BELGIAN STRONG ALE
Pannepot
De Struise Brouwers
Story & Heritage
ABOUT THIS BEER
In 1980 a group of friends led by brewer Kris Herteleer bought the failing Costenoble brewery in Esen, near Diksmuide, rather than see it close. They called themselves De Dolle Brouwers, the mad brewers, and Oerbier ('original beer') was their first. It is a dark, idiosyncratic strong ale, bottle-conditioned and faintly vinous, that ages for years and helped inspire a generation of artisan Belgian brewing.
On the Belgian Strong Ale style, Strong, malt-forward ales that range from pale to dark. High alcohol content provides warming sensation and complex esters.
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