25 Jan 2009
St Bernardus Abt 12
Author: Gile
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Name: Gile
Site: http://corebrewing.com
About: My first beer was Budweiser. I was about 9 or 10, Dad and I were broken down and the side of the road and all there was to drink was Budweiser. So I had a swig of his, hated it!
I didn't drink beer again until I joined the Marine Corps. I was in Quantico, attending Small Computer Systems Specialist school, when I accidentally knocked a beer out the fridge and broke it. My buddies said now I gotta drink one! The rest is history. The broken beer was a Red Dog by the way.
Now days I am really a hop head that enjoys the IPAs [Stone IPA; Lagunitas IPA] and Douple IPAs [Moylan's; Hair of the Dog Blue Dot]. I also like Belgians [St Bernardus; Delirium; Three Philosopher's] a lot! I also like the Stouts and Porters [Black Butte] as well.
I enjoy going to breweries to sample as well as going to pubs and taverns. I also like enjoying beer with friends and bouncing ideas off of other intelligent people as well. Last time I was at O'Brien's I was shooting the shit with a couple of random strangers.
I hope to someday do a pub/tavern crawl across Europe. That's all I want. Simple.
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Name: Abt 12
Brewery: St Bernardus
Overall Rating: A-
Style: Belgian Abbey Ale
Serving Style: Bottle, 1pt. 9.4fl. oz.
ABV: 10%
Price: $5.99
Appearance: Dark, cloudy brown. Off white 2 finger head [The picture above from a follow up pour]
Aroma: Its not revealing itself to me through the smell of it. Smelling mostly malts.
Flavor: This is where this Belgian really shines. Exactly where I want it to shine as well. Getting earthy tones, yeasty, malty, carmally. Does a decent job of hiding the ABV but you do taste the alcohol in the after taste.
Body: Excellent body with a good amount of carbonation. Lingering taste that makes you look back at the glass to see if there is more in there.
Enjoyability: If I am looking for a heavy Belgian to enjoy on a cool winter night [not really getting the cool part here in So-Cal] then I may pick this one up again.
So far I am impressed with what St Bernardus brings to the table. Excellent tasting Belgian style Abbey Ale’s that all have their unique flavors and twists.
Another take: MikeLovesBeer | fermentedlychallenged | From the source! | Ba | Details!
Tags: abt 12, beer review, belgian, st bernardus
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