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Originally Posted by svandamme
st bernardus is brewn in Watou. they used to brew for the monks till the trappist name became protected and required brewing inside the abbey walls.
so yes same recipe
same yeast
but brewing is an art involving many variables and especually temp control is a difining factor for tasted.
so no its not the same beer at all
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I remember when they changed from Sixtus to Bernardus. The label was identical except the figure on the new label was missing the Monk's skull cap and tunic.
I've had both the Westy and St. Bernardus, and they are very similar. They Westy seemed to have a bit higher ABV, or was just a bit less smooth than the Bernardus.
It might have been the difference between pasteurized vs. unpasteurized as well.