Kapittel Watou Prior
Bottle conditioned.
This dark beer has been brewed with careful attention in accordance with our age old brewing tradition. It is a flavourful beer, tasting slightly bitter-sweet.
This dark beer has been brewed with careful attention in accordance with our age old brewing tradition. It is a flavourful beer, tasting slightly bitter-sweet.
3.5
588 reviews
Boezinge, Belgium
Community reviews
11 dec
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Donker bier licht zuur/bitter
2004 vintage. Poured a deep amber to brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Yeast, earthiness, oxidation, and dark fruits. Age thinned it out, but still drinkable.
Bottiglia. Tonaca di frate con riflessi ambrati, velata, bella testa abbondante a medie bolle di color avorio e persistenza modesta. Corpo pieno e carbonazione bassa. Al naso aroma dolcissimo, burroso, cappuccino, toffee, caramello, cioccolato al latte. Confermato in bocca con poche sorprese, qualche spicciola nota amarognola e un po' di piccantezza alcolica che non riesce a bilanciare il dolce. Buona ma un po' piatta e poco bilanciata.
330ml bottle from belgiuminabox.com. Pours pale brown-reddish with medium/big tan head. Aroma is alcohol, malt, brown sugar, faint chocolate. Taste is sweet at the beginning with some coffee and caramel but then come a bit of black tea bitterness. Big carbonation with a bit of a sour aftertaste. Nice Belgian strong ale.
Moutsmaak, chocoladetoetsen en brood. Ideaal voor bij een gerecht. Stevige drank met lange afdronk
Dark copper appearance. Aroma is brown sugar, malt, toffee and biscuit. Flavour is cherry, dark fruits, malt, bitter and caramel.
33cl bottle at home (26 VIII 2019), as Kapittel Prior 9°. A classic abt ale, strong Belgian beer with dark, black body - I drank this one as a vintage - and a reddish, ruby red shade, not thick or oily and quite dull. On top there is a swiftly diminishing thick beige, brown collar. The nose has lots of sweetness in there, think of overripe blue grapes, plums, raisins, blue and black forest fruits, cassonade sugar, sherry, port and tons of dextrose. The overwhelming idea in this vintage bottle is chocolate mousse and milk chocolate (no oxidation, thank God!). Appealing for sure, but nothing special. The malt undertones are traditional Belgian, with many yeasty hints and earth or dust flavours. The taste has less trump cards, as to be expected. Still, this is a lovely complex brew, especially when it is aged well. The body is quite heavy, mixed with a medium carbonation and that typical lingering Leroy ground water features. Nonetheless, this brew is one of the flag ships of the brewery, and stands firm in the gamma for reason. The mouthfeel combines two stories: a sweet, round, silky maltness on the one hand, and a dry bitter ending with a surprising amount of hoppyness on the other. The taste has caramel, port, grapes soda, lots of alcohol, different straw hints, chocolate cake, bread yeast, perhaps some liquorice, sherry, whisky peat, coffee candy sweets, mocha, dried fruits such as peach and even banana. The ending shares some lovely herby hops, lots of them, leaving the finish with a huge amount of dry peat features and some roast - which I can appreaciate a lot. Too bad I didn't wait a couple of years longer to open the bottle.
Pour/Appearance: It has a fairly dark pour that gives the impression it is fairly carbonated.
Aroma: It has a bready clean aroma with a little caramel in there.
Palate: The mouth feel is fizzy, smooth, and not as heavy as expected.
Flavor: The flavor is pretty complex as I get a bit of a malty start, with bitter tones, and a sour mix that has a bit more sour on it that lingers for some time afterwards.
Overall: The alcohol isnt too forward but it hits pretty hard. I had only made it through about 2/3 of a glass before I felt the effects. At 4,40€ I thought it was a good value for flavor and inebriation value.
