St. Bernardus Prior 8

Style and Glass: Belgian Strong, trappist ABV, Volume & Calories: 8 % in 11.2 fl oz. estimated at 200 C Purchased at: Canal’s Lawrenceville, NJ for $17.00 as a part of a gift pack complete with glass. Aroma: sour, fainter, flowers, metallic, mold Visuals: inviting, dark, moat, deep brown, nearly opaque, thin, staying, off white head, tight lace. Taste: well balanced, maple, syrup, sour, woody, fruity, plum, cherry, orange, slightly bitter. Palate: whole tongue active, sweet, bitter, delicious, mellow, blunt, long dark finish. Overall: Delicious and remarkable. Deep, dark, and multi-layered. I’d love to have it again, though generally, I prefer sweeter Belgian variants. originally posted at: <a href="http://beercritic.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/st-bernardus-prior-8/">http://beercritic.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/st-bernardus-prior-8/</a>

I love the blend of spices in this one. It’s spicy, sweet, and very smooth as most of the good Belgian beers are. I highly recommend this one. My brother picked up the St. Bernardus gift pack with the goblet. It was WELL worth it! I’ll be buying a gift pack for myself.

Horehound candy and cinnamon spicy nose. Medium brown color with huge head and nice lacing. Is spicy sweet, with a hint of bitter orange. Full bodied, massive, but silky carbonation. This finished nicely with a hidden alcohol warmth. Very tasty beer, this has some deep rich flavors, but never felt heavy.

Pours deep red-brown with a thin but creamy beige head. Smells sweet, candy and fruit with a bit of yeast. Can taste caramel with ripe fruit with a generous amount of yeast and malt mixed in. Very mellow mouthfell yet not undercarbonated. Like a little less rounded version of the 12, very similar flavor profile. Excellent. (Got a great gift pack with all 4 St Bernardus brews and the signature goblet at Garys!)

Nice looking, brown with dark red highlights. Thick foamy head with thick small bubbles. Hazy. Decent lacing remains. Yeasty, raisins, brown sugar. Tingly palate, sweet up front, ends up doughy and with a graham cracker taste. No alcohol detected. Very nice, of course I love this style.

330ml bottle into goblet. Ruddy dark brown with a medium rocky head. Sweet, slightly vinous nose. Taste of fruity malt, toffee some yeast and a little bit of tartness in the finish. Mouthfeel is on the lighter side with plenty of prickly carbonation, making for a very easy to drink and almost refreshing. Very good.

Bottle. Pours a reddish brown with a thin off-white head. Laces the glass nicely. Aroma is yeasty malts with a touch of sugary sweetnes. Flavor is sweet malt, a little tart, finishes with a hint of sourness. Foamy in the mouth with a dry lingering bitterness.

Bouteille de 330 ml - Deguste avec french tickler - Une biere de couleur cuivre fonce avec un mince collet collant. Odeur de sucre, orange, raisins et alcohol. Gout de sucre, cote bonbon, in peu carboniser, raisins et alcohol.