[vorlaufthegreat]

Wow what an amazing treat this beer was! Picked one up from my local store that just got a case in stock. Poured a very opaque blackish brown with a thin, fizzy, tan head. The aroma was amazing smelling of licorice, dark fruits, and faint herbs. Medium body, chocolate,gingerbread, spices, dark fruits, and left flavors on the palate that seemed to last a lifetime. This beer is dangerously drinkable at 10%. I'm gonna have to stop in and pick up a couple more bottles to stash away as this one should age quite nicely. Beers like this are the reason I'm so happy to live in Colorado and have such great access to a huge variety of beers all over the world.

[tumarkin]

yeah, mon!! Struise rocks! I'm looking forward to a tasting being put on in a few weeks by a friend & fellow Hogtown Brewer, Jim Ritchhart.

The name of the event will be 'Fade To Black'; as we will be starting with lighter Struise beers and working our way towards dark oblivion.

Here's the line up:

Bottled    Beer                                          ABV
2010      Tseejes                                        10
1/2010    Svea IPA                                      7
9/10        Ignus & Flamia                             7   (Jim helped bottle this one...)
2006       Pannepot                                     10
2006       Pannepot Grand Reserva               10
2007       Pannepot                                     10
2007       Pannepot Reserva                        10
2010       Pannepot                                     10
2009       Pannepeut                                    10
9/2010    Sint Amatus                                 10.5
3/2010    Cuvee Delphine                             13
1/11        Outblack                                      10
9/9          Black Albert Batch '0'                    13
9/9          Black Damnation I                         13
9/9          Black Damnation II Mocha Bomb    12
3/10        Black Damnation III Back Mes        13
3/10        Black Damnation IV Coffee Club      13

The tasting will be on Sat, August 27th in Ocala, FL. There are still 2 seats available (cost $45 including food)- so if anyone close by is interested let me know. Uthirsty?? Jeffy? Blatz?

[vorlaufthegreat]

yeah, mon!! Struise rocks! I'm looking forward to a tasting being put on in a few weeks by a friend & fellow Hogtown Brewer, Jim Ritchhart.

The name of the event will be 'Fade To Black'; as we will be starting with lighter Struise beers and working our way towards dark oblivion.

Here's the line up:

Bottled    Beer                                          ABV
2010      Tseejes                                        10
1/2010    Svea IPA                                      7
9/10        Ignus & Flamia                             7   (Jim helped bottle this one...)
2006       Pannepot                                     10
2006       Pannepot Grand Reserva               10
2007       Pannepot                                     10
2007       Pannepot Reserva                        10
2010       Pannepot                                     10
2009       Pannepeut                                    10
9/2010    Sint Amatus                                 10.5
3/2010    Cuvee Delphine                             13
1/11        Outblack                                      10
9/9          Black Albert Batch '0'                    13
9/9          Black Damnation I                         13
9/9          Black Damnation II Mocha Bomb    12
3/10        Black Damnation III Back Mes        13
3/10        Black Damnation IV Coffee Club      13

The tasting will be on Sat, August 27th in Ocala, FL. There are still 2 seats available (cost $45 including food)- so if anyone close by is interested let me know. Uthirsty?? Jeffy? Blatz?

Sounds like a pretty darn good tasting. Have fun!

[majorvices]

It's been several years since I last had this but it must have been excellent because I still have the bottle! I'll try and find it and post the pic soon.