St. Bernardus Pater 6

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

Probably my least favorite so far from St. Bernardus, but still a good brew. Alot of bitterness to this one, with little sweetness, its lacking alot of flavor, abit of an alcohol burn, was expecting more dark fruits, oh well, still better than a ton of biers out there!

Bottle. Great aroma, smell of black plums, currants, eggplant. Keeps a big head till the end. Very sweet and full bodied. Smooth and complex. Great anytime. I really enjoyed this one. Cheers!

Bottle. Poured a dark mohagany with a small tan head. Scents of dark chocolate, some kurant, a small amount of spice. This is fairly bitter but in my opinion fairly bland. A good beer regardless, but not the best from the brewery.

11.2oz bottle dated 13/08/07. Duvel tulip. Brown color with a finger high cream colored head. Aroma is nuts, brown sugar, dark fruits, and green apple. Initial taste is vanilla and dark fruits followed by a tart, somewhat bitter middle and and a tart, dark fruit finish. Nice mouthfeel. Pretty tasty, but nothing like the 12.

Bottle sampled with Beerded_one. Pours deep copper\amber with a decent sized off white head. Aroma of citrus, belgian style spices, slight fruit, and yeast. The flavor is smooth, sweet, fruit, yeast, citrus, toasted malts. Good body, good brew, perhaps my favorite of this style.

Pours a nice brown with creamy off-white head. Aroma is mainly sweet fruits & yeast. The flavor is malty & fruity. Definitly has a touch of raisins, prunes, bananas and a little belgian yeast. Slighty toffeeish in the finish. It’s a bit thin, and, in my opinion doesn’t has enough bitterness. Good though.

08.16.08 33cl Bottle dated 08.08.08 This stuff is ruby brown with sturdy tan head. Aroma is warm and rich with vinous notes, touches of sherry, cider, old cherry kijafa, and a muddled fruitbread yeastiness. The beer is sweeter than expected, and thinner, but it’s a nicely done beer and it certainly seems to have some direction. The fruits are raisin with strong highlights of pear and the vinous qualities persist throughout. It’s a beer that grows on me as I plow through the glass. The ending is on the medium dry side, mildly carbonated-tingly, and with very mild lingering sweetness. It’s more refreshing and less satisfying than I expected.

Muddy, maroonish tulip with a portish waft of booze. Raisins, soap and plums allude at a much stronger beer. Smooth fruit and teasing fumes. Sweet but not excessively sticky.