St. Bernardus Prior 8
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01/04/2009, 6:42 AM
Filed under: Belgian Strong Ale (trappist, tulip, tumbler), St. Bernardus | Tags: bitter, blunt, cherry, dark, deep brown, delicious, fainter, flowers, Fruity, inviting, long dark finish, maple, mellow, metallic, moat, mold, nearly opaque, off white head, orange, plum, slightly bitter, sour, staying, sweet, syrup, thin, tight lace, well balanced, whole tongue active, woody
Filed under: Belgian Strong Ale (trappist, tulip, tumbler), St. Bernardus | Tags: bitter, blunt, cherry, dark, deep brown, delicious, fainter, flowers, Fruity, inviting, long dark finish, maple, mellow, metallic, moat, mold, nearly opaque, off white head, orange, plum, slightly bitter, sour, staying, sweet, syrup, thin, tight lace, well balanced, whole tongue active, woody
Style and Glass: Belgian Strong, trappist
ABV, Volume & Calories: 8 % in 11.2 fl oz. estimated at 200 C
Purchased at: Canal’s Lawrenceville, NJ for $17.00 as a part of a gift pack complete with glass.
Aroma: sour, fainter, flowers, metallic, mold
Visuals: inviting, dark, moat, deep brown, nearly opaque, thin, staying, off white head, tight lace.
Taste: well balanced, maple, syrup, sour, woody, fruity, plum, cherry, orange, slightly bitter.
Palate: whole tongue active, sweet, bitter, delicious, mellow, blunt, long dark finish.
Overall: Delicious and remarkable. Deep, dark, and multi-layered. I’d love to have it again, though generally, I prefer sweeter Belgian variants.
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This is one of the best, most comprehensive, analytical review of a beer that I have read. I’ve got to try it.
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Comment by Dwight 01/06/2009 @ 12:01 AMHi, Dwight! I really appreciate your kind words. I really enjoyed the brew. It’s funny that you call my review comprehensive — I’m collecting unpublished comments right now from an anonymous detractor who feels that I should just give it up, since I’m always just saying the same things over and over. He he he. I’m making a compilation of them that I’ll respond to in total as a post — from lemons, lemonade and all that.
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Comment by lemasney 01/06/2009 @ 1:11 AM