Prior 8
St. Bernardus Brouwerij in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular|
Score
7.48
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car_loa-rod (271) ticked Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 2 months ago
dgh (400) ticked Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 3 months ago
Adelholzener (1832) ticked Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 4 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 (5842) ticked Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 7 months ago
Cthulhu (1555) reviewed Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 9 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 (5091) reviewed Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 10 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 (2840) reviewed Prior 8 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 1 year 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!