St. Bernardus Pater 6

Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Watou, Belgium

Pours deep redish. Dark fruits, fruits and dark bread aroma with raisins, funky milk chocolate and some earthy tones. Allmond paste sweetness. Lively carbonation but very silky mouthfeel. Dark bread, light fruity flavour with milk chocolate and some earth. Some yeasty notes. Some spicy hints in both the aroma and flavour. Medium sweet and medium bodied.

Bottle exp 08. Deep red with really thick head. Sweet and malty. Somewhat thin however, but true to style. I prefer the richer end of the Bernardus range.

Light head. Red/brown rusty color. Slightly fruity and a hint of caramel. Nothing to rant and rave about but pleasant.

Bottle: Reddish-brown opaque body with lots of tan head Aroma is sour and malty. not huge or life changing, but pleasant. At the entry, I noted an instant of caramel like sweetness before I was hit with an green apple like sourness with notes of cherry, a flavor that becomes even more pronounced in the finish. I next experienced a creaminess in the mouthfeel and flavor before another moment of caramel malts before the hops appear to balance out this very quenching beer.

Bottle. Head was huge fizzy and slightly off-white and longevity was mostly lasting. Excellent lacing left in glass. Body clarity is clear and slightly sparkling with a dark amber colour. Aroma was grain, nutty, rye bread, caramel and slightly port like. Light to medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Flavour is moderated sweet I thought. A very mild version of my favourite beers of all times the St. Bernardus Abt 12…hmmm nice.

Bottle from Wilburs best by 10-08-09 poured into Watou chalice at 56 degrees- Pours a nice dark red brown with a 1 finger off-white head; Fruit esters, malt, and a little alcohol to the nose; Dried fruit like raisins, barley, and more alcohol on the initial taste; Rye fading to a sweet aftertaste; Nice and creamy full body; Lively carbonation; Quite good! Kind of a toned down version of their Abt/12.

Well, this was a disappointment.. just doesn’t seem that well crafted.. not a very enjoyable aroma or flavor. Forgettable..

Pours a deep amberish brown with an off white head. The aroma has caramel, spices, bread, and sugar. Flavor has a maltiness, with spiciness, some fruit, and a slight hop to the finish.