This week I selected Abt 12 from Brouwerij St. Bernardus for my beer review and photography project because I have been waiting to try this beer for far too long. I have a growing love of Belgian beer and am stoked to learn more about their unique style and share my photography and ideas about this beer. Please be invited to follow this project and blog as well as share your opinions of the beer or beer review in the comments below.
Beer: St. Bernardus Abt 12 Belgian Abbey Ale 10.5%ABV
Brewer: Brouwerij St. Bernardus
Style: Belgian Duppel Ale
Brewer: Brouwerij St. Bernardus
Style: Belgian Duppel Ale
Tasting Beer can be a bit like tasting wine in that there are different ways to experience and describe beer, but it does not need to be complex, too serious or intimidating. Here is one idea of how to approach a beer tasting and reviewing.
Appearance: This beer pours a hazy, dark toasted, apricot brown color with a lofty, light tan head that receded to leave moderate, patchy lacing.
Smell: Spicy and fruity yeast, light molasses, ripe peaches, a modest piney perfume and a hint of young raisins and clove round out the bouquet of this Quad Ale.
Taste: This beer tastes of bright and slightly sweet flavors of fig, brown sugar, sweet and spicy belgian yeast as well as a hint of white pepper and delicious dark roasted malts with a long bittersweet finish.
Mouthfeel: This Quad is a medium to full bodied beer with a deliciously cream mouthfeel. The adequate carbonation displays this precariously balanced beer beautiful.
Drinkability: Despite the alcohol, this beer is remarkably drinkable. This could quite possibly be the perfect 'rant' beer. Just enough to get you going yet drinkable enough to keep you going.
Rating: Awesome. I am looking forward to buying a few more large format bottles of this delicious Quad, a few for late summer back yard bbq's and a few for aging as this is a perfect cellar beer.
Final Words: If you see this, grab it. At $12 for 25.4 oz, this is a value at twice the price. Either to age or share with friends and enjoy with food, this is a great beer.
Smell: Spicy and fruity yeast, light molasses, ripe peaches, a modest piney perfume and a hint of young raisins and clove round out the bouquet of this Quad Ale.
Taste: This beer tastes of bright and slightly sweet flavors of fig, brown sugar, sweet and spicy belgian yeast as well as a hint of white pepper and delicious dark roasted malts with a long bittersweet finish.
Mouthfeel: This Quad is a medium to full bodied beer with a deliciously cream mouthfeel. The adequate carbonation displays this precariously balanced beer beautiful.
Drinkability: Despite the alcohol, this beer is remarkably drinkable. This could quite possibly be the perfect 'rant' beer. Just enough to get you going yet drinkable enough to keep you going.
Rating: Awesome. I am looking forward to buying a few more large format bottles of this delicious Quad, a few for late summer back yard bbq's and a few for aging as this is a perfect cellar beer.
Final Words: If you see this, grab it. At $12 for 25.4 oz, this is a value at twice the price. Either to age or share with friends and enjoy with food, this is a great beer.
*Welcome to week 37 of my beer examination, I hope that you take the opportunity to try this beer and share your opinions here. If you are new here, please see what 52/52 is all about. Click on the links throughout the article for an opportunity to learn more about beer and beer tasting. CHEERS!
Article and photography by Ryan Conklin
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