Westvleteren 12 (XII)

Brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Westvleteren, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

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This beer is clearly overrated. Of course, it is excellent, but there are several Trappist beers that I would rank better, and a handful of other traditional breweries that most certainly rank higher. The beer is very sweet, due to the extracts and syrups that they have started to use over the last few years. It looks beautiful (reddish brown), is wonderfully carbonated, and tastes very nice with a clean finish, but is not as mind-blowing as I would have expected. I would take De Struise’s ostveletren 12 or Achel over this one. That being said, this brew is still excellent.

A lovely reddish brown burgundy color with a compact off-white head. Nose is caramel, raisins, vanilla, cherries, dried fruit. Taste is complex: raisins, dried fruit, dates, figs, caramel, toffee. Lingering notes of caramel with creamy textures coating the mouth. Very very good, but does not quite live up to the hype. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle from 16 Tons, Eugene. So, I must preface this review by saying that I’m not very inclined towards abts in general, but I passed a glass of this guy around last night when friends were over. Pretty good, but there are definitely beers in this style that I prefer. Pours a very dark cloudy brown, lots of particulate. Aroma is amazing, sweet, candi sugar, malt, prunes, vanilla, dried fruit, cherries. The body is lively enough, and the finish hits very boozy, with subtle almond notes. A good beer but I wasn’t gobsmacked.

Not all that its hyped up to be. Lots of spicy floral flavor. Alcohol very present throughout the serving. Good body but the depth meat and character are no where on par with the number one beer in the world. Prefer rocherfort 10 or the malheur 12 better.

The best beer I ever tried.. Full of flavour, has a roasty floral aftertaste... It feels full in mouth and has some caramel flavours in the palate.. If this can help the ones who would like to try the beer, have a look on : westvleterenshop.com .. I had a great experience there, and found out the best prices.. Good luck

This is a default message... As I do not wish, nor have time to comment on each beer I try at this time. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Spectacular, stunning, unique, adjectives fail me for this beer. One of the best beers I’ve tried.

Espetacular. Extremamente Equilibrada. Um aroma que ao abrir a garrafa perfumou o ambiente.

Flaske delt med importør Ovesen: med stor spenning åpner vi denne for å sjekke om den lever opp til sitt voldsomme rykte. En deilig aroma av røde bær, kandis, alkohol og gjær stiger mot snyteskaftet. Dette lover godt! Brusende skum faller dannet på plass. Smaken er stor og kompleks med mørke bær, sviskeplommer og litt sjokolade som det mest fremtredende. Alkoholen gir den et visst medisinalt preg. Laang ettersmak. en medisin jeg kan ta når som helst, men ikke verdens beste slik mange rb-heads vil ha det til.

Pours dark brown with beige head. Aroma of dark fruits, raisin, spices and herbs. Flavour is more on the malty than hoppy side. Spices, sweet malt and fruits in the flavour. I bet this gets better with age. Hype made me expect more.