Southampton Abbot 12

Date: 06/18/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog I

muddy brown, headless, fruity malt aroma with a slight earthy funk, huge rich malt flavor, lots of ripe fruit character, touch of sweetness, hint of bitterness in the finish
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Date: 09/06/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: aa

the funk in the aroma is growing but the malt still hangs there, flavor is as rich as ever, lots of fruity character,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Bottle. Pours a chestnut brown with a hint of red. Big fluffy off-white head. Aroma is sweet, dried, dark fruit. Very thick, full mouthfeel. Figs, raisins, dark malts. Hides the alcohol extremely well. Tastes great, but it’s a tad one dimensional.

thanks zeswaft. lighter brown. st. bernardus 12 aroma. tastes sweet and sigusting. actually not so miserable. quads pretty much just blow ass as a rule.

Chunky dark copper with an off-white head. aroma is belgian yeast. some esters and alcohol. flavor is pretty sweet. syrupy almost.

Explodes out of bottle and takes 25 minutes to pour a five+ finger very light tan head that stays forever leaving a good lace. Almost clear amber color. Strong carbonation and heavy bodied. Sweet caramel/raisin nose. Flavor is a balanced sweet fruity/raisin and hops. Caramel finish. High ABV is hidden but it is warming. One of the rare beers that I don’t find anything wrong with it. Pricey (but worth it to try) at $13.00 for a 750ml corked bottle from Tully’s Beer and Wine Wells, ME.

Murky brown pour, huge white head. Aroma of candi sugar, caramel, and perfumy. Big candi sugar sweetness, lots of crystal malts, and belgian spices. Some banana, brown sugar, mollasses, light fruits, some chocolate. Pretty sweet, sugary, and alcohol warmth. Perfumy, apples, cloying sweetness, and more sugar. What a great beer.

Blah. Did I get a bad bottle? Aroma was pleasant but stale. Caramel and dark fruits. Pour was a flat light brown with no head at all. Taste was uncarbonated...same texture as a Guiness. Flat as water. Hot caramel and dark fruits in the taste, but that’s about it. Strong alcohol burn in the aftertaste. Nothing complex. The lack of any carbonation and the reviews below me tell me this beer is actually carbonated and I had a flat bottle. Must re-rate.

bottle poured a red maroon in color with good lively carbination leaving a frothing head that bubbled from the center like a volcano. smell is sweet fruits, somewhat dry, spices, and yeasts. the flavor is just as good as the smell, there is a lot of flavors going on that meld well. texture is rich, fruits like dates and plums, there are a few spicy flavors from yeasts and some malt backbone that makes it smooth. the carbination is what really brings all the flavors across the tongue, has a somewhat sticky sweet taste as you drink it but not in the aftertaste. as the beer warms many more layers come across the tongue, and for something with 10% abv. this is really something. definitely high up on the list of to try beers.