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St. Bernardus Abt 12

St. Bernardus Abt 12

Rated 4.320 by BeerPals

Brewed by Brouwerij St. Bernard

Watou, Belgium

Style:  Abbey Quadrupel

10.5% Alcohol by Volume

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The absolute top quality in the hierarchy of the St. Bernardus beers. It is also the beer with the highest alcohol content. A dark ivory coloured beer with a high fermentation. The show piece of the brewery. Thanks to its soft and unconditionally genuine aroma, the beer can be smoothly tasted. The Abt has a very fruity flavour.

ID: 6540 Last updated 1 week ago Added to database 23 years ago

Key Stats

100
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11

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148

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Most noted beer attributes

black currant 100%
pear 67%
banana 67%
spicy 33%
apple 33%
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Statistics

Overall Rank7
Overall Percentile100
Style Rank5 of 615
Style Percentile99.2
Lowest Score2.1
Highest Score5.0
Average Score4.347
Weighted Score4.320
Standard Deviation0.464

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  • ROBERTJM 1089 reviews
    rated 4.1 2 weeks ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

    (New Year’s Eve tasting Flight (4 of 4) Pours a tan head of large bubbles. Lots of carbonation. Reddish brown in color. Cloudy. Not very aromatic. Heavy body with pronounced alcoholic tones. Flavors of dark malts very clearly. Maybe a hint of raisins? Not nearly as hoppy as their tripel was. Bit of warming in the aftertaste/pallate. A very nice beer overall, however, I tend to like the Rochefort 10 better.

  • IBREW2OR3 11577 reviews
    rated 4.1 3 weeks ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

    Deep amber color with light tan head that seems to last. Great lacing. Aroma is light with hints of sweet fruit, malt and spice. Sweet fruity flavor underscored by some spicy notes. The sweetness doesn’t linger too longer and therefore doesn’t pile up making this very drinkable. Bit of a warm alcohol finish with a light yet lingering sweet malt taste.

  • CHEAP 1118 reviews
    rated 2.1 3 weeks ago

    Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

    Second sample, for first (2.9) read on: On tap again at the vintage estates. Much less enjoyable than the fist experience. more than I can appreciate and on the strong side. First sample:On tap at Vintage Estates Wine and Beer, thanks Ron. Cloudy root beer appearance with a rapidly fading head. Slight aroma of sweetness, barely any. Initial taste is very smooth, it really hides the alky content well. It leaves me thinking about how refined these Belgies are compared to many of the unrefined wanna be american craft brews. Surprisingly enjoyable for such a high alky %. Bready and flavorful. A decent brew for a sweet beer lover. Smooth creamy low level carbonation. Very civilized and easy to enjoy. Impressive for a style that I don’t care much about. A little more enjoyable than Ommegang Three Philosophers. Much better than Weyerbacher Quad and Avery The Reverend which both come across rather coarse when compared to this brew.

  • CULTHERO 8320 reviews
    rated 4.1 3 weeks ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

    33cl at Cafeeke, Madrid. Pours clear, murky brown with a beige head. Malty aroma with dark, dried fruits, caramel and some roasted notes. Sweet and fruity, but very well balanced. Alcohol is well intergrated. Full body and high complexity. Some bitterness in the finish. Very nice! (2012-08-18)

  • SLEDUTAH 11638 reviews
    rated 3.7 3 weeks ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    SLC tasting bash 12-11-09
    Appearance: Pours a cloudy brown with no head or lacing
    Aroma: Raisins, candy sugar and malts
    Taste: Dark fruits, raisins, candy sugar, and sweet malts
    This was a very good beer

  • SHIGMEROTTEN 13601 reviews
    rated 4.5 4 weeks ago

    Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Very dark brown color sorta syrup apperance with creamy head. Deep fruit smell tingles the nose. It has a nice fruit taste with sweet malty flavor that finishes with zest on the taste buds.

  • SLOTH 2583 reviews
    rated 3.5 4 weeks ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Big, rocky, tan head. Hazey dark brown color with some gold highlights. Fruity, yeasty, bready nose, banannas too. Medium body, real effervescent, prickly on the tongue, burps good! Sweet, fruity, spicey(cinnamon like), some oxydation, earthy. Finish is medium sweet with more fruits, apples and nanners. A pleasent 10%er.

  • HANTRAN 557 reviews
    rated 5.0 2 years ago

    Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

    Big nose .... raisins, brown sugar, vanilla, oak, whisky. Gentle pour produces a 3-4 finger head that is caramel colored with solid retention and great lace over a deep chocolate brown body that is nearly opaque. Mouth has great tingle with spot on carbonation...... medium bodied and nicely slick. So much going on flavor-wise. Plum, prune, coffee, bitter chocolate, followed by hints of fruit punch, ends with a hint of sour and, although alcohol well masked for 10%, a slight warming. Finish is long and quite clean. Neither sweet nor sour, with a hint of bitterness this is just perfectly balanced! Previous high score for some excellent brews from me is around 4.3 but if this isn't a 5 I don't know what could be. Simply perfection in a glass.

  • PALEALERIDER 2314 reviews
    rated 4.2 10 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

    Great price at Lcbo for size of bottle! Pours a foamy average size, off-white head. Has a cloudy amber appearance, slightly murky. Weak lacing. Aromas of Belgian yeast, nutty malts and plums. Flavours of sweet, nutty malts, raisins and plums. Notes of caramel malts, earthy and resin hops. Also some hints of toffee. Average carbonation, full bodied mouthfeel. Sort of a fizzy, prickly sensation. Goes down extremely well. Good balance of malts and hops. Very good!

  • FISHINGFAST 685 reviews
    rated 4.0 11 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Cool! I finally got to try one of the top five rated beers. And it didn't disappoint. Beautiful dark brown color with great aroma of plums and raisins. Zero foam head when poured cold. VERY smooth with a light sweet after taste.

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