UPDATED: DEC 10, 2021 Vintage 2011. Pours dark blackish brown with superfast disappearing head, very little carbonation. Good but not great nose: a little sour, wood, dried fruits. Palate: again that very tiny sour, raisins, chocolate, spices, apple, wood, dark dried fruits. Good but expected more of this one…

UPDATED: SEP 5, 2021 330-ml bottle 1.7 years beyond bbd from johnsgrocery. gusher after 7 years! good fizzy head, malty musty nose, medium body, sweet dark fruit, some booze, tart, malty, a Fisherman’s Ale that was Old. rating #1!

UPDATED: JUL 11, 2021 2018 version. A bit thin actually. May not have been aged too well. Otherwise nice dark belgian candi flavours dominating. Cafe zilt Amsterdam (3.7 july 2021)

UPDATED: APR 29, 2021 This is the 'Pannepot Grand Reseva' with the Black label outside and 2018 year on it. It's a rare beer and make sure to get a bottle if you are fan of these beers. The aroma is very strong and give you oak barrel air. Many coffe and chocolate nose. The taste is sweet and sour. It's more sour than the classic 'Pannepot' beer. The flavors are coffe, caramel, chocolate, roasted malt, wine and the mouthfeel is great. The best thing of the beer is the aftertaste. It has long duraction and it's very complex. All in all, I prefer the ordinary 'Pannepot' but and this one is great beer to drink and has the same price despite it's a barrel age beer. So make sure to get it.

UPDATED: MAR 30, 2021 It has been two years to the day that, in celebration of a significant event, I tasted Wesvleteren XII, my only 5.0 rating to this point. Today I have in front of me another highly anticipated beer, Struise Grand Reserva. Vintage 2011, I have held this 33 cl bottle for four years after buying it at De Bierkoning in Amsterdam. My Trappistes Rochefort glass is the recipient this time around also. The pour delivers a dark caramel brown body flecked with amber highlights. A thin skim of tan foam came and went but the carbonation is heroic. I get a nose of stewed dark fruit supported by toffee and fresh baked bread. And now I get to the ultimate, a drink and a taste. Well, it has certainly held up well and in a word is superb. The oak gives an immediate impression, candi sugar, dates, ripe figs, grain, caramel, malt, yeast, a nice thick chewiness and a a touch of bitterness at the finish. I can detect the alcohol and exult in its congruence with the many components of the taste. A great brew, I am truly blessed for the experiences I have had including this.

UPDATED: MAR 17, 2021 33cl fles. Vintage 2011. Donkerbruin bier met rode gloed en ietwat crème kleurig schuim dat vlug weg is. Geur: klein zuurtje, alcoholisch, ietwat gedroogd fruit, rozijn, wat vanille, Galiameloen. Smaak: alcoholisch, zure appel, wat peer, fruitig als Luikse stroop en het zuurtje van een peren balsamico. Weinig koolzuurprikkel. Iets te weinig volmondig. Best lekker.

UPDATED: MAR 2, 2021 26-01-2021 @mas_ibus Torrelavega Color marrón oscuro. Aroma a chocolate, café y caramelo. Sabor a frutos negros con notas de ciruelas, un poco de cereza, toffe y algo de chocolate junto a pasas.

UPDATED: DEC 19, 2020 Reserva 2008. Ale fuerte belga. Marron oscuro casi negro. Casi nada de espuma. Madera de roble, malta, pan tostado, pasas, caramelo, especias. Cuerpo densisimo. Retrogusto a licor. Excelente.

UPDATED: DEC 17, 2020 Dark brown pour with almost no head. Sweet tones of dried fruits and caramel. Very well balanced beer

UPDATED: NOV 22, 2020 2005 vintage but still drinkable. Dark brown with low head. Sherry like aroma. Slightly sour taste with plums and raisins.