St. Bernardus Brouwerij

Regional Brewery in Watou, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated with 4 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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
330mL bottle, best before Aug 2026, drunk Aug 5, 2025.
Clear, peachy-blonde. Large, white head slowly to cover.
Nose is initially hoppy as all hell, yielding huge pepper, earth and fresh herb. Bread and honey enter in the mix and there's a touch of acidity on the very end. Pretty clean.
Soft and fuzzy with a slight powdered sugar characteristic that is persisent and I can't get rid of. Other than that, there's ample bready malt with light honey and not quite as much hopping as the nose lets on. Still a good peppery-herbal character. Earthy, light yeast and light Belgian-like phenols lingering. Strange.
Tried from Bottle from Julio’s Liquors on 05 Aug 2025 at 20:36

8.6/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle, 2024 vintage. Dark fruit aroma with notes of Candi sugar, caramel, toffee, spicy Belgian yeast, banana and clove. Pours deep, cloudy toffee brown colored with a large tan head that has excellent retention and good lacing. Starts with dark fruit, caramel, toffee and banana flavors as well as having a rich, full body and chewy mouthfeel. Finishes impeccably smooth with Candi sugar, spicy Belgium yeast and clove flavors. As always, an excellent quad.
Tried from Bottle from Freedom Liquor on 03 Aug 2025 at 23:30

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
0,33L Bottle, thanks Heidi&Shaun! Light hazy pale golden, big lacing head. Dry grassy, gooseberry nose. Medium light body, dry, sparkly, light fruiy base, pears, wood, light blanket of belgian yeast esters, thiols, fresh fruity grassy finish.
Low intensity, elegant, very pleasant drink.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2025 at 19:23

7.3/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Hazy golden yellow with large white head. Lemon, barley malt, and straw aroma. Moderately sweet grainy barley malt, and mildly bitter hay/grass flavor. Good body.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2025 at 02:39

8/10
Nice, soft lager. Classic buttery biscuit Helles, with yeast and hops from Weihenstephan.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2025 at 23:40

10/10
Unfiltered helles lager. Ace beer. St. Bernardus X Weihenstephan. Great combo. Happy Gilmore 2 beer.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2025 at 20:01

7.9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Fountainhall Wines. Hazy golden body with a white head. Steady carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of white bread and dried apricot. Flavour of wheat and dried grass. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Doughy and interesting.
Tried from Bottle from Fountainhall Wines (Aberdeen) on 24 Jul 2025 at 22:22

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tap at bar in Fort Wayne - lovely beer - light and lovely finish. Good beer
Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2025 at 03:34

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
33cl bottle from Alko.
Poured almost clear and golden in color.
Crisp, malty, grains, touch of spiciness from the yeast. Dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2025 at 12:40

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Spicy Belgian yeast aroma with notes of pepper, floral notes, clove, citrus and grainy malt. Pours cloudy golden colored with a large white head that has excellent retention and good lacing. Starts with floral notes, grainy malt and spicy Belgian yeast flavors as having a zippy mouthfeel. Finishes dry, crisp and refreshing with notes of citrus, pepper and clove. Quite quaffable and refreshing.
Tried from Bottle from Veterans Liquor on 20 Jul 2025 at 22:51