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

bottled
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common

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RATINGS: 3277   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.15   EST. CALORIES: 315   ABV: 10.5%
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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.


burilom's rating

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
burilom (12) - USA - FEB 14, 2013
Bottle @ Alus Salons. Dark brown with small head. Malty, fruty - very complex taste. Great quad!!!


most recent ratings

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
spjensen (66) - Davis, California, USA - JUN 17, 2013
Very complex beer. Pours a deep reddish brown with tan lacing. Very full bodied, thick aftertaste.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
ruigo (309) - PORTUGAL - JUN 16, 2013
33cl from Auchan (Luxembourg). Hazy light brown with a nice and persistent head. Smooth for a 10% alcohol. Please, another one.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
xpedite (6) - Borsbeek, BELGIUM - JUN 16, 2013 does not count
Today , once more I enjoyed this wonderfull beer but now from tap. Although I am not a huge fan of the darker sweet beers, this is absolutely amazing!

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
scotchzombie (23) - - JUN 15, 2013
Pours with a big head that shrinks quickly. Cloudy dark brown in color with a beige head. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
McTapps (1623) - Ruhrgebiet, GERMANY - JUN 15, 2013
Bottle bought at our last trip to Belgium at Stassen Vin in Aubel. Had so great hopes into this one, that I didn’t open it until all the other beers were drunken. And it really was worth it: Unclear dark brown colour with low head and smooth body. Nose of dark nuts and malt. Taste of high fermentation, Belgian yeast, malt, nuts, torf, roasted caramel and roses. Easy and really nice to drink, you don’t notice the strong alcohol at all. Flowery and fruity finish. Great one and I’m looking forward to get some more St. Bernardus beers in the near future.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
MichaelBruch (1621) - Wanne-Eickel, GERMANY - JUN 15, 2013
Pouring in deep brown with a huge, fast disappearing head. Starts of with alcohol, peaches and some caramel. Bit spicy in the back. Thick beer with full body. Nose is ok, but the taste is really fine. Complex mixture with some herbs. Good one for sure. Not the best ever but there is some rocket science in the making.

4.9
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 20/20
BeerisFood36 (1) - - JUN 15, 2013 does not count
I thought this was a very good beer in the taste area I like, I recommend this to drinkers who like a sweeter beer without the bitter hops

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Andy_ (109) - Tampere, FINLAND - JUN 10, 2013
Dark brown colored beer with some beige head. Complicated aroma and taste with sweetness and dark fruity notes and some yeastiness. Strongly carbonated and alcohol comes through a bit.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
brystmar (517) - Dallas, Texas, USA - JUN 9, 2013
Another perennial favorite from my days drinking exclusively Belgians.

Awesome fruity, bready, spicy, typically Belgian aroma. Surprisingly jammy. Fruit and spice sync up on the palate, joining the strong malt backbone to yield a sweet, fruity, mildly boozy overall profile. Warms the back of my throat as I swallow.

Good stuff. This, Rochefort 10, and Westy 12 have a stranglehold on the style.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
VincentL (234) - montréal, Quebec, CANADA - JUN 8, 2013
Au mondial. Belle robe brun foncé. Chaud (alcool), caramel, boisé, cuiré. Un bonne bière.


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