Westvleteren 12

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

Serve in Trappist glass

Simply the best beer I’ve ever tasted. The taste is characteristic and pleasant. The beer is contained in a traditional bottle and the beer itself has a very dark color. It smells fresh and you taste the malt. Therafter it tastes fruity.

Bottle, from Bruges Beer Festival. Pours a dark brown with a beige head. Smells spicy, yeasty, some dark fruit, lots of malt. Tastes a heavy sweet, a mild tart, some cinnamon. Active carbonation. Finishes mildly bitter. Full bodied. Creamy texture.

its a very good one but its a hype, seeing st bernadus abt12 only on place 43 wich is supposed to be on one. let them both ripe for a couple of years drink them and u will see

Bottle at Amundsen Bryggeri & Spiseri, Oslo. Served in a Trappistes Rochefort chalice. Deep amber colour. Small light beige head that turns into stable foam islands. It’s probably hard to rate this beer in an ’unbiased’ way, considering the status and ’hype’ surrounding it. First impressions are not overwhelming - to me this is not an ’OMG, fantastic’ brew. It has a complex, quite alcoholic nose, but also rather restrained. With the first sip, however, I start to realize the greatness. It probably has all aroma elements that I have ever tasted in beers (except smoke and barnyard). There’s caramel, herbs, dried figs, raisins, fruits of all kinds (grapefruit, orange, banana, pear), resin, licorice. And its all in perfect balance, so perfect and complex that its hard to discern individual aroma elements. It starts off quite sweet, then a wave of herbal bitterness, and finally a mildly bittersweet finish. The alcohol is noticeable, but blends in like in a fine sherry. The body is full, yet the mouthfeel is surprisingly fluffy, making it easily drinkable without being ’light’ or watery whatsoever. A remarkable brew for those contemplative moments.

This beer is incredible. Intense green apples, clove, lemon zest, and a good dose of heat on the nose, which totally disappears on the palate, where it’s a wild, roasty ride from malty vanilla and caramel notes to an earthy ginger finish.

Westvleteren Abt 12 is the ’Best Beer in the World’ for a reason. The taste, the appearance and the aroma are perfect. It’s a Belgian Trappist which makes it better than other countries beers. Every sip you take is a perfect combination of every aspect of a good beer.

Tried this together with Extra 8. Having tasted Extra 8 first my hopes for 12 were high. The hype of this notorious bastard is quite high isn’t it? It pours brown with a low frizzy head which is a bit thicker head than Extra 8. Aromas very fine tuned hints of belgian yeast, oranges and some chocolate. Palate is a bit sticky, some alcohol, creamy but stil very fine tuned. Tastes of oranges, some pepper, belgian yeast. Stickier than I thought it would be but still very interesting. This is one of the best I’ve had but not the best. I had higher hopes but the stickyness does not match my taste in order for it to be on top

Finally tried it!!! I have 6 bottles I brought back from Belgium last year. I was stoked to break down and open one. I have had their Westie 8&10. So this was magical. I know this beer really is hyped up, but other than the appearance it is flawless to me. The color is brownish/amber in the light and no real head to speak of from my bottle, a little foam on top. Taste is alcohol ester, bread, cereal, spices, candy sugars, brandywine, amazing. Great mouthfeel and palate isnt saturated but leaves a little to remember. Great aroma of grain, clean carpet, fresh bread and there is a little monk sweat I detected! YUM! Anyway fantastic beer, it really is a privelage to enjoy this beer. I almost feel bad about drinking bud light anymore, this is what beer is and we should all get a bottle drink it and then immediately whip up a batch of yeast starter with the leftover, find out the grain bill and brew it tomorrow! Love it