St. Bernardus Prior 8

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

Nice, but nothing special when placed next to other St. Bernardus selections. Nice aroma with pine, caramel malts and apples. Appearence is a muddy brown with smallish off-white head. Lacing as always excellent from St. Bernardus. Flavor is sweet throughout with a nutty, yeasty finish.

11.2 oz bottle Label is orange with a monk holding a beer goblet that says Prior 8 I poured this slow and harsh. I have found out that the more gases released in the pour the more flavors are released. Pours a nice head that falls into a thin bubbly head with a very strong lacing. Smell is strong of flowery hops and sweet aromas Taste is not strong, but light and aromatic. Strong pepper taste are very apparent Mouthfeel is ok, nothing great. I am glad to have this, but will wait for a great conditioned one next time

From the bottle into a SB glass, the aroma was very yeasty as if it was bread dough on the rise. The color was hazy dark reddish-brown with a slightly tan head. On tasting there is a big rush of brown sugar & molasses mixed with a raisin. This beer starts out sweet malty with lots of yeast but that sweetness fades quickly and subsequent taste are not as sweet. There is a slight alcohol warming at the end of the taste. Overall this is a great beer, smooth and easy to drink.

Bottle. ark brown hazy appearance with yeasty aroma. Malty flavor with a strong bread like characteristic. The alcohol is very noticeable. Very nice.

Brown with red tinge. Lasting head. Malty rum raisin, dark fruit aroma. Tastes sweet with a sizeable amount of yeast and some spice. Alcohol finish. Soft mid to full body.

11.2oz bottle, fridge cellared for approximately 1 year. Best by date (?) 04 08 10.
Wow, this beer has some head on it! Towering rocky white head, very crystalline in appearance. Slow to recede, and leaves excellent lacing. It takes a while to see enough of the body to tell the true color, which turns out to be a very dark purple, almost red wine type color. Nose of white grapes, candied sugars, cherries, funky/musty yeast, bread dough and peppery spice. Bright fruits, sugars and yeasts continue to dominate into the flavor profile. Very wine like all the way around, really, from appearance to flavor. Some spice kicks up at the last instant. Medium-heavy astringency. Vinous, almost feels like drinking a sugar free fruit juice or drink. Finish is medium in length, grapes and figs, then pretty much yeast and some alcohol hints to finish everything out. Great stuff from a great brewery.

Red and dense color, malt spices with a glorious inch-tall head which recedes into a floating foam. Dense carbonation matched with yeast, dark bread and bitter fruit. Dry finish with some sweetness remaining. Not my favorite, would much prefer chimay blue which is a similar style .

33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a reddish huge and huge light brown/off-white head. Fruity an light medicine like aroma. Flavour is smooth malty with hints of chocolate and some spice notes. A smooth yeast flavour shines through. There is a slight banana fruity flavour beneath. Faint and soft liqourice note. Finish is more of the same smooth malt notes and a start of a winous feel. Otherwise extremely well hidden alcohol. Nice but not fantastic.