St. Bernardus Abt 12

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

Serve in Trappist glass

Très active dans la bouteille, en la versant on a une énorme tête difforme et agressive. D’un bout à l’autre c’est pratiquement sans faille. Les figues, dattes, raisins, chocolat se massent et macèrent jusqu’au picotement au fond du palais. Complexe mais ridiculement accessible. Très content de la revoir à la S.A.Q.

Cloudy dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is yeast, honey, coriander. Rich creamy mouthfeel with a hint of booze in the aftertaste and a very subtle bitterness. Taste is dark fruit, brown sugar, spices, hint of licorice. Love it.

Red-brown, dissipating head. Alcohol, dark fruit, spicy. Spicy, quite sour. Medium palate, some carb. Bit too sweet.

330 ml bottle @ The Rover on December 3. Pours deep chestnut brown with a rather small white head that quickly dissipates. Smell is malty sweet with prunes, raisins, figs, liquorice, spruce wood and alcohol. Smell is huge with sweet dark fruits, lightly toasted malts, liquorice, herbs, metal and gummi candy. Finish is malty sweet and slightly spicy.

Pours deep brown with a thick whitish head. Smells of dried fruit, some caramel, slight bit of coffee. Tastes a bit hot on the tongue. A little alcohol burn but doesn’t detract from the syrupy flavor. Very good.

Holy mother of god! This beer rocks. Delicious yeasty finish. Rich fruit with caramel notes. The sweetness in this beer is a absolutely perfect

Dégustée en bouteille de 750 ml achetée à la SAQ. Couleur brune opaque avec légère mousse en surface, bien que des bulles remontent en surface et viennent piquées la langue. Les arômes de caramel, de caramel au beurre, de sucre candie et d’alcool dominent cette bière très bien balancée. Plaisante au palais. Excellente bière.

Bottle at BarVolo. aroma of dark fruits and malt. flavour of malt caramel and some fruits. Only complaint is the flavour/aroma could be more pronounced?