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Westvleteren 12

Percentile
100
overall
Brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Style: Abt/Quadrupel

Westvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
16284.49/5.04.49/5.010.2%100Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Westvleteren has the smallest output of the Trappist breweries, with only a small part of their production available outside of Belgium.
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 pj1855 (154), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Poured a murky brown color with a large frothy light brown head. Large particles in the body and even some particles in the head. Very complex beer with a wonderful mouth feel. Soft carbonation. Flavors of cinnamon, plum and brown sugar.


 beerledgend (919), Meadowbank Auckland, New Zealand
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Dark red colour with thin white head. Chocolate-blackcurrent aroma. Smooth well balanced mouth feel,tingly tounge,very warm. Well deserved for being great beer. A great wedding gift,sadly you only married once.


 evergreen0199 (259), London, Greater London, England
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Bottle. Deep amber pour with a decent head. Dark fruit aroma and taste with a hint of chocolate/butterscotch. Very smooth and quite sweet. A nice one to end the day. Certainly an elegant beer but not the best beer in the world in my opinion.


 Savvy1982 (303), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a deep brown, thin headwith spotty lacing. Some serious solids going on here. Aromas of apple, cinnamon, raisin (Tim Hortons?), brandy and amlt. Something sulphurous and vaguely unpleasant. Sour cherries, rooty-sasparilla character, hops, biscuit, seems unbalanced. Palate is sicly sweet, yeasty, apparent complexity marred by inappropriate sweetness. Dark caramel, spice, fig, pickels. Sweet sandwich pickles, the kind you get at funerals with the cheese and meat trays. Carbonation was lacking, hoped for more, Disappointing.


 LilBeerDoctor (1489), East Setauket, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Bottle at PPRBSG09. Pours a dark murky brown with a thick white head. Aroma is very fruity--lots of dark fruits (plum, apple, and fig) plus some honey. Flavor is nice and fruity, with yeast notes and a rich malt base. The palate sort of had a pulp-like quality to me. Very nice and delicious! I can’t wait to try this again. 8/4/9/4/16 (4.1/5)


 hobbersr (393), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Tasted blind with savvy1982 vs Rochefort 10, Dieu du Ciel! Rigor mortis, and Chimay Blue. Big props to Savvy1982 for sharing!!! Pours dark brown almost orange. Small head that forms a ring around my trois pistols Trappist glass and then dissipates. Aroma is of sour cherries, green apple, brandy, cinnamon, and bready yeast. Tastes a little sour and very sweet. I get wood, tobacco, plums, brandy, sour cherries, yeast, white sugar and raisins. Palate leaves something to be desired, almost flat. Complex and enjoyable... But not fantastic or worthy of the high praise. When the reveal happened, I was a little sad that it was mt 3rd favorite of the tasting. Totally wanted more out of this one.


 tedovertu (260), Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/58/105/518/20
Jun 3, 2009  
Most complex beer I have had to date. Flavors vary depending on temperature. Plum, prune, brown sugar and cinnamon intermixed in the aroma and flavor. Mild tinges of chocolate that balance the ripe fruit flavor nicely. Lightly astringent on the flavor and a little heavy on the alcohol. An excellent beer.


 paytoplay (123), , California, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
May 31, 2009  
pristine condition, cap said oct 08 as the brew or bottle date. stunner of a nose. best i’ve ever had. warm it was very silky, satin, smooth ect ect. great balance, acidity, woodsy. super finish. cooled down a bit more chocolate came out but the best milk chocolate you could ever imagine, with muddled fruits. super finish. could drink this all day every day. lives up to the hype and the best beer i’ve ever had.



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