2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 Russo (937) - Campinas, BRAZIL - FEB 1, 2012
Bottled. Brown color with a tan head that start creamy but just keep a lacing until the end. Aroma is malty. Flavor is quite spicy and dry, kinda watery, medium carbonation, mouthfeel is dry, with some sweetness.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 adamjackson (83) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA - JAN 31, 2012
"Purchased at ""The Liquor Shop"" in Tyngsboro, MA on December 27th as a gift set of St. Bernardus Beers w/ a chalice
Stored at 39 degrees in my fridge until New Years Eve
Served at 48 degrees into a St. Bernardus Chalice
Label reads: 19/09/14
A - Deep amber color typical of a Dubel from Belgium. Two finger head was produced at the pour recommended on the side of the bottle. I tried to see through the ale but simply can’t. It’s not completely dark but it’s dark enough. A bit of sediment settled to the bottom.
S - Dry fruits hit the nose first followed by classic Belgian yeast smell which always makes me smile. The dry honey scent is so classic among these beers. I picked up some toffee or vanilla undertones.
T - A very surprising taste.There is a lot more carbonation than I expected and the beer is dryer than I assumed it would be based on the smell. The finish is like a dry champagne and the start has taste of figs and cigar smoke (the good kind)
M - Lively dry carbonation fills my mouth with one swish but not all of the beer bubbles up. It’s still a medium bodied beer and, at 6.7%, that’s not too surprising. It’s a very tasty beer with a nice mouthfeel.
O - I wouldn’t buy this again. The Bernardus 12 is still my favorite. This is a decent beer I’d serve to friends while eating chips & salsa or some of my Trappist Pate served on crackers. It’s a great belgian beer but not very memorable."
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 cucuma (77) - kontich, BELGIUM - JAN 29, 2012
caramel nose and taste. Also a recognizable aroma as i like to say " water van de ijzer". Most of the west flanders brewery’s has that aroma/taste.
Nice, good balanced beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 TorbenH (327) - Frederikshavn, DENMARK - JAN 28, 2012
amber, cloudy, tan foam, hay, dough, medium body, creamy, average carbonation, bitter, medium sweetness, very bitter,
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 polomagnifico (845) - Saginaw, Michigan, USA - JAN 27, 2012
Bottle. Aroma has notes of white fruit, citrus, dark Belgium bread, dough, toasted malts. Very dark brown with a small off-white head the mostly diminished and left ok lace. Flavor is malty sweet and not bitter. Palate is medium bodied and oily average. Overall a nice malty brew with a Belgium yeast flavor. A decent brew.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20 Grzesiek79 (378) - Radom, POLAND - JAN 21, 2012
chocolate, herbs, basement aromas, butterscotch, brown, tan foam, brown foam, light sweetness, very bitter, heavily sour, sticky, flat, long finish,
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 teddybeer (549) - Madrid, SPAIN - JAN 20, 2012
On tap at Alquitara (Madrid). Hazy brown colour with a good formation of a frothy and off-white head. Nice lacework. Aroma is toasty, slightly caramelish and spicy. Flavour is sweet at the beginning with a final slightly bittery. Dense on palate, bready and toasty sugar notes. Dry final. Carbonation is medium. Body is medium. Texture is oily.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 freeofthoughts (196) - Raytown, Missouri, USA - JAN 19, 2012
330 ml in St. Bernardus chalice pours cloudy brown with off white head. Delicious aroma of banana, bubblegum, toffee, fruity sweetness, while grain bread. The taste is smooth and very full, even more than the smell. All the above plus some more fruit, pear and plum. Smoothly sweet and so good, tho still not as awesome as the prior 8. It does open with a little warmth as the full grain and yeasty esters hide at cooler temps.
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