Pannepot
De Struise Brouwers

Bottle. Thought I had rated this on Ratebeer but apparently not. Dark brown with hints of red not much head unless swirled which I do. Boozy fig brown sugar maple syrup aroma mild herbal finish medium-full body with just enough internal carbo to blend everything. Way too complex at first, but if you don't think about that, you realize it's delicious and you can't stop sipping. EXCELLENT.

 

 

Poured from 330mL bottle into a stemmed goblet. 2024 vintage, bottled 8/20/25, best by 8/20/30.

Appearance: rich dark amber-brown hue that feels like it has hints of burgundy in there. Zero head whatsoever. Looks good for the style.

Smell: sweetly malty with notes of tart cherry, dates, brown sugar, tobacco, and leather. It has an oxidized quality, which deepens some of these darker aromas. It’s very good, but I feel like the tart acidity just doesn’t quite fit.

Taste: similar to the aroma profile, with brown sugar and tobacco, but with an even more pronounced acidity than the aroma. This really has kind of a red wine vibe to it. I like the depth of flavor, but that tartness just feels out of place for me. A good beer, but not my favorite in the family.

Mouthfeel: minimal carbonation but lots of body from the sweetness. So it’s nice and smooth, though not really creamy at all.

Overall: I like this well enough, but the tartness is just not what I’m looking for in a quadrupel (or, say, an old ale, which this beer would also pretty much fit the description of). I appreciate its qualities, but I probably won’t seek this out again when I’m in the market for something strong and dark.

 

Wow. Just a fantastic beer. Powers dark with little head really just a ring around the edge. Aroma is raisin and chocolate. Sweet up front with a slightly tart finish, more raisin, plum, malt. Very heavy mouthfeel that hides the 10% well.

 

Bottle 0.33L, labeled 2015. (tasted in 2016)
Dark brown body with an average, frothy, tan head, mostly diminishing with some nice lacing, though.
Moderate-to-heavy malty (caramel, toasted) aroma with notes of red (cherries liqueur) and dark (prunes) fruits, spices, coffee, licorice and some raisins.
Moderate-to-heavy sweet and moderate bitter flavour; long-lasting sweet finish with light bitter notes.
Full body with creamy texture; soft carbonation: light alcoholic warming in the finish.

 

Copenhagen 11/11 2022. 33 cl bottle from Den Belgiske Ølbutik, Jyllingevej, Vanløse. Painting of a fisherman’s boat on the label. A 2015 edition.

Pours opaque murky dark brown with a small beige head. Bubbly. Disappears after a few seconds leaving meagre remnants of foam behind. No lacing.

Aroma is fairly intense with a dark boozy sweet odor mingling with sourish and sharp notes. Brown sugar in abundance, toffee, plum. Dark rum. Sour grains. Hints of tart currants.

Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a more moderate tart bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet with a light tart undertone. A bit searing. Lingering. Finish is semi-dry.

Potent and boozy - with a tart touch.

 

 

Hmm, my taste buds may have been a bit off when I tried this one. Save my only bottle for a special occasion, and enjoyed it overall. But this was very different from most of the many Quads I've loved over the years, and was more of a spicy dark ale as the commercial description indicates.

 

Brewed 9/21/21, bottled 2/15/22

This is my first beer from De Struise. I've heard great things about them over the years, specifically about Pannepot. When I saw my store got a drop of their beers I knew I had to grab one of everything. I figured this was the best beer to introduce myself to them with. Let's pop it open and see what it's all about

Pours an opaque medium brown with just a few small beige bubbles and leaves no lacing. A bit of sediment floating around as well

The nose is sweet and fruity as expected, but there's a faint tartness that's giving it some edge. I'm picking up on aromas of brown sugar, molasses, red grape, overripe banana, tannic red wine, caramel, tart cherry, cocoa powder, and leather

The tartness almost evolves into something funky in taste, making this quite unique. On the front end of the sip I'm tasting brown sugar, overripe banana, dark bread, raisin, toffee, black cherry, tobacco, and light molasses. The swallow brings notes of tannic red wine, old leather, prune, brown sugar, molasses, tart cherry, tobacco, cocoa powder, and light toffee

A medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a zippy beer. Finishes bone dry with a refreshing tartness

What an introduction to De Struise. Damn, I can't wait to try the other variants I got

 

11.2FL OZ bottle
Served in wine glass
21/09/2021

This beer pours a deep brown hue and is topped with a couple inches of tan head that leaves nice lacing.

I smell raisin and brown sugar. I get some molasses too.

Taste is It has a pumpernickel bread flavor but sweeter. I get a little fig and date. I get some caramelized sugar. Earthy with some muted spices.

Thin bodied with a thin mouthfeel

Good beer

2016 vintage drank in 2023.

 

2021 vintage, calls itself a dark strong ale. Very stouty for a dark strong ale. Strong roasted malt flavour and aroma. Nice beer, but not quite the taste expected. 4 across the board.

2024 vintage had in 2025. Certainly much more of a standard quad. Spicy malty fruity smell, with a very similar taste. Very light I'm body, and with a slight mineral flavour to it, almost like drinking water.