St. Bernardus Abt 12 Special Edition

Formerly brewed at St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Watou, Belgium

Bottle: Courtesy of mgumby10 from way back...finally decided to crack this during my brother-in-laws rehearsal dinner for his wedding. Dark amber pour with a large tan head. Notes of dark toasted malts, raisins, toffee and brown sugar are present along with a bit of alcohol. Very tingly mouth feel, full bodied and exceptional. Earthy, dark malts, dark fruits, some bitter/dry chocolate and some caramel malts are noted in the flavor...again, a bit hot but not detracting. Very good.

Bottle. Poured a murky brown color with nice head and lacing. Aroma was brown sugar and dried fruits. Taste is Similar along with raisons and yeast. A very smooth and complex. Easy/nice to drink brew. Enjoyed very much.

Bottle shared swolf3, thanks wolf. Muddy brown in color. Good head, good lacing. Aroma of dried fruit. Taste is raison, dried fruit, spices, apples and yeasty. Very smooth and enjoyable. Compared to the regular abt 12, I thought it was just as good maybe even better. Thanks wolf for sharing!

had several of these very good beer wish I had some more to drink too bad theres none left

Bottled 75cl
Beautiful ruby color with some floating yeast particles, good cloudy beige head, lace. Fruity, grassy, light toffee, hints of metal and smoke - nose is weaker than expected. Quite carbonated. Frutiy, toffeish, not as complex as normal Abt 12. Alcohol is well hidden. With score 4.09 this is maybe a bit overhyped here.

Bottle sampled on 8/30/2008. This quad pours a deep brown color from a caged and corked 750ml bottle. Medium sized white foamy head with good retention and nice lacing. The aroma is dark fruit, brown sugar, yeast, some caramel and chocolate. A full to medium bodied Abbey Quad. The malts are very fruity, with some caramel and brown sugar. Lots of dark fruit flavors. The hops are slightly spicy and earthy. Nice lively carbonation. Lots of flavors in this beer. They tend to mix and match differently with each sip, sometimes its the chocolate that’s more evident, sometimes the yeast and others it’s the dark fruits. This one has been aging in the fridge for nearly 2 years. It seems to have not suffered any ill effect, but I did not try this one fresh, so I have no comparison. Very full and smooth tasting. The 11% alcohol is not very evident. Mouthfeel is full and round. The finish is clean and smooth. The aftertaste is slightly sweet.

A little stronger as the normal version. I could drink this beer on bottle. Very complex beer with great aftertaste. Also taste of alcohol. Almost perfect

Bottled (thanks drewbeerme!). Amber colour with particles floating around. Mediumsized beige head. Aroma is grass, parfume, some caramel, alcohol, earth and spices. Flavour is caramel, toffee and grass with some mild fruityness. Quite different from the normal Abt 12, and sadly not as good as the normal either.