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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Apart from bottle, thanks for sample to omhper! Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is honeyish malts, some grains and a bit herbal and earthy tones. Flavour is sweet malts, some herbal, grassy and grainy rones. A bit dry in the palate.
Tried from Bottle from Alko (Webshop) on 14 Jul 2025 at 22:48

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pour is a cloudy gold with a large white head. Aroma is wet dough malt with a little herbal hop. Flavor is more wet dough malt and spicy noble hop with a sulfur on the back end. Maybe a bit more heavy in body and ABV then the typical Hellas but this was pretty tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2025 at 18:52

8.1/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft, half pint. @"Artbeerfest 25", Caminha. 12/07/2025
[#8.516 Global - #313 Belgium - #5 St. Bernardus Brouwerij]
Pours dark brown with a white head. Aroma: sugary malts, dried fruits and caramel. Taste: rich dried fruits and sugary malts. Full bodied. Rich palate.
Next one, please!
Tried from Draft on 12 Jul 2025 at 14:40

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Draft, half pint. @"Artbeerfest 25", Caminha. 12/07/2025
[#8.515 Global - #312 Belgium - #4 St. Bernardus Brouwerij]
Pours hazy pale amber with a white head. Aroma: citrus, yeast and light spiced. Taste: mixed grains, sweet malts and yeast. Spiced sweet malty palate.
Next one, please!
Tried from Draft on 12 Jul 2025 at 14:32

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From Belgian Style Ales shop 07-2026

Pours a hazy orange gold, a finger of foam, good retention, excellent lacing.

Smell is malty, bready, honey, light citrus and grass.

Taste is bread, some grain, sweet honey, citrus and grassy hops there mostly in the finish.

Good mouthfeel, I would drink this again.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2025 at 13:39

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2025 at 14:23

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Bonito color dorado turbio con bonita espuma de buena consistencia y duración. Aroma a grano con presencia de fenoles especiados y alguna leve nota cítrica. En boca carbonatación perfecta que la hace refrescante y realza sus sabores perfectamente equilibrados, con base de pan y agradable contraste citrico y especiado de la fermentación. Amargor moderado. Gran cerveza de dos míticas cerveceras.
Tried from Bottle from OKasional Beer on 10 Jul 2025 at 20:21

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
A bit hazy golden colour, small white head. Aroma has honey/buttery notes. Light-bodied. Honeyish, pale malty, grainy notes, a bit spicey flavour. Much more like Belgian pale ale than Helles and rated as such.
Tried from Bottle from Alko (Webshop) on 10 Jul 2025 at 16:50

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, yellow-ish, pale golden colour with average to huge, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Slightly bready and grainy, minimally spicy, pale malty and slightly spicy, minimally fruity, minimally dusty, yeasty aroma, hints of coriander, yellow stone fruit, a touch of cardamom. Taste is yeasty spicy and minimally yeasty fruity, mildly bitter and minimally grassy hoppy, minimally bready and spicy, pale malty basis with low residual sweetness, hints of coriander, a touch of cardamom; minimally herbal finish.
Watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Nice spicy aspects, refreshing, drinkable - good.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2025 at 16:19

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tap at Wapen van Leiden, Leiden: Cloudy gold coloured brew with an sweet bitter taste with gentle hints of citrus, some honey, herbs and marzepan. You get the crispiness of Weihenstephaner en the typical St. Bernardus yeast.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2025 at 11:44