St. Bernardus Prior 8

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

Bottle.Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma fruit, alcohol, apple, yeast. Flavour is fruit, yeast, alcohol, malt. Nice beer.

Big bottle. Pours with large head that dissipates quickly, and the body remains a red/brown haze. Aroma is the best part of this beer, with some molasses, vanilla, and a nice malt and yeast backbone. The taste and finish are both a bit sweet, but this is what a good ale should taste like. Definitely a favorite. I was disappointed to hear my friend did not care for this brew, but he likes Coors Light and Busch Light so I take it with a grain of salt.

33 cl bottle from Bieropholie, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass.

App.: Deep reddish-brown with an unstable off-white froth. Aroma: Lots of molasses, caramel, toffee, raisins, dark dried fruits, light herbal notes (mint, etc.), slightly nutty, very sweet, Palate: Medium body and medium-full effervescence. Flav.: Much like the nose, less sweet than expected; some of the rich malts, some of the minty herbals, a bit of black licorice, nuttiness; a touch of alcohol and bitterness to finish.

Quite pleasant.

Medium brown... even-toned with a relatively dense tan head. Aroma is apple and spice, albeit rather faint. Taste is same, and but rather weak and generic. Carbonation is too fine for my palate, so it feels a bit fizzy. $8/750ml

Bottle, Aikmans, St Andrews. Dark brown, huge off-white head that laces well. Nose is rice krispies, slightly floral and some clear fresh grainy and slight amounts of diacetyl. Mouth is plummy, some rice krispies and lots of sweetness - some oranges towards the end. Lively gassy beer with a lasting plummy full sweetness. Rather good actually.

bottle. big frothy head, with good lacing. Cocoa, butterscotch, coffee swirl, some honey and fruit, evolving as it warms up. Good mouthfeel and balane, nice long finish. Excellent.

Malt and dark fruits on the noze. Hazy brown color with faint off white head. Spicy body with more dark fruits.

It poured a dark brown with a off white head. You can taste caramel, dark sweet fruits, and honey. Smell sweet and finishes with a warm, malt cherry flavor left on the tongue.