Hatalmas, örökké tartó bézs hab, barna szín. Karamelles, gyümölcsös illat. Édes, karamelles, gyümölcsös ízek, némi fűszeres beütéssel. Testes, enyhén szénsavas, közepesen keserű. Finom, jól eltalált sör.
Nous sommes loin des références belges avec cette Kapittel Watou Prior qui m'a déçu à la fois par ses arômes simples autour du sucre brun et de la coriandre, mais également par son équilibre qui présente ou double faille, une base trop douce et un alcool trop affirmé. Ce dernier, s'il ressort, ne confère pas même de la puissance à la bière comme cela peut être le cas dans une Bush ou une Trappe Quadruple. Visuellement, nous sommes sur un brun limpide surmonté d'une mousse beige de 1,5 cm. Le nez est sur le caramel, sucre brun, coriandre et girofle avec de petites touches de prune. Deux étapes peuvent être dissociées à la dégustation. En premier lieu, l'attaque et la seconde bouche qui reprennent les arômes présents au nez, sans complexité et sur une certaine lourdeur ; et l’arrière-bouche ainsi que le final où l'alcool se détache prend l'ascendant mais sans permettre à la bière de gagner en puissance. Si la corpulence est honnête, le final est pour sa part trop court. Décevant.
En copa, cerveza ámbar oscuro con una generosa capa de espuma blanco hueso de buena retención. Aroma a cereales, miel, hierbas, plátano, ciruela, pera, levadura y pan. En boca, textura algo espesa y ligeramente oleosa, de carbonatación baja/media y amargor casi inexistente. Sabores a cereales, miel y melaza, ciruelas, pasas, plátano, hierbas y especias, con un fondo de levadura. Una Tripel espectacular, con ese toque a miel que la convierte en una cerveza deliciosa y suave al paladar. Sin duda, la mejor de Kapittel.
Red brown colour good head and lacing. Rich malt chocolate aroma. Malt chocolate spice flavour. Smooth palate.
Almost clear amber with a short lived off white head. Caramel, fudge, toffee, toasted wheat bread, roasted malts and wet dog for aroma. Slightly acidic/metallic, halfway medium sweet and equally bitter. Medium bodied with the same amount of fizz. Not a bad beer.
Cerveza de color marrón oscuro con una buena cabeza de color ocre, sólido.
Aroma dulce de maltas con sabores de frutas de ciruela, pasas y grosellas. Un poco de picante suave.
Sabor penetrante y suave, una cerveza de cuerpo medio con un final seco y limpio. Esta es una muy buena cerveza belga.
Flaska från Belgoklubben. Bärnstensfärgad med massa smutsvitt skum. Karamell, torkad frukt och jäst i doft och smak.
Lo primero que seduce de la Prior es su aspecto. De un precioso color marrón oscuro, genera una esponjosa cabeza de espuma en tonos canela y un rosario de burbujas. Además desprende un agradable aroma a maltas dulces y levadura.
En boca no es tan compleja como otras belgas del estilo, pero lo suficientemente atractiva como para darle un notable. Maltas, caramelo y pasas… pero con un amargor final bastante chulo y el típico toque a licor propio de estas graduaciones.
Helt vanlig typisk belgare. God, men tyvärr inget utmärkande.
Flesje donkerbruin bier, genoeg koolzuur. Geur gebrandemout mout en suikers. Smaak mout, pruimen, vanille, koffie, bitter. Nasmaak koffie, kandij, pruim. Lekker.
Robe brune, rouge sombre, trouble. Mousse épaisse et beige. Nez malté, un peu sucré. Fruits mûrs, légère odeur de noix ? En bouche, malt un peu sucré, dense, amertume qui suit. Légèrement torréfié. Le grillé se mèle aux fruits mûrs. Ensemble rond mais pas transcendant.
Bottle. Pours light hazelnut brown, big tan head. Grain, caramel, toast, orange peel and marmalade aroma. Black tea bitterness, sweet and bitter orange, toast flavors, sticky mouthfeel. Creamy, smooth, bitter and complex. Nice.
