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St. Bernardus Abt 12

Percentile
100
overall
Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abt/Quadrupel

Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
21084.16/5.04.15/5.010.5%97.5Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
The absolute top quality in the hierarchy of the St. Bernardus beers. It is also the beer with the highest alcohol content (10.50 %). A dark ivory coloured beer with a high fermentation. The show piece of the brewery. Thanks to its soft and unconditionally genuine aroma, the beer can be smoothly tasted. The Abt has a very fruity flavour.
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 Nagash (202), Paris, France
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 27, 2008  
Nice Head, strong carbonation, chocolate taste, alcohol well hiden, good brown strong beer.


 Wasatch (270), Layton, Utah, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/517/20
Oct 25, 2008  
Dated 19 01 11 Poured into a Unibroue Chalice, a clear dark golden/amber color, nice carbonation, nice 1.5 finger creamy tan head which hangs around for quite sometime, tons of sticky lacing around with some foamy puddles. The nose is sweet malty, with nice scents of grapes, raisins, figs, and prunes. The taste is pretty carbonated, sweet/malty, slightly tart/tangy, nice dry finish. The alcohol is hidden very well. Medium body, a nice complex brew. Very drinkable, a truly awesome beer. Glad it is more readily available, than say a Westy 12.


spkevin (59), Doetinchem, Netherlands
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Oct 24, 2008  
bottle. had it for a couple of months but tried it yesterday.wow. what an great beer. pours dark ruby red,brownish with beautiful head. in the beginning the aroma was not impressive but later it became stronger and very sweet. taste was unbelievable. gets better when you drink more of it. will drink this one again for sure!


 austone (1036), Turku; Pori, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 23, 2008  
10 months old bottle. Opaque ruby brown, beige foamy head. Alcoholic, herbal aroma with port wine, fruits, coconut, berries. Flavor is strong herbs, liquorice, cane sugar and berry wine. Lingering vinous and bitter finish. Medium bodied, strong fizzy carbonation. Clear alcohol burn, didn’t seem that diverse. I’ll try a further aged bottle sometime.


 BrianDorry55 (117), Spring Hill, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/517/20
Oct 21, 2008  
12 oz. bottle from Total Wine and More in Tampa. Aroma is very nice but not that strong. Definately fruity...apple and raisins. Pours reddish brown with a pretty thick tan head...Actually looks like a root beer float. Bottle has a cool shape to it. Flavor is malty...raisins, somehow reminds me of cinnamon roll. Quite a bit of alcohol...its not necessarily very strong but it leaves almost a vodka taste in your mouth. Actually kind of a bourbon flavor. Palate is a little harsh...I could actually feel the alcohol burning my nostrils a little bit. Overall...its not my favorite...but it’s definately very good...I can’t really compare it to any other beer I’ve had...but if you like the stronger stuff...It’s as good as the rating.


 flatmatt (222), Northville, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Oct 19, 2008  
For my 100th rating, finally I’ve got a St. Bernardus for my St. Bernardus glass. 750 mL bottle. Pours reddish brown with a fizzy light tan head. Fruity aroma of raisin, apple, grape, hint of anise. Malty flavors of raisins and grapes, a little tart apple, caramel, and a fair bit of alcohol. Nice palate with medium carbonation. Very good and flavorful, but not quite amazing.


 finol (486), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Bottle Cloudy apperance Very sweet in aroma and taste. Not complex and therefore a less interesting chooice than other abby ales


montev87 (7), , Florida, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of St. Bernardus Abt 12 does not count
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Pours dark and cloudy with an incredibly resilient head. Everyone talks about how good the flavor is, but... to each his own. I found the flavor excessively alcoholic and chalky overall. This beer was ruined for me when I realized it tastes like Flinstone Chewable Vitamins.



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