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brewery received 4 recipes from them: Abt 12, Prior 8, Pater 6 and Extra 4.

In the 70’s this ’Enkel’ or ’Single’ style got out of fashion and the production of the Extra 4 was discontinued.

In origin, the Extra 4 was brewed by the Monks for their own consumption, but this beer is seldom sold in Belgium or abroad.

The Extra 4 is brewed in the classic ’single’ style and is a light gold colored beer with a ABV of only 4,8%. It is a beer of high fermentation, bottle conditioned and full of flavours. It is brewed with more hops than usual for the other beers of Brewery St. Bernardus.

The Extra 4 will be available in limited quantities each year on May 15 for all customers in Belgium and abroad. Did you know: Single or ’Enkel’ is the base of all Trappist and Abbey Ales. Later a Double and a Tripel were added to the range. These names refer to the amount of malt (x2, x3) that was used in those days to brew this type of beer.

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Cerveza belga de abadía, 4,8 % de alcohol, de alta fermentación, con segunda fermentación en botella.

St. Bernardus Extra 4 es una cerveza de estilo “Enkel” o “Singel” que son las cervezas que elaboran los monjes para su propio consumo. Está basada en la antigua receta que recibió St. Bernardus de Westvleteren cuando empezaron a elaborar sus cervezas en 1946.

Como no puede ser de otra manera, presenta un color dorado claro algo turbio. Con espuma cremosa, abundante, blanca y de gran durabilidad.

Aromas a levadura, pan y cilantro con ligeras notas de cáscara de naranja.

El sabor es suave y ligero con la confirmación de las sensaciones aromáticas. Evidente presencia cítrica con fino y leve amargor. Su refrescante final la hace ideal para la época estival. Less