St. Bernardus Prior 8

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

Pours a ruddy murky brown with a one finger creamy tan head. The aroma is fruity, raisins, Belgian, sweet, very nice aroma. Nice flavor, fruity, Belgian, light alcohol, not very standoutish, very solid though. The mouthfeel is incredible, an explosion of carbonation that fills the mouth with bubbles. Feels creamy. Nice Belgian, needs to be a bit more upfront in the taste and aroma.

The color was cloudy brassy amber with floating sediment. The head was creamy, thin, and off-white. The aroma was dark fruit, alcohol, and sweet. The flavor was sweet, alcohol, dark fruit, and spice. The palate was lively and medium-bodied. The finish was warm.

Pours a dark ruby with a medium heady. Aroma and flavor of dark cherry, grapes and plumbs. Alcohol is present, but not in the foreground.

Bottle. Dark ruby, thick head. Dark fruits aroma. Heavy flavour of dark cherries and burnt sugar. Sweeet finish, full-bodied. Faint alcohol sting.

05/04 0.33 l bottle at Hopdevil, Zagreb. Wonderful dark gothic reddish brown bodied with medium darker head. Yeasty banana with malty caramel, sugar and chocolate nose. Flavor is nice as well, malty, dominated mostly by caramel, dark fruits like blueberry and dry plums, while yeast wasn’t forgotten, too. Alcohol is perfectly hidden within its full body, finishing long, smoothly and very pleasantly sweet. By far the best thing I’ve had in months!

Another selection from a St. Bernardus mixed 6 pack I recently purchased. This one pours a hazy dark brown color (similar to the last one the Pater 6). Nice foamy head that does taper off a bit. Aroma is slightly malty and grainy but it’s faint, there’s just not much there. There is however quite a bit of flavor. It seems relatively full bodied too. The taste is malty, quite sweet, sort of like brown sugar with some fruit and caramel characteristics. It all blends in nicely, but it’s not the type of beer I would drink several of at one seating. Good thing too as it’s not cheap.

750 bottle corked and caged poured into a Trappist glass has a dark brown red color and a thick creamy light tan head. truly looks good in the glass with a head that just would not fade. aroma has yeast, sweet grains, light spice, sweet fruit, and banana. mouth feel is frothy with carbonation and medium light in body. taste has malts, spiced yeast, fruit, light minerals, and a nice sweetness level. real well put together brew that becomes better as it warmed. certainly well put together but the 12 is well ahead.

Pours a chesnut brown, very sticky lace. Wonderful sweet banana and taffy smell. Very much a little brother of the abt12. Very drinkable, no cloying sweetness, very strong hopping without being out of balance. Nice chocolate notes. Superb beer- more affordable than the Rochefort but in the same class IMHO. I will be sure to always have some of this on hand.