St. Bernardus Prior 8

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

Bottle. Pours dark cloudy amber with thick white head. Strong aroma of yeast, candy sugar, banana, fig, and fruit. The carbonation dances on the palate and awakens the fruit flavors. Plenty of malt and sugar. The after taste builds with a banana and caramel hit. Great beer.

750 ml bottle. A very cloudy medium to dark amber beer with a huge and persistent beige head. The aroma is malty and yeasty with notes of caramel, spices , plums, very light hops. Enough complex and powerful. The flavour has a medium sweetness and a light acidity. Malty, with some fruitiness. Medium body, lively carbonation, long finiosh with light to medium bitterness. Good, but I remembered it better.

Pours a dark brownish red with an off white head. Smells of yeast, spices, over ripe fruit, and all sorts of Belgian goodness. Taste is much the same with a bit of a metallic after taste that really throws it off. Maybe my glass is not clean enough. A good brew, not their best.

A nice dark beer with a creamy tan head. There is a hint of fruits in the aroma.

Bottle. Pours a murky brown with a light tan head. Aroma of delicious dark and light fruits (apple, pear, fig, sweet molasses). Flavor is quite similar with lots of sweet fruits, sweet malt, and yeast. Not quite as luscious a mouthfeel as Abt 12, but pretty close actually. Nice BSA. 7/4/8/4/15 (3.8/5)

9 months old Prior. The paper on the bottle cant stand moist. It powdered away. Cheap paper. Silicone spray before storing would perhaps help. It sips a mouthful taste, not as sticky as expected with the given amount of sweetness it brings. Alcolhol is far away. Fullness and rich taste takes its rightful place in its palate. The bitters seem to be fading away faster. They make place for a refreshing slightly sour aftertaste. Nice. An overt feast until the last drop.

12oz bottle. Pours a deep and slightly cloudy brown. Two finger tan head. Bready, yeasty nose. Taste is sweet, fruity, malty and smooth. I enjoyed this beer very much, will drink again!

Murky reddish brown, coarse & foamy light beige head. Alcoholic, faint pear, candi sugar, rye bread and herbs aroma. Balanced dark sugary and herbal flavor, berry wine, liquorice, yeast, little cellar and strong alcohol. Medium bodied palate with huge amounts of carbonation. Pretty nice Belgian strong, nothing that distinct nor interesting.