
750ml bottle into a tulip.
Looks decent. Hazy amber body. Strong off white head with excellent lacing. Yeasty apple aroma which carries over to the taste. Abv quite well hidden. Not one of the better Belgians.
May 16, 2023Looks decent. Hazy amber body. Strong off white head with excellent lacing. Yeasty apple aroma which carries over to the taste. Abv quite well hidden. Not one of the better Belgians.
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
4.34/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
330 ml bottle poured into a snifter.
Cloudy copper pour topped with three fingers of white medium density foam. The head is persistent and leaves a lot of lace.
The nose is mainly yeast aroma, light clove, some spicy hop and mild alcohol aromas are present with notes of golden raisin later in the glass. The light clove and dried fruit notes are present in the flavor which opens with a light sweetness that quickly drys for an overall semi-dry impression. Bitterness is restrained but it has some spicy hop flavor and moderate alcohol flavor. The feel is on the lighter side of medium weight with high carbonation and is smooth and fairly soft. It Finishes warm, a little chewy, and does have a bit of alcohol astringent feel which seems to fade later in the glass.
Nice. Subtle and balanced and a pleasure to drink.
May 07, 2023Cloudy copper pour topped with three fingers of white medium density foam. The head is persistent and leaves a lot of lace.
The nose is mainly yeast aroma, light clove, some spicy hop and mild alcohol aromas are present with notes of golden raisin later in the glass. The light clove and dried fruit notes are present in the flavor which opens with a light sweetness that quickly drys for an overall semi-dry impression. Bitterness is restrained but it has some spicy hop flavor and moderate alcohol flavor. The feel is on the lighter side of medium weight with high carbonation and is smooth and fairly soft. It Finishes warm, a little chewy, and does have a bit of alcohol astringent feel which seems to fade later in the glass.
Nice. Subtle and balanced and a pleasure to drink.
Piraat from Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
2701 ratings
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