St. Bernardus Pater 6

Fragrant aroma, smells to me like an abbey-style ale should smell. Sweet and inviting. The taste is sweet, caramel, and somewhat alive on the tongue, but still muted. The palate is bright, not heavy or sticky.

Hints of nuts, vanilla, and sugar in the aroma. Pours a reddish-brown with a huge white head. Nice creamy mouthfeel, flavors of dark fruits are predominant. This could be a nice introduction to Belgian beers for a newcomer.

April 2006 - I’m not getting the hating on this beer. C’mon. Beer poured dark rusty brown (more yellow brown than the red brown of the typical Belgian) with one finger head. Thin layer of bubbles kept me company the whole time. At the pour, the alcohol nose came through the most, as well as the flavor. Also, felt highly carbonated at the pour. The character really changed as it warmed. The fruityness was subdued, as a rich caramel like undertone emerged as it warmed. Also, the mouthfeel got less bubbly and more silky smooth. I was liking it. Doesn’t have the "wow" factor of the 12, but the monk is still smiling, and I still know why.

Brown. Modest tan head. Dark fruits, dark candi sugar, burnt caramel/toffee, and dough in the aroma. Same flavors. Medium/full body, too much carbonation, doesn’t allow the beer to settle on the palate. Decent.

Brown/copper in color this poured a fine thick head that slowly dissipated. The nose was filled with dark caramel, dates, raisen, cherry and a mineral edge. In the mouth it was lighter than it looked with an elegance to it. The midpalate was soft and well-balanced but lacked punch. When drank the bubbles attack the tounge which keeps this light and elegant.

A dark brown pour with hints of red. The head was certainly brown tint. Sweet but carbonation tastes forced, and body looks weak. Taste as well feels watered down. Not as bad as i wrote it out be, but better belgians out there.

Rich dark brown body with large frothy mocha coloured head. Lots of yeast and raisin, very vinous smell. Slightly candy sugar sweet but very malty and rich with a somewhat creamy comfortable mounthfeel. Finshes with a nice bittering effect that begs me back for more.

pours a thin head, color of alabama sweet tea

smells of raisin, cake batter

tastes like butter, sugar, mild caramel