St. Bernardus Brouwerij Abt 12

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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8.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

0.33 l bottle. Pours dark brown, almost black with thick beige head. Nose is intense fruits, slight chocolate, all this on a prominent malty base. Taste is fruits, grains, yeast and with warming some alcohol appears too. Medium to heavy body, lively carbonation. Superb, well-rounded beer.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2025 at 09:15


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

10 03 25 korzenny aromat, alko nie wyczuwam, Nagazowanie średnie, ciało średnie, goryczka średnia, słodycz jest coś tam . Jest to dobre piwo ale raczej bez efektu wow

Tried on 04 Mar 2025 at 07:26


8

Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:05


9.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

wow.......if you cant get westy 12, this is just as good. excellent! aroma of dried fruit, and caramel. nice big fat frothy head. absolutely a piece of heaven.

Tried from Can on 27 Feb 2025 at 05:31


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours a dark brown that commands respect. Unfolds a complex aroma of dried fruit, caramel, alcohol, roasted nuts. This is toffee beer incarnated. Nice and earthy. There is a great depth to the aroma. Still, where I once worshipped this beer I find that I like it a bit less as the years pass.

Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:20


4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17

Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso resta attratto da fruttato e sottobosco. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata, permanendo in maniera apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma color beige ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana medio-fine. Il colore è scuro impenetrabile. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è pronunciato. La forza gustativa è elevata. La continuità gustativa è buona. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di pronta beva. Il retrogusto è intenso. Il tetto della bocca porta note di caramello, miele, pane cotto di recente, un accenno di resinoso, agrumi e frutta passita,

Tried on 17 Feb 2025 at 11:39


9.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Bottle. bottle is minor gusher. Pours a roan brown color with dark red highlights when held to a light. The head i khaki colored and sudsy with great retention and ample lacing. This one is just beautiful to look at fer sure. The aroma is medium in strength with Belgian yeasts, cola and dark fruits. The taste is cola nuts, dork candy and raisins. The palate is full and viscous with soft carbonation. finishes long and semisweet with lingering cola. overall: Decent--top shelf stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 21:43


8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Аромат сильный, богатый. Ощущаются темные фрукты. Пиво не сильно пенится, пена с крупными пузырями, четко остается на стенках бокала. Вкус сложный,богатый, не присуще Квадрюпелю. Темные фрукты,карамель,хмель оттенок меда. Послевкусие долгое, очень мягкое. Присутствует кислинка. Пиво шикарное, что говорить. Но если сравнивать с его старшим братом Вествлетерен ,то младший братец получает хорошо пенделя по башке.

Tried on 05 Feb 2025 at 06:46


9.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Tried on 03 Jan 2025 at 01:40


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from LCB. Pours a dark mahogany with good lasting beige to tanned head. Aroma of dark sweet malts, caramel, raisins, light spice. Taste starts with dark caramel malts, some molasses, prunes, raisins, banana and light herbs. Sweet with a medicinal bitterness running through. Creamy body with a carbonation that's a touch overdone. Overall though its an excellent complex tasty beer.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08