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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Splendid beer. Bottle at home.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2026 at 20:00


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

12oz can. Something different in the aroma. Chamomile? Herbal finish. OK.

Tried on 14 Mar 2026 at 22:53


9.5

Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2026 at 15:06


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

Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: semi-cloudy yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet wheat, some floral tones, mixed apples, subtle banana, light clove notes, subtle bubblegum, light Belgian yeasty spicy notes and bready tones
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a good sweet to spicy and slightly herbal quality; finishes with the banana, subtle bubblegum with the sturdy Belgian yeasty spices and light floral sweet to semi-herbal
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; some creamy smoothness along the tongue with just enough dry spicy tones from the clove to scale down the smoothness
Overall: another great witbier worthy of coming back to.

Tried from Can on 05 Mar 2026 at 18:27


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

Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: cloudy yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet wheat with some herbal to floral tones and an underlying funk in there then notes of lemon and orange pulp and some clove
Flavor: pretty much mirrors the aromas to a fine sweet to yeasty spicy vibe; finishes leaning into the clove, the floral tones and sweet wheat in a smooth yet semi-creamy sort of way
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; and with the smooth to semi-creamy toned quality along the tongue with just enough clove to level down the cream
Overall: to any American brewers possibly reading this, this beer, my friends is what you call a Belgian witbier.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2026 at 18:18


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

0,33l bottle at home courtesy of Saeglopur, big thanks. BB 08-2029. dark brown color, small off-white head. smells spices, molasses, earthy, marzipan, nice smell, tad on the heavy side. full body, light carbonation. tastes spices, marzipan, dried fruits, raisins, toffee, coriander, bit peppery. finishes lightly sweet with notes of spices, marzipan and toffee. nice one, quite good balance on the taste, alcohol not noticeable, gets a tad heavy overall and on the spices once it warms. good one.

8, 7, 7.5, 7, 7.5

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2026 at 15:11


8

Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2026 at 09:55


6

A slightly hazy pale golden yellow beer with a white lacing. Aroma of intense grainy malt, straw. Taste of dry grainy malt, straw, cereals, moderate bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2026 at 12:51


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours a mid gold colour with a thin white head, plenty of hops and citrus fruits especially lemon in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 01 Feb 2026 at 19:56


8

Tried on 31 Jan 2026 at 15:48