St. Bernardus Brouwerij

Prior 8 Belgian Abbey Ale Beer

9.19 ratings
9.22 pro ratings
Watou, Flanders, Belgium
Top Notes For
David Kline

Maduro brown with mahogany polish; solid cap of varying creams. Low-helium balloon, slow drop lacing bejeweled like lively paramecia. There is a sweet cola entry which builds malt and date and brown sugar scope, adding vanilla bean and cocoa. Chewed leather, candied ginger, waterlogged ginseng, almond, pecan, chestnut and bourbon notes. Lighter-than-anticipated mouthfeel expresses tea versus cola implied, but leaves you ruminating on it’s perfection, which is somehow like dark toasted phyllo brushed with maple living like a wafer inside of a bonbon biosphere. Several roots are prominent; sassafras, ginger, man back, and glazed, roasted carrots. There is an overshadowing of coffee, though thin, and carob. The malt prevails, to plant the Belgian flag. Tastes of gritty, rustic elements, but flows like fine silks. Bravo! .
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Maduro brown with mahogany polish; solid cap of varying creams. Low-helium balloon, slow drop lacing bejeweled like lively paramecia. There is a sweet cola entry which builds malt and date and brown sugar scope, adding vanilla bean and cocoa. Chewed leather, candied ginger, waterlogged ginseng, almond, pecan, chestnut and bourbon notes. Lighter-than-anticipated mouthfeel expresses tea versus cola implied, but leaves you ruminating on it’s perfection, which is somehow like dark toasted phyllo brushed with maple living like a wafer inside of a bonbon biosphere. Several roots are prominent; sassafras, ginger, man back, and glazed, roasted carrots. There is an overshadowing of coffee, though thin, and carob. The malt prevails, to plant the Belgian flag. Tastes of gritty, rustic elements, but flows like fine silks. Bravo! .
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Apr 8th, 2020
Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

THATS a beer!

THATS a beer!

Sep 18th, 2016
ESF
9.3

Toasty roasty malty caramel honeyed goodness and how can you not love a smiling Monk?!

Toasty roasty malty caramel honeyed goodness and how can you not love a smiling Monk?!

Oct 11th, 2015
Jeroen Koenen

Jeroen had this 4 years ago

Jeroen had this 4 years ago

Dec 3rd, 2019
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Nov 7th, 2016
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Jun 12th, 2016
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Mar 22nd, 2015
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Jan 19th, 2015