St. Bernardus Prior 8

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

Bottle.70cl. Nice thick cremy head, nutty aroma, with some alcohol sweetness. good feeling over your tounge, very long finish.

11oz bottle, poured into a St. Bernardus glass. Poured dark mahogany with large beige frothy head, looks beautiful in the glass. Aroma of dark fruit (cherries, raisins), yeast, dough, and rich malt. Taste is malty, rich fruity, slightly medicinal/acidic. Rich and creamy mouthfeel, very smooth. Not quite as great as Abt 12, but it comes close!

11oz bottle. Pours a hazy dark brown almost black. A big frothy off white head left a ton of lacing. Nose was a little funky with some cherries, banana, and Belgian yeast. Very full bodied with a malty back bone.

Pours a dark amber with a thick head. Sweet malt flavor, some fruit and chocolate. Better as it warms. Not my favorite from them but still a solid effort.

Bottle pours a hazy dark with a nice head. Aroma is soy sauce and choclate malt. The immediate flavor is soy sauce but quickly transitions to coffee and chocolate. Very creamy mouthfeel. Quite enjoyable.

Pours dark brown with a mall head. Estery malty aroma with a lovely plum character. Sweet toasted malty, raisins and esters. Full body. Refined and complex.

Bottle pours dark amber with thin head. Aroma is alcohol and prunes. First taste is alcohol spice then sweet fruit. Slight malt finish with linger of spice.

Bottle, Belgian Belly, Manc. I had this for the first time about 5 years ago, and it was the Bernadus quiver of brews which were amongst the initial mob of Belgians that fired my imagination and taste buds, and set me on the path of the enlightened drinker. It was a definite treat therefore to revisit this. This is an incredibly complex brew and i won’t add to the wealth of description already on here, except to say that this is a rich, flavoursome and heavyweight Belgian that oozes quality .