St. Bernardus Brouwerij Prior 8

Prior 8
(has 9 batches)

 

St. Bernardus Brouwerij in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular
Score
7.50
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 20 Ticks (all batches): 383
St. Bernardus Prior 8 is a traditional abbey beer, brewed in the classic dubbel style. The original recipe dates back to the times when we still brewed under licence for the monks of Westvleteren.
 

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8/10
Bottle from Belgiuminabox. Pours a very very dark brown almost black colour with a tint of red and a medium sized creamy beige head. Nice lacing. Aromas of dry dark fruits, caramel, toffee, molasses, plums, hints of banana, brown bread and brown sugar. Taste has all the same notes as the aroma, very fruity and flavourful. Lively carbonation on the palate. Medium to full bodied with a long dark fruit (plum) finish. Extremely well balanced. it is a top notch beer! The bald St.Bernardus monk does it again! Bravo
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2020 at 22:19

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
0,33 bottle. Beige nice big foam, chestnut brown color. The beer is nice, the bottle doesn't come in so much. Slightly caramel, malt aroma, dried fruity, delicious. More carbonated than expected. Full, full-bodied, caramel flavor, prunes, cognac. The alcohol doesn’t feel too much, a delicious round little brown beer. Complex aftertaste, the color and foam throughout is beautiful. It’s a little sour for me and too carbonated, and maybe a little too sweet. Of course, it’s a delicious dessert beer. With less added sugar, it might have been world class, but that’s not very outstanding for me.
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Bézs színű szép nagy hab, gesztenye-barna szín. Szép a sör, az üveg annyira nem jön be. Enyhén karamelles, malátás illat, aszalt gyümölcsös, finom. A vártnál szénsavasabb. Telt, testes, karamelles íz, aszalt szilvás, konyakos. Az alkohol nem túlságosan érződik, finom kerek kis barna sör. Komplex utóíz, a színe és habja végig szép. Nekem kicsit savas, és túl szénsavas, és talán kicsit túl édes. Természetesen azért egy finom desszert sörről van szó. Kevesebb hozzáadott cukorral lehet hogy világklasszis lett volna, de így számomra nem túl kiemelkedő.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2020 at 20:43

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught @ Ginger Man - NYC (1/8/20). Clear dark brown with reddish-copper highlights, large spongy tan head, caramel-spices aroma, low carbonation, medium bitter caramel taste with cloves-nutmeg, dried red fruits, smooth body, long finish. Great dubbel!
Tried on 13 Jan 2020 at 16:58

7/10
Tried on 29 Dec 2019 at 23:02

7/10
Tried on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:47

6.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from N. Pours unclear brown with white head. Molasses, brown sugar, dark bread. Sweet. Some nuts. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2019 at 20:04

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
0.33 l bottle at Old City Pub, Pula. Shared with little Dina. Hazy amber, small lasting beige head. Aroma is syrupy malty, fruity and nutty. Red berries. Caramely. Light spices. Light alcohol in flavour. Quite sweet. Strong. Light but lasting malty finish. Soft texture but thick. Pleasant although not as rich.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2019 at 16:40

8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
One of my favourites, poured from a bottle bought in a Belgian supermarket for just over 1 euro. Amazing! Pours a beautiful dark brown colour with a nice beige head. Aroma is lovely, Sweet and creamy, lots of malt with a little bit of hoppiness. Taste is medium sweet, bit of honey and chocolate and nice and rich. Nice and full body with a lovely smooth aftertaste. Great beer, not at all flashy, but beautiful in its simplicity.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2019 at 15:51

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Malt and liquorice in the aroma. Sweetish taste with a hint of roasted malt. Liquorice, chocolate and blackcurrant. Bit tart. It is not the real Westy, but it will certainly do as a substitute.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08

8/10
Lekker!
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2019 at 20:27