Prior 8
St. Bernardus Brouwerij in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular|
Score
7.48
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dgh (385) ticked Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 1 month ago
Adelholzener (1778) ticked Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 2 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Full/deep brown colour, a few reddish hints through light; looks perhaps a bit opaque. Not much head for the style, almost perfectly white with a kind of pinkish nuance to it; so-so retention and limited lacing. Quite good intensity in the aroma: a general soft, slightly yeasty/floury base, honey, almond, dried/dark fruit notes (prune perhaps most noticeable), licorice, a bit of spiciness (can't pick something specific, maybe anise), maybe a hint of coffee. Definitely a complex and interesting aroma, though it a felt a bit messy to me. Feels more integrated in taste, but still a bit lacking in the definition/polished department. Sweet malty base, soft and a bit doughy as per aroma, honey, a bit of sugary feel showing up, dark fruits as per aroma, a relatively potent spicy component, a background of licorice, maybe slightly balsamic, freshness. Quite sweet in the overall feeling, both in taste and aftertaste, partially balanced by alcohol attenuation; a clean, never sticky sweetness, but nonetheless a bit more than i'd like. Medium or slightly above medium bodied, actually quite easygoing for the abv; average, soft bubbled carbonation. Overall mouthfeel is quite soft and slightly creamy with just a hint of fullness. Overall impression: felt very interesting and complex and very much fine as a whole, but i felt like it had a few drawbacks. Still a pretty nice dubbel, but perhaps the less impressive of the 6-8-12 range.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
21.08.2016
Kolor ciemno brązowy, rubinowy, raczej jest klarowny. Piana w kolorze ecru, nie jest imponująca, niska, niezbyt trwała. Redukując się, tworzy zaledwie cienką warstewkę z grubszym pierścieniem przy obrzeżach pokala.
W aromacie karmel, zdecydowanie ma charakter przypalony, dalej ciemne owoce, smażone, coś jak marmolada, rodzynki. Paloność, która jest tutaj raczej taka popiołowa miesza się z przyprawami. Po ogrzaniu, niestety pojawił się zapach a'la rozpuszczalnik, to dość przykre.
W smaku niestety alkohol i to dość ordynarny, paloność, podobnie jak w aromacie popiołowa, smażone ciemne owoce, rodzynki, nieco orzechów. Finisz raczej wytrawny, lekko kawowy.
Goryczka karmelowa, "przypalona", krótka i na finiszu. Wysycenie wysokie, trochę przeszkadza.
15.11.2025
Kolor ciemno brązowy, rubinowy (widoczne prześwity). Piana barwy ecru, wysoka, drobno pęcherzykowa, delikatnie ozdabia szkło.
Aromat słodowy (głównie ciemne słody), ziemisty, przyprawowy, lekko palony, z delikatnymi nutami karmelu.
Smak, to balans słodowej słodyczy i słodowej, palonej goryczki. Na finiszu goryczka wyraźniejsza.
Alkohol dobrze ukryty. Wysycenie wysokie. Ciało średnie. Tekstura gładka i miękka. Posmak średnio długi, wytrawny.
Wygląd 8 Aromat 7 Smak 7 Podniebienie 8 Razem 7,5 Ocena: 7,4
aswespeak (5845) ticked Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 5 months ago
Cthulhu (1555) reviewed Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 8 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Spar, Oostend. Medium off-white head . Brown colour. Plum, raisins, toffee. Overall a nice experience.
Maverick (5074) reviewed Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 8 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle Pours dark w/huge persistent head. Aroma is chocolate. Taste is some raisin and cinnamon, along with some hoppy bitterness to finish
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
A 330ml bottle collected from the brewery a few years ago and stored in my cellar. ABV 8.0. A outstanding dubbel, dark, sweet & mellow. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 2007
caribou43 (2255) reviewed Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
This bottle is coming probably from bootlegger, Paris. Happy to try it again, a warm Belgian beer, a 100% value for the quality, smooth, malty, fruity, note of plum, toffee, hop, yeasty, boozy, well balanced, to repeat. 10.03.23
gave a cheers!
midovark (6747) reviewed Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 11 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
0.33 l bottle @ Hopaholic. Pours deep brown with huge and long lasting beige head. Nose is typical Belgian fruity-flowery, with some brown sugary notes, pleasant, but no big deal. In taste it has notes of grains, some honey, slight fruits and even hints of metallic touch in the end. Short, sweet finish, average carbonation and light (too light) body. Decent brew, but expected much-much more from it.