Abt 12

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

Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular

Score

8.06

ABV: 10.0%

IBU: 20

Ticks: 495

St. Bernardus Abt 12 is widely regarded as one of the best beers in the world. It is therefore no surprise that it is our brewery’s flagship beer, ranked at the very top of the St. Bernardus beer hierarchy. It is brewed in the classic quadrupel style and adheres to the original 1946 recipe. This is a dark beer with a robust head that is ivory in colour. EBC 60.

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7.8

Cthulhu (1555) reviewed Abt 12 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 10 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dark brown colour.
Medium beige head . Medium retention
Dark malts.
Oily texture.
Average to high carbonation.
Balanced. Some saltiness. Caramel. Dry finish
To review better next time

Tried on 05 Jun 2025 at 13:11

nicolbolas (41) ticked Abt 12 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 10 months ago

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2025 at 20:31

8.1

Maverick (5091) reviewed Abt 12 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 10 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottled. Pours dark, aroma is caramel, raisins, syrupy taste. Really quite delicious.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:48

8.6

jerseyislandbeer (5992) reviewed Abt 12 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 11 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Old rating from 2019 - Brought from the brewery 4 years ago & stored in my cellar. Dark in colour. Plums and dark fruit aroma with a bit of bread. Medium carbonation with a sweet bitterness. Extremely well balanced. The high ABV is so well hidden. Outstanding!

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2025 at 09:48

7.5

kurtthomsen (3682) ticked Abt 12 (2024) from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 11 months ago

Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2025 at 22:16

Reubs (35701) ticked Abt 12 (2018) from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 1 year ago

Last beer of the decade. Have a great New Years everyone! ?? ??

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2025 at 11:57

caribou43 (2840) reviewed Abt 12 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 1 year ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

From the bootlegger Paris, enjoying with my home made pizza this beauty of the world, giving you strongness in this crazy world of the growth. Rich and subtle with notes of malt, smooth, aroma of plum, cherry and toffee, yeasty, discreet hop, oh yes!!!! 05.11.2021

Tried from Bottle from Bootlegger on 25 Mar 2025 at 10:18

gave a cheers!

8.1

tnkw01 (4092) reviewed Abt 12 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. This was a really tasty beer. One of the better ales I’ve ever tasted definitely in my top beers. Amber in color with a really nice head. Aroma is dried fruit, with a complex whiff. Taste was complex but pleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 06:53

7.8

JAbrams72 (12812) ticked Abt 12 (2013) from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 1 year ago

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Don't you need me like I need you now?
Sleep tomorrow, but tonight go crazy
All you gotta do is just meet me at the
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Roasty malt, sweet dark fruits, warming

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 16:47

PLohbauer (1118) ticked Abt 12 from St. Bernardus Brouwerij 1 year ago

RB score 4.15

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2025 at 03:40

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