St. Bernardus Abt 12 | Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
Brewed by:
Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
Belgium
sintbernardus.be
Style: Quadrupel (Quad)
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 10.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 10-14-2001
Ratings: 9,502 | Reviews: 2,790
4.5/5 rDev +1.8%
koopa, Sep 28, 2013
3.38/5 rDev -23.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Whoa! What is this? I don't hate it, but I was looking to drink beer. This seems to be wine.
Really, it smells like red wine. It has a dark red/brown color like a red wine. It has a little bit of fine dark particulate matter in it like you might find in a wine bottle. I drink it and it tastes more or less like a dry red wine. No hop character and no malt character. All its flavor is yeast derived. Carbonation is not very strong. Alcohol is WAY strong. Pretty good wine overall.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Whoa! What is this? I don't hate it, but I was looking to drink beer. This seems to be wine.
Really, it smells like red wine. It has a dark red/brown color like a red wine. It has a little bit of fine dark particulate matter in it like you might find in a wine bottle. I drink it and it tastes more or less like a dry red wine. No hop character and no malt character. All its flavor is yeast derived. Carbonation is not very strong. Alcohol is WAY strong. Pretty good wine overall.
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4.59/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 750ml bottle into a tulip glass
A- Pours a a dark-red brown with a medium slightly off-white head
S- Sweet banana bread and dark dried fruits with a hint of spices and faint alcohol
T- Similar to aroma banana bread chewiness with dried fruits and spices. I noticed a white wine quality in the aftertaste and not much alcohol
M- Good carb, more light in the mouthfeel then I was expecting, had a yeasty chewiness and lingers in the mouth revealing more flavors
O- A very yummy and complex beer and one of the best if not the best Quads I've had. Not overly sweet or yeasty and doesn't sit heavy on they tongue. This is one of the best easily available Belgian beers you will find. If you been passing this one over for a time like I did, wait no longer.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 750ml bottle into a tulip glass
A- Pours a a dark-red brown with a medium slightly off-white head
S- Sweet banana bread and dark dried fruits with a hint of spices and faint alcohol
T- Similar to aroma banana bread chewiness with dried fruits and spices. I noticed a white wine quality in the aftertaste and not much alcohol
M- Good carb, more light in the mouthfeel then I was expecting, had a yeasty chewiness and lingers in the mouth revealing more flavors
O- A very yummy and complex beer and one of the best if not the best Quads I've had. Not overly sweet or yeasty and doesn't sit heavy on they tongue. This is one of the best easily available Belgian beers you will find. If you been passing this one over for a time like I did, wait no longer.
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St. Bernardus Abt 12 from Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
4.42
out of 5
based on 9,502 ratings.