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St. Bernardus Abt 12

St. Bernardus Abt 12 - Abt/Quadrupel

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

Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
20934.16/5.04.15/5.010.5%97.5Trappist glass
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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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
Sandman2222 (42), Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Thanks to kiefdog for sharing! Dark brown, pour. Decent head without going away much through the beer. It was a little heavy on the sugar and alcohol, but that’s in comparison to a Westvleteren 12. A good solid brew, that if you can’t get the Westvleteren, makes a great substitute.


benwa420 (43), Aspen, Colorado, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Jul 12, 2008  
very impressed. nice amber color with a large white/ tan head. nice smooth beer without the strong alcohol taste. Very happy to try this beer


 ogreface (291), Budapest, Hungary
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Jul 10, 2008  
Olyan mint ha ez lenne a sörök "Tokaija"!Sűrű,testes és édes,tele rafinált aromákkal.Nagyon összetett,egyszerre csak egyet és azt is nagyon lassan és figyelmesen!Bár ha kaptam volna többet belőle,biztos nem állom meg a tovább kóstolgatást!Minden újabb kortynál előjön egy újabb íz,zamat.Fantasztikus!


Caleb1035 (63), , North Carolina, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
Jul 9, 2008  
750 bottle purchased at vintage in Ballantyne. Pours to dark body with an off white head. Flavor is excellent with little hint of alcohol. Top notch beer


 UriahHeep (103), Georgia, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/519/20
Jul 8, 2008    Updated: Jul 30, 2009
.25L in trappist glass @ Brick Store. Surprisingly this only cost 6 bucks. Huge, frothy, brown head and a deep caramel color. I honestly wasn’t expecting this to be so strong. Complex aromas and tastes, including sweet bread, spices and dark fruits. Left ornate lacing on my glass. Sweet with a creamy mouth feel, a good beer for sipping. Astringent finish, almost like drinking a fine wine. I’ll have to try another one of these before making the final judgement.


 MrBeerFanatic (344), jamestown, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Pours a fizzy cloudy dark ivory with a frothy light brown head. Has the aroma of dark fruits(cherry/plum/pumpkin), zing of spice, bread, and a hint of alcohol. The flavor is very balanced with the fruit coming through from beginning to end with a little bread, spice(cinnamon) and little alcohol showing though but almost completely hidden. Sweet, very smooth/creamy, and rich. This just my be my favorite Belgian style brew. I think this is better than its competitors like rochefort 10, 8, and struise pannepot. Awsome!


 wyzzywyz22 (754), Wirral, Merseyside, England
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Bottle, Stirchley Wines, Birmingham. OOweee ! This is truly a classic. Hadn’t tried this in years, and have I been missing out ! Very dense dark brown with a lingering biege head. Corking aroma loaded with fruit, caramel and spice. Flavour is awesome...sweetish with lots of fruit, spice, vanilla and hop. A real treat.


MuttyD (93), Cambridge, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Love this beer. Brown and cloudy, huge head. Raisins, brown sugar, candied fruit, and bananas. Syrupy and smooth finish. One of the best I’ve ever tried.



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