Westvleteren 12

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

bottle thanks to bhops. poured a murky brown with a white head and some sediment floating around. aroma was very pleasant with vanilla, brown sugar, plum, and dark fruit. flavor was the same. light body and low carb. is it a great beer? yes. is it #1? not in my opinion.

Bottle. Poured a nice brownish color with a creamy white head. Aroma is dark fruit, sour cherry, vanilla and some caramel. Taste is lots of sweet malt and dark fruit. very easy to drink with a nice alcohol burn on the way down. Awsome.

Bottle received as an extra from ? Pour is liquid caramel topped by a soft yellowish beige head. The aroma had a complex combination of fruits, brown sugar, moderately sweet caramel/toffee like malts, and vanilla. The flavor is again very complex: malty, sweet, brown sugar, fruity (raisin, others), vanilla, spices, and some alcohol. This seemed to have some oxidation going on, but it was spectacular nonetheless. Medium bodied with good carbonation. I may need to seek out more bottles for a follow up try soon. Rating #1500 for this great beer.

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.