Beer Review: St Bernardus Abt 12 with Chimay Cheese

http://beersucker.com reviews the St Bernardus Abt 12. Commercially Described as: The absolute top quality in the hierarchy of the St. Bernardus beers. It is also the beer with the highest alcohol content (10.50 %). 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. We are also lucky enough to try the beer with the Chimay Grand Cru Cheese.

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[thechoosendude]

1) It's not "Abbey 12", it's "Abt 12". Abt is for Abbot, which is the leader of a monastery. Abt, or Abbot, is titled to quadruples (or highest beer) because it was brewed for the Abbot of the brewery/monastery.

2) That Abt 12 is on the lees... so pouring out the last drop and getting yeast in it isn't desired. That's why there's "floaters" in there.

3) Your buddy obviously can pour a beer better than you. You want a tall head to kickup the aromatics and protect the beer from oxidation.

[beersuckers]

Hey, thanks for the info. I like the "lees" or sediment with this beer.

[persianlad]

That looks like an interesting beer! Chimay Cheese where can I pick that up? I've never had this beer but I'll give it a try! Great Review!

[beersuckers]

We bought the cheese at Whole Foods Market in Greenville SC

[thomast0729]

Wow Belgium beer and Belgium cheese

makes for an awesome review. Alls that is missing is the current temperature of Brussels. Unfortunately they don't carry this beer at bevmo. They do have the St Bernardus

Tripel, which gets an A and A- on beer

advocate. So I'll try that and the cheese if I

can find it.

[beersuckers]

The St Bernardus Tripel is very good also, I have not been let down by this brewer. The Watou Tripel is the next one I am going to try and get.

[PointlessComedy]

Just had this last night at world of beer...no complaints. Now lets talk about that epic BEARD! Damn!

[STAB1L]

good stuff man, just subscribed!

[JustWonderingHowToDo]

Thumbs up for appreciating our beer and cheese!

[kippeveer]

@heatx You might like the Rochefort 6, 8, and 10 as well.

[kippeveer]

Sippin' on one right now. yummie !

[jwatson626]

@beersuckers

I just had it last night. My new favorite beer EVER. I like a bit of a head on it too, but like you, I like the sediment. I pour all of it in and I thought the little floaters and such were real sexy. I didn't pair mine with anything, but I'm sure cheese would go really nicely with it. This stuff is almost $5 a bottle, but I really want to go and stockpile it. Cheers!

[BeerGeekNation]

Wow that comc sounds amazing. Must find that cheese!

[JustWonderingHowToDo]

And i live in Belgium... : -)