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.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by jkbpill from Birmingham, AL, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/18/2009 7:02:16 PM)
"This beer lived up to its name and the hype. It poured dark with a hint of red and it had an huge head on it that lingered through most of the beer. The ABV caused the beer to have a nice warming effect but not over powering. The aroma was malty with a hint of caramel but the taste had a slight fruitiness to it. Good Beer."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
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Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style:
[2] Review by fargingbastige6 from Birmingham, AL, USA who has tried this beer once. (8/28/2009 12:31:30 PM)
"Among the very best of this type. Very smooth and hardly a hint at its high alcohol content. Perhaps just a little too sweet for my liking, but certainly great as a dessert beer. The head, lacing and color are simply phenomenal. Everyone owes it to themselves to try at least one of these in their lifetime."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 16oz @ $8 Unit Cost: $8 per Pint
[3] Review by BillyD from Menominee, MI, USA who has tried this beer many times. (7/2/2009 6:51:44 PM)
"Necter. Beer of the Gods! The best beer I have ever had and I've Had Alot. Smooth Sweet. Potent! Did I mention the Best Beer I have ever Had. I really Mean it."
Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
10/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.3)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 8oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[4] Review by beercronic from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who has tried this beer many times. (5/13/2009 12:53:45 AM)
"Aged, somewhere over 2 years, probably closer to 3. BBD 28 02 11.
After drinking dozens of these I've finally gotten around to reviewing instead of drinking this heavenly concoction for pure enjoyment.
Pours out a massive, permanent bubbly tan head that sticks to the glass like glue and leaves Guinness-like rings. Dark brown muck in my glass after the sediment dump. Ahhhh. The aroma is simply awesome and makes me drool almost every time I get a whiff. The mix is perfect, lots of variety and seems to rotate with what is featured from smell to smell. Tons of stuff here: sweetness overlooks everything in good order, raisins, plums, cloves, salty bread, molasses, rich malts, fig newtons (I think - it's been years since I've had one), mild licorice, maybe artificial grape flavouring, caramel. I wonder if I can keep smelling this until it evaporates? Love the spice here, mellow but prominent. At this cellared age there is no alcohol on the nose at all. Then again, I'm not sure if a fresh bottle has that as a aromatic characteristic either. All the 12's I've had in the last 2 years have all been cellared.
My mouth just came. The flavours come in waves that continue to happify (new word!) my mouth. The sweetness begins but almost instantly allows the initial mild spice to roll along the tongue. This is only to prepare you for the impressive rich malt middle. This is only there in passing in its own right as the next wave of stronger, harsher spices and bitterness sweep over that and then grab hold of your taste buds, squeezing tight, reminding them that all those other beers they've enjoyed do not even deserve to be uttered in the same sentence as ST. B's 12. Sweet dark fruits, rich malts, licorice, molasses, brown sugar, back or the side of my tongue gets a shot of tartness. Yeast. Now that I've said that, I never realized how I was ignoring the yeast factor until now. It's there without question. Breathe in the spice and realize there is a faint alcohol vapour circling within. Smooth, medium to medium full bodied, all encompassing in my mouth with the flavours seeking every nook and cranny. Finishes with some yeast, dark fruity sweetness and the perfect spice portion and it all blends in with a bitterness that, after quite a while, fades into a weak caramel that melts away much in the same way as a shadow does in late morning sun. This is it. This is THE beer experience as it should be. ABT 12 sits upon it's throne above tens of thousands of beers and hundreds of imitators among the fabled Gods of Beer - casually pausing to consider... but only casually."
Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
10/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 330ml @ $5.08 Unit Cost: $7.28 per Pint
[5] Review by MCrapps from Leesville, SC, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/27/2009 12:27:21 AM)
"Poured a dark semi-transparent tea colored brown. Rich malty taste with raisins and brown sugar. Nice light brown head with slight lacing. Very fine beer, indeed."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 750ml @ $12 Unit Cost: $7.57 per Pint
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