Westvleteren 12

Bought July 07 @ the Bier Tempel in Brussels. First time trying this for me too. Pours not quite clear dark mahogany brown, quite lovely foaming medium khaki head, settles to a covering layer. Aroma - dark fruits, dark malts, some earthy viney notes, muscovado and cherry too? Flavor - initial kick of strong alcohol notes. Full-bodied, dark fruits, cookie or cookie dough. Very creamy smooth palate. Final impression of bitter nuts and alcohol, yeast. This beer is not boozy or overly alcoholic, but it adds noticeably to the body.
For my notes, this tastes very very similar to st bernardus 12 maybe minus some of the cola / dr. pepper tones, so i dont see where people get off saying this is way better. This is also so smooth and straight edged that if I remember, the Rocheforts seemed more interesting at the time. But that’s impossible to say for sure without a side by side comparison.

Beer #1000!!! Dark brown in color and cloudy with a small off-white head. Aroma is of flowers, bread, yeast, caramel, brown sugar, honey, toffee, nuts, apples, and pear...huge, complex aroma! Taste is also sweet with caramel, honey wood, yeast, toffee, and brown sugar.

What do I need to say. Finally!!! This kicked off out Quad night. Big thanks to Sam right off the start. Bottle pours out hazy brown topped with a sand head. The aroma was over the top. Tons of sweetness cherries, apple, malts, yeast, very complex. The tast was just as full of flavor. Every thing from honey to fruit. Very nice. this didn’t let me down. May I have another.

Sweetish aroma on this full dark beer. Taste is bittery with a sweet-and-sour touch. A lot of different tastes come by when tasting. Overall an awesome beer.

2/11/2009: Virgin experience with the #1 beer... Westvleteren 12 has a cloudy caramelized colr with a foamy biege head. The aroma is somewhat fruity (cooked apple) and dry with a sweet, but not over-powering maltiness (not really caramel or toffee). To be honest, the aroma leads me to believe that this bottle is slightly oxidized, but that might be okay... Interesting. The flavor is both dry, but sweet and both fruity (raisin, date?) and moderately malty. Interesting sugary flavors, berry-like, and moderately malty. There is an interesting spicy quality in the finish that is similar to that of a Pils. Sightly dry finish. The alcohol is there, but is not overly obvious. The body is medium-light, with a medium to high level of carbonation. This is good, but I think I am lacking the necessary palate to truly enjoy this beer...

bottle (10.2% vol.) shared by alesdad06. The cap is marked 12.02.11. Damn, thanks man! I was really nice of you to share this hard to get beer with us! Rating #1463 for this beer.

Bottle. Pours a dark reddish-brown color (lots of floaties). Aromoa is of fruits and malts. Taste seemed very wine-like. This was a very complex beer. Initially very fruity and sweet. It finished with a noticeable alcohol burn, but not as noticeable as other Trappist beers. I like this one... more so than the other Trappist beers I’ve sampled. Best beer in the world? I don’t know. Tasty... yes.

Colore rubino-ambrato, schiuma spessa bella e persistente,forte aroma di malto e luppolo,una certa dolcezza residua, forte malto, caramello, liquirizia, poco tasso di alcol in bocca,una delle mie favorite di sempre...ma che prezzi!