Westvleteren 12

Check this out, my friend has been rating beer for a year or two, and has been sampling them with me, he has been trying to get me to set up an account, so I did when he brought over Trappist Westvleteren. That’s right my first rated beer is the best in world, now where to go from perfection, maybe I should stop now, and only rate one...

Nice white stabile head. Dark brown colour. Lower carbonation. Aromas of fruits (cherry), buttery malts. Very sweet smelling overall. Flavours of sweet bread, smooth malts, dried fruits (raisins) and roasted elements all perfectly balanced. Full bodied with an oily texture. Finished crisp, with some bitterness and sweetness in the aftertaste. Highly recommended and exceptionally enjoyable.

#100. Bottle from Dave. Thanks! I could go on and on about the layers of flavors, the long lingering sweet finish, the way it coats the palate and how the alcohol is finely integrated, but I won’t. Let’s just say this is one hell of a beer that the monks cooked up!

Bottle at the Winter Ales Festival in Manchester. Fitting for my 500th rate, a belting brew. Will have to try again because it was awesome but also because everyone else wanted to try it. Cheapskates. Obviously well hyped but it was that good. Most people say that. Was expecting it to be over rated but it’s so damn tasty. Need to try again to see if I let the hype influence my score. Won’t waffle on about the beer, I lack the vocabulary and knowledge to explain.

Bottled sample, thanks to andersand and Todeon. So, finally I was tasting this hyped brew. Pours a brown color with a white head. Aroma is damn amazing: dried fruits (plums, raisins), quite vinous with some interesting notes of bitter almonds. Flavour is quite sweet with lots of plums, some nice vinous notes, dried fruits, bitter almonds and some slight spicy yeast notes. A fullbodied, extremely smooth mouthfeel. Well-integrated alcohol. I didn’t expect this one to live up to the hype, but it surely did! I hope I will get it again.

Pour is cloudy brown wih a large head. Aroma is very sweet and fruity, banana, with a bit of a bready background. Flavor is unexpected in a good way; sweeter than expected, more robust and complex than expected. It is just so well balanced. The finish is long and sweet. Still just a little thinner mouthfel that I was hoping. Very comparable to Pannepot

(BBE 17.10.10, July 30th ’08 @ Akkurat) Extremely deep red, tan head. Rich aroma of malt, caramel and yeast. Full malty, slightly roasted flavor with liquorice. No alcohol in flavor or aroma. Slightly dry full finish. All in all amazing. Unearthly smooth after pouring in the yeast from the bottom of the bottle. Overall worth the hype, this really is that damn good.

Bottle Pours a murky brown with tan head. The head lasts well. The head laces well. Has a great aroma of fruits, spices, cocoa, and vanilla. Has perfect carbination and an awesome mouthfeel. I waited a long time to get one of these and it is great. The flavors are very complex, tastes dance on your tongue. Has a medium to heavy body. A thick texture. The Finish is smooth and perfect. This truely is an awesome beer. The balance is perfect. I can’t think of any bad part of this.