St. Bernardus Prior 8

Bottle. Poured a dark brownish color with slim head, nice lacing. Aroma of malts fruit and yeasts. Flavor of a creamy sweet begian yeasts, fruits and malts. Medium mouth feel, smooth palate. Nice finish, started tasting the flavors more as the beer warmed off a bit. Liked it, but not a top tier beer.

Pours a dark rich amber/brown color that is cloudy with a bad pour getting some sediment in the glass. Great rocky off white head leaving great lacing throughout the tasting. The smell has hints of malt sweetness and a presence of alcohol. Some lighter bready and noticeable sugary sweetness. Limited yeast esters but some white pepper and fruity esters, pear and cherries. The taste is sweet with stronger alcohol bit to it. Some malty aroma with a light chocolate and bready flavors. Some raisins, prunes, and red wines characteristics. Finishes warm with some yeasty remnants. The body is bigger than typical for style with some sweet and light carbonation bite at the end.

Pours hazy dark amber with an off white head with nice lacing. Flavors of belgian yeast, caramel, sugar. Flavors are fruity, sweetness and yeast. Medium mouthfeel with lively carbonation. An excellent brew. I will definately be drinking more of these.

Bottle. Caramel pour with nice lacing and a medium tan head. Aroma of brown sugar and caramel. Taste of malt with sugar and spice. Great finish.

Aroma is sweet with a Belgian yeast scent and roasted caramel. Color is a hazy orange brown with light carbonation and a thin but tight head. Taste is fruity and sweet. Starting with a full/medium body it that goes down with a fizzy feel. Finish comes in with a sweet malt taste that is followed by a fruity Belgian yeast and a hint of dried fruit then ends with just a tiny bitterness. After taste goes a little spicy then, an alcohol feel comes though. This is a very good Belgian brew. This is the third beer I have had from this brewery and I love them all.

Bottle purchased at beverages for less in Santee. I love this style more and more with each sample. Awesome dough like flavors and some plum too. Very good.

33cl. bottle: Dark chestnut brown with red highlights. A long lasting, rich, creamy light tan head sits proudly on top. Immediately upon opening the bottle your nose detects sugar (of the dark syrup variety), some roasted malt, and some wood. Not exactly a "wood-aged" character but something musty, woody, with a touch of green. A touch of alcohol back there someplace and possibly also a pinch of licorice. On the tongue you first notice cookie dough. This moves into sugar and some dark, but not quite roasted, malts. A touch of raisin and low plum adds a nice fruit touch. Throughout the entire taste is some green-wood that adds astringency which helps the hops balance the sweetness. Dark sugars, alcohol and green-wood take you through the finish. Always a hit.

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm) Dark brown colour with huge, frothy, beige head. Malty nose with notes of dark fruit, caramel, plums, chocolate and pomegranate. Malty taste with caramel, marzipan, dark fruit, prunes, chocolate and a slightly spicy finish. Sweet, clean and fresh. Slowly creeping up on you as a very nice beer.