Westvleteren 12

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

Rating 1001, shared with xnoxhatex and funkybrewster. This is my 4th tasting of this beer. This beer easily has the most intoxicating aroma of any beer I’ve ever had next to Dirty Horse and Gale’s Prize Old Ale. Deeply rich aromatic figs, dates, fatty nuts, intense plum, light brown sugar, ending a touch bitter, I could smell this beer for weeks. Pours a slightly murky purple amber that I remember being much darker in Belgium, very fine thin white froth on top. This beer is pretty amazing, dark and bitter yet sweet and very easy to drink. Tastes of bitter fruit skins, sweet molasses and very nutty, vaguely burnt brown sugar, noticeable yeastiness, plums. Medium bodied with a medium/full mouthful, much softer carbonation than the fresh bottles I had in Belgium. Yum. Candied figs with great bitterness.

Source: 11.2 oz bottle in a trade.
Appearance: Poured a murky brown color with a half finger of off white head. Spotty lacing.
Aroma: Dark fruits(raisins, dates, figs and plums) with brown sugar and a hint of cocoa.
Flavor: Caramel and dark fruit dominant, but hints of vanilla and rum. Very sweet overall.
Palate: Medium/full body with soft carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel.
Overall: I don’t buy into the hype. A very good beer, but better than Roch 10? Probably not. Glad I got to try this one.

Rating #440 and shared with my wife on our 1st year wedding anniversary. I don’t think I could have picked a better brew to celebrate with. Pours a very dark and murky brown color with a frothy, cream colored head on top. Swirls of lacing are left behind as the foam recedes. The aroma is very enticing and shows hints of caramel soaked raisins, figs, and plums along with notes of cocoa, vanilla, and cream. The flavor follows with the caramel and dark fruits up front, but are then complimented perfectly by the raisins, vanilla, and rum flavors. The alcohol is slightly noticeable with a sweet warming on the back end. Medium to full bodied with a very smooth and creamy mouthfeel that feels like heaven on the tongue. The sweet and warming finish lingers on for awhile and just begs for you to sip and savor this one. A fantastic beer that lives up to its high rating, and one we both enjoyed very much.

2 bouteilles de 330 ml partagées lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez Rastacouere. Arôme: Odeur de caramel avec une pointe de chocolat et d’alcool. Apparence: La couleur est brune opaque. Présence d’un mince col beige mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel fruité avec une pointe d’épices et d’alcool. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture vineuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’alcool chaleureux en arrière goût. (Rating #2316)

A nice beer with a unique blend of cherries and brown nut malt caramel malts tones. At first I was "best beer in the world?" but it started to grow on me with each sip. I kept it on my tongue and rolled it around. The mouthfeel is luscious with a perfect balance of carbonation and dryness. I haven’t felt that since say St Benardus 12. But St. Benardus isn’t a substitute for the fruitiness that this beer imparts. I expected more in the aroma department but the flavor more than makes up for it.

Pours a foamy head, which disapears quit fast. Murky brown, tendency to muddy. Sweet malts and alcohol is seeping through your nostrils. Complex taste of malt, plume & caramel, with a spike of alcohol. This i definatly not the best beer in the world, it is good however over rated, proberly because of the availability and history.

Big thanks to rudy for finally giving me the opportunity to try this legendary beer. I’ve been kicking myself for never buying this when it was easily available at Premier Gourmet years ago. Mahogany colored beneath a dense light brown head. Aroma of caramel, biscuit-like malts, candied fruits and nuts. Sweet caramel flavors with notes of toasted almond and dark cherries. All of the rich sweet flavors are balanced out by a faint bitterness in the finish. Very nice.

shit beer dont know why its rated so good i guess im use to canadian beer cause canadian best drinkers in the world bitc hes