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St. Bernardus Abt 12

Percentile
100
overall
Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abt/Quadrupel

Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
21204.16/5.04.16/5.010.5%97.6Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
The absolute top quality in the hierarchy of the St. Bernardus beers. It is also the beer with the highest alcohol content (10.50 %). A dark ivory coloured beer with a high fermentation. The show piece of the brewery. Thanks to its soft and unconditionally genuine aroma, the beer can be smoothly tasted. The Abt has a very fruity flavour.
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 lgklotet (420), Singapore, Singapore
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/104/518/20

Jun 15, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a perfect abbott. Deep red with creamy head. Lots of esters, some banana. Taste is fruits, esters, malt, yeast.. you name it. Palate is thinner than expected, perhaps this is a young specimen. However, the thin body leads me to believe this will not benefit very much from aging. I hope I am wrong. Ends dry. Great stuff.

 maupie (609), Roosendaal, Netherlands
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 7, 2009  
After the beer was served in the glass there was found a lasting quantity not wall adhesive white foam collar which was fine and evenly of structure. The beer also contained no carbonic acid in the glass. The beer has a thick dark brown color and a candy sweet taste. The after tast of the beer is hoppybitter with a candy touch. This beer smells light alcoholiclly.


ttutony (55), Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Dec 6, 2009  
Excellent example of a Belgian quadrupel with some almost fruit like flavors mixed in with the complex palate.


hero12 (61), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Dec 5, 2009  
Pours a dark brown color with a large off white head. An almost sweet roast nose. Bitter fruit/raisin taste with a noticeable amount of alcohol. Medium body with sticky texture and soft carbonation. The beer finishes with almost a sour taste. Overall very good in small doses, almost too sweet for me to have more than one.


wekker84 (34), etten-leur, Netherlands
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Dec 3, 2009  
330 ml bottle a dark brown colored beer a creamy head aroma of bitter dry fruit and spices taste dry fruit spices some notes of malts and alcohol slightly bitter and a good after taste


CafeeOndineke (32), Aalst, Belgium
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/519/20
Dec 2, 2009  
here it is..the alternative 4 westvleteren 12, let it ripe 4 a year and its as close as its gonna get(some say its the exact same recipe..) except different water, location..


akah0mer (1), North Carolina, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of St. Bernardus Abt 12 does not count
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Dec 1, 2009  
Taste is sweet with dark fruits, molasses, brown bread, melanoidin and alcohol. Pours a slightly hazy deep brown with a huge off white head that slowly dissipates to a cap as it sticks itself all over my glass. Smells of dark fruits raisins prunes fig come to mind. Also has a sweet dark sugar and molasses aroma as well. Carbonation is high, mouthfeel is full and sticky sweet, body is thick. I liked this one, but I thought the alcohol was a little to present.


 floydian1 (282), FNQ, Australia
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
Dec 1, 2009  
330ml bottle into Trappist glass. A muddy deep brown beer with a medium collar of beige foam that provides decent lacing. Complex aromas of vanilla, Black Forest gateau (ie chocolate, cherries, sugar), banana peel, spicy yeasts and alcohol. Palate is rich and chewy with a chocolaty sweet malt base and hints of nuts and liqourice before finishing with a gentle spicy alcoholic presence. Definitely one to sip and savour. An outstanding beer.


TheDoctor (50), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Nov 30, 2009  
a transcendent drinking experience. beautiful large white head, dark reddish brown pour. malty aroma, chocolate, nuts, dried fruits.



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