Westvleteren 12

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

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.

Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours a cloudy dark brown with faint orange hues, beige head. Aroma of some nice faint funk, some fruit, faint brown sugar, and possibly some vanilla. Flavor is semi-sweet, raison, black liquorish, fruit, some brown sugar. Mouth feel is medium-heavy body with medium carbonation. Overall, a very balanced but complex beer, very nice!

Nice beer but I prefer the 8° ... I must drink it a second time to better judge. I’ll go back to the "In de Vrede" pub.

Bottle thanks to Bhops. Dark brown small head. Aroma of sweet bread, raisins, plums, and fruits. Flavor was yeast, toffee, bread, and caramel. Excellent syrupy mouthfeel.

Rating number 300 for me and 1001 one for 17thfloor, who I thank for sharing this treat with me and xnoxhatex! Pours a dark murky red brown color with a small white head. Aroma is so complex and wonderful, simply stunning. Nice spicy, fig, plums an orchard of fruits and spices all balanced by a load of rich but not overly sweet malts. Flavor starts rich with plum and sugary, but not a fake kind of sugar, high quality natural taste. Very floral and fruity and nutty. Finishes extremely smooth and refreshing with a perfect balance of sweet and slightly bitter. Very soft carbonation and a creamy mouth feel. Amazing stuff that is not overrated in the least. It’s like putting nature’s best into a bottle.