St. Bernardus Brouwerij

Regional Brewery in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1946

Contact
Trappistenweg 23, Watou, 8978, Belgium
Description
In the heart of the West Flemish hop district, we brew a truly inspiring beer that fancies a lot of beer lovers. Special top-fermented dark and light beers have been produced in our establishment ever since 1946, and they are acclaimed as the best in the world. Visitors can stay overnight in Guesthouse Brouwershuis and have the opportunity to join a guided tour, rent an e-bike and sample to their heart's delight our delicious beers in our brand new rooftop bar ‘Bar Bernard’, offering marvelous 360° panoramic views of the area. This bar makes part of the new visitors’ centre we’ve opened in August 2018. And to top it all off, in the brand new beer shop visitors can buy their ‘heavenly nectar’ to take home.

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

Can at Club Alemán.
Pours cloudy straw yellow with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Coriander, oranges, esters, zesty.
Good

Tried from Can on 13 Jan 2026 at 23:16


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

330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 5.5%. Slightly hazy and pale straw colour, huge to large white head. Classical witbier aroma of wheat, orange peel and coriander seeds, also hints of other mild spices in the yeasty notes. Citric mouthfeel. The medium dry and crisp flavour has the same elements as the aroma, low but noticeable bitterness with peppery notes.

Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 10 Jan 2026 at 17:31


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma of light malt, bread. Similar taste. Grass. Perhaps a faint amount of Belgian yeast.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2026 at 04:37


7

Bottle from the LCBO here in Toronto. Decently thick malt, with a mild sweetness, toasty hay, with mild bitterness on top. A nice example of the style.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2026 at 00:34



8.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Hops, Crewe. Pours a very dark burgundy with a small scummy off-white head. The aroma is mainly figs and dried fruit with a smattering of honey. In the mouth it is really complex with malts, figs, liquorice, cherries, raisins and plums all vying for attention. Some spice and a little bitterness comes through later, leading to a fruity and slightly dry finish. This is excellent !

Tried from Draft at Hops on 02 Jan 2026 at 15:35


8.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours a dark brown, bordering on black, with mid-sized, lasting, tan head. Aroma is a mixture of Christmas cookie spices. Flavors follow. Clean, crisp mouthfeel.

Tried from Can from France 44 Wine & Spirits on 01 Jan 2026 at 23:36


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

Dark brown with a bubbly tan head and a dark fruits aroma with a touch of brown sugar. Smooth and soft up front, dark fruits, candied peel, toffee and a little kick of spice and brown sugar before a dry and very slightly bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2025 at 20:00


7.5

Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2025 at 20:03


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Heller, karamellig getreidiger Beginn. Moderate Süße, erfrischend, hohe Süffigkeit, mittellanger Nachhall, ok. 9/7/9/8/9/8

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2025 at 14:23