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De Struise Brouwers • West Flanders Belgium
The "Old Fisherman's Ale" from De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, the beer that made the brewery's international name. A dark, spiced strong ale layered with dark fruit, caramel and licorice, brewed to honour the fishing village of De Panne and built to cellar for years.
Characterful and well-balanced, with notes of dark fruit, caramel, spice, with a balanced, moreish finish.
Serve at 10-14°C in a chalice to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.
10-14°C

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.
Can age. Will soften and gain a honeyed depth, though it is lovely fresh too.
"A beer for the cold months: game, braised beef, blue cheese, or dark chocolate."
Cook this: a wedge of aged abbey cheese (Chimay, Orval), Flemish stoofvlees, or steak-frites.
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The "Old Fisherman's Ale" from De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, the beer that made the brewery's international name. A dark, spiced strong ale layered with dark fruit, caramel and licorice, brewed to honour the fishing village of De Panne and built to cellar for years.
De Struise Brouwers began in 2003 as a side project of four friends in West Flanders and, within a few years, was being ranked among the best breweries in the world by international raters. Pannepot, the 'Old Fisherman's Ale', is its signature: a dark, spiced strong ale that nods to the old fishing village of De Panne and helped put a new generation of Belgian brewing on the global map.
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.
Explore the Belgian Strong Ale guide Source: RateBeer
The broad, open bowl releases the deep malt aromatics of strong abbey ales and supports a thick, protective head, built for slow, contemplative sips.
Cellar-cool the glass
Clean and dry, never frosted
Pour straight & bold
Down the centre to raise a head
Build a rocky crown
A full head locks in the aroma
Let it warm
Malt complexity blooms as it opens
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Pour it into a chalice, served around 10-14°C, and let its aromatics open before the first sip. Lovely now, though a year or two will only soften and deepen it.
Brother Anselm, cellarmaster
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