St. Bernardus Abt 12

Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Watou, Belgium

33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, very complex brew, sweet, cloudy, good head, very good brew

Pours dark brown and very cloudy. Nice medium frothy head. Sweet smelling with alcohol present. reminds me of a confit of "frutos del bosque". Alcohol ever present but not overpowering. Sweet taste with molasses, some christmass spices. In short, the flavor is extremely complex. It will takea few more of these until I can get an accurate description. A beer to be enjoyed with strong cheese or by itself. Not the kinda stuff you want to drink all night at a bar, this is something you make time for and savor.

An excellent beer. Probably the best-smelling one I’ve ever had. The aroma fails to betray the fruitiness of the beer’s smooth taste. Has an okay head, but not as thick as I’d like. Again, it’s remarkably smooth and complex. The bottom of the glass has a significantly more pronounced bite. Fantastic beer.

Bottle. Pours dark, dark brown with hints of cola coloring around the edges. The head is massive, off-white and lasts quite a while leaving good lacing. All kinds of doughy stuff floating around in this one as well. Big sweet and massively complex aromas. There’s belgian yeast, sugar, plums, bubble gum, nuts...extremely pleasing to the nose. Taste is just as complex as the nose with sweet malts, yeast, dark fruits and even a little chocolate. The layers of flavors just keep coming and leave a wonderfully sweet aftertaste that lingers pleasantly on the tongue. Mouthfeel is truly exceptional. Perfect medium to full body with high carbonation that tickles the tongue with the myriad of flavors. Creamy and delightful. This is the beer that got me started on craft beers and so I’m always going to have a couple of these on hand. One of my absolute favorites.

Looks and smells fantastic. Nice, thick head and aromas of fruit and barley. The flavor decent and is smooth in the begining but bites ya in the end.

Pours a dark brown color with an off white medium head that dissipates slowly. Lots of sediment, even for a bottle conditioned Quad. Full bodied. Amazing aroma of brown sugar, cinnamon, butter (diacetyl) and dust. Tastes sweet with a short burst of coffee like bitterness followed by taste of fruit, raisins and a thick bready finish of pumpernickel. Think of this as liquid bread - it’s very filling. I would suggest pairing this with some very sharp cheese. The more I taste the more I like. I will try it again and modify my rating in the near future.

bottle thanks to metzlers in denton, tx. appearance very impressive with this one. poured a rich amber/copper with an off-white head that lasted forever. last the glass from top to bottom. aroma was banana, spice, and fruit. flavor was fruity with spice and alcohol was present. carbonation was med-high. this was good but not a session beer at all. this was my first quadrupel.

1pt 9.4oz Btl. Nice dark brown pour with a perfect medium fluffy white head that lasted forever. Aroma is very aromatic, with lots of spices and lots of clove. Some banana and other fruits like figs or dates as well. Taste is wonderful and smooth with lots of spice and dark fruit, as well as a nice burn on the way down. Very, very good.