Bottle as Prior 9. Pours clear deep red with big bubbles that dissipate quickly. Aroma is phenols, grainy malts, figs. Flavour is bitter caramel, cherry pith, caramel. High carbonation, thin body. OK.
0,33l bottle. Hazy deep ruby colour with long lasting, stiff and huge off-white head. Aroma: Champagne like, brut yeast, fermented grapes. With some time a red currant tone comes in. Taste: Has a quite malty sweet start with a champagne like little bit tarty and softly bitter mouthfeel. Has a quite oily texture. Medium/full body with medium carbonation. Long lasting sourish, gently bitter finish.
0,33 bottle.It is a beautiful deep, brownish-amber color with a matching foam that quickly fades. Its aroma is reminiscent of aszú wine, cognac, sweet, compact, delicious. Characteristic taste, caramel, raisins, the taste is for real winter and fits the color of the beer. The extremely high degree of alcohol can be felt only slightly, in addition to the fruity, honey sweetness, it also feels characteristically bitter. Very serious dessert beer !!! Nice to meet you.
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Gyönyörű mély, barnás-borostyán szín, ehhez passzoló habbal, ami azért gyorsan elapad. Illata aszú-borra, konyakra emlékeztető, édeskés, tömör, finom. Karakteres íz, karamell, mazsola, az íz igazi télire való, és passzol a sör színéhez. A rendkívül magas alkohol fokot csak picit érezni, a gyümölcsös, mézes édesség mellett karakteres keserű is érződik. Nagyon komoly desszert sör!!! Örülök a találkozásnak.
Copenhagen 16/92018. 33 cl bottle from Meny, Bryggervangen, Kbh Ø. Chubby happy looking Monks consuming dark beer on the label. Looks like a Monastery worth joining. Gold rim on the label.
Pours hazy maroon with big off-white head. Settles as 3 cm thick blanket of foam. Substantial lacing.
Aroma is sweet and medium-intense. Caramel, humid Belgian basement, fermentation, dark fruits, light licorice and a healthy dose of alcohol. Light sourish notes.
Medium carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lightly prickly texture.
Flavor is heavy sweet with a lighter spiciness. Followed by moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is fairly sweet with light bitter notes and slightly metallic notes of alcohol. Lingering.
Good Heavy Belgian which does not avoid being rather boozy. But then again it's probably fair enough that you can taste an ABV of 9.
Achetée au marché près du logement à Maisières. Bière très maltée avec une amertume assez prononcée. Caramel et fruits secs, pruneau. Pas dégustée au bon moment, cest vraiment plus une bière de fin de soirée d'hiver devant le feu de foyer. .
Bottle, 330 ml. Hazy dark brown, thin foam. Aromas of sweet chocolate biscuit, sweet caramel, strong roasted sweet nutty notes. On the palate there's a bit sweet coffee feeling, more sweet caramel and vanilla-flavoured chocolate cake. Extremely long aftertaste, my only problem is the lack of the perfect balance. Not disturbing, but yet not perfect. Gooc stuff, great and complex, a real big boy...
Väldigt god! Välbalanserad mustig, söt, tjära
Miedzianej barwy, zmętnione.
Piana średnio obfita, dosyć trwała.
W aromacie karmel i trochę ciemnych, suszonych owoców.
W smaku bardzo podobnie, duża gładkość, alkohol dobrze ułożony.
bottiglia 33 cl, bel cappello di schiuma fine beige persistente, color mogano limpido, al naso lieviti belgi caramello rum pepe nero, in bocca malto prugne sciroppate caramelle mou spezie, corpo rotondo, l'alcool si sente ma non disturba, carbonazione moderata, dolce con amaro accentuato lungo nel finale. Una birra da bere in inverno, io l'ho bevuta a luglio al mio compleanno. 08.07.18