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St Bernardus Pater 6

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Rating:

84% of 100

21 Reviews

Style

Abbey Beer

Country

Belgium

Brewery

St Bernardus

ABV

6.7%

Bottle Size

330ml

Serving Temp

6-9 °C

6.7%

330ml

Details
Reviews

Details

St. Bernardus beers have been brewed in the St. Bernardus brewery since 1946 making only Dark and Blond Abbey ales. Members of the Belgian Family Brewers, all their beer is highly fermented and brewed with high quality malts, hops and yeast.

After decades of brewing the famed Westvleteren Trappist ales under license, it was in 1992 that these ales, as we know them today, became known as St. Bernardus. As such, the St. Bernardus Abbey Ales are the closest commercially-available match both in flavour and recipe to the Westvleteren ales.

The St. Bernardus Pater 6 is a classic abbey-style Dubbel ale. Using hops from the brewery’s own hopfield, this Belgian dubbel’s notes of raisin, dates, figs, caramel, spice, banana and tartness are complemented by a mildly bitter, herbal hoppiness. This traditional abbey ale is a medium-bodied and delightfully easy drink.

Reviews

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Decent

80%

Review by Gerard 03/02/2019

Not bad. Not as rich as I was expecting but still good.

Decent

80%

Review by Gerard 03/02/2019

Not bad. Not as rich as I was expecting but still good.

Fruity Dubbel

80%

Review by Liam 12/02/2018

Great example of the dubbel style, though not quite my favourite. I am yet to purchase a St Bernardus beer that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed.

Warms the cockles

100%

Review by David 05/02/2018

Like this cheeky little number

Little sibling

80%

Review by Llamaman 13/01/2018

A creditable (but not astounding) dubbel, put in the shade by it's bigger siblings, most notably the world-class 10.
Still worth a try.

Surprising

60%

Review by Phil 19/12/2017

Not as good as I thought it would be. Disappointing for a Belgian beer.

Another great beer from St Bernardus

100%

Review by Chris 18/12/2017

If you're after something a little 'lighter' (not a lot!) but still an amazing trappist beer go for this

Perfect

100%

Review by AdyG 21/08/2017

A Belgian classic. Malty with a hint of banana, this is one hell of a beer...!!

Very smooth Dubbel

80%

Review by Ian 12/04/2017

Good rich flavour. A very smooth Dubbel.

Nice

80%

Review by Leedj1 09/01/2017

First try based on reviews, very nice and would order again.

Good

80%

Review by doomlord 12/11/2016

Good example of a dubbel recommended

Good

60%

Review by Bobby 04/07/2016

Pretty good.

Not the baby of the family

80%

Review by JohnH 10/06/2016

I tried the 6, 8 and 12 over a couple of nights and would rate the 6 over the 8 and nearly as good as the 12. The 6 is very easy to drink despite its 6.7% and is a wonderfully sweet but complex Abbey/ Trappist style beer retaining most of the characteristics of its stronger brother

Easy to drink

80%

Review by Thobert 20/04/2016

Great example of a lighter style of Abbey beers, goes down very easily!

A nice rich ale

80%

Review by Jo 06/03/2016

Rich caramel aroma, treacle and ripe banana taste, quite bitter but not without a hint of sweetness, heavy mouthfeel, a pleasant drink overall.

Brown sweetish and lovely

100%

Review by Davego 17/01/2016

The lower end of the St Bernardus beers but very tasty and moreish, the taste is fruity and malty with a light bitterness. Great session beer.

Worth a go!

100%

Review by BJ 53 15/01/2016

Fairly typical candy sugar sweetness of a Belgian Abbey beer, but well balanced and easy to drink.

Decent Dubbel

60%

Review by Londonjef 17/12/2015

This is a decent beer, though I have to admit that I absolutely preferred the St Bernardus 8 and 12.

A 'gateway' to trappist...

80%

Review by Llamaman 25/08/2015

If the double-digit ABVs of the like of Rochefort 10 leave your liver sobbing for mercy, you can get some of the tasty abbey action for a fraction of the liver-and-wallet punishing hit here.
That's not to say it's just a poor-man's version - there's a lot here to like. Malty figness like you'd expect, a hint of that ripe-banana vibe that Rochefort has going for it.

The real deal

100%

Review by bandh2 07/05/2015

Very rich, bittersweet, easy to drink Belgian ale - be careful with this one as it is stronger than it drinks! Lovely!

Dubbel top...

100%

Review by Ady Gray 07/03/2015

Yes, oh yes. I had this after a "Dubbel" from Ticketybrew which was middle-of-the-road. Now I know how Sally felt....