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Westvleteren 12

Westvleteren 12 - Abt/Quadrupel

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

Westvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
16254.49/5.04.49/5.010.2%100Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
Westvleteren has the smallest output of the Trappist breweries, with only a small part of their production available outside of Belgium.
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 brentfeesh (1030), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Bottle thanks to Jamie. Rating #1000!!!!!! Dark chestnut colored pour with a small head. Complex sweetness in the nose with date sugar, dark fruit (prunes) and brown sugar. Nice. The flavor starts with brown sugar but becomes tons of dark fruit like dates (strongest) and prunes. It’s sweet but just enough to make the light residual sugar shine. It is in no way cloying. A touch of yeast in the finish. Mouth feel has plenty of carbonation but it is also oily. Somewhat of a dull and muted yeasty finish which I found distracting but the overall analysis is good. Rating ended. Over and out;-) Love you guys!


 jvmiller (532), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Aroma is very citrusy, with sweet notes of caramel and brown sugar. Flavor is very sweet, caramel and brown sugar on the front, immediately followed by belgian candy sugar. Also subtle notes of citrus and yeast. Very carbonated in the mouth, with a smooth character all the way through. Good alcohol warmth. A highly drinkable beer....easy to sip, easy to get carried away with.


 ogreface (291), Budapest, Hungary
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Nagyon összetett sör,fantasztikus aromákkal.Illata mint egy jó minőségű édesebb Cavendish pipa dohányé.Íze olyan mint egy finom marcipános gyümölcsös,süteményé,amit házi pörkölésű kávéval kísérünk.Sűrű,testes de nem nehézkes.Utóíze száraz,erdei gyümölcsös,hosszan tart.Egyedülálló! Thanks armando629!


 kegbear (265), Orange, California, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Bottle. Huge thanks to MrChopin for this one. Aroma of marzipan and spiced bread. Hugely complex flavors, marzipan, spiced cakes, dark fruits and hoppy finish. Love this, need more.


 HermanW (619), Coevorden, Netherlands
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 26, 2008    Updated: May 10, 2009
7,99 Euro bij de de plaatselijke slijter. Een hele goeie quadruple. Voor mij heel belangrijk er zit geen alcohol smaak aan.


vwguy (4), hoenfels, Germany
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3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/512/20
Dec 26, 2008  
i finally got to try the number one which thanks to my brother in law who came back with it. i poured amber brown. the smell was wonderful with the spice and cider smell. the taste though i was kinda disappointed because it was number 1 but it tastes of cider and spices.


 DalzAle (474), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/518/20
Dec 25, 2008  
Well I finally get to try this one thanks to a generous trade with Cletus. Pour was dark amber brown with very little carbonation. Aroma was very complex, too many things to try to describe, smells of sweet cider and red wine?!? Flavor was excellent, malty, spicy and no noticable alcohol, which was suprising considering the 10 percent ABV. Overall I have to say this was an excellent beer and Im glad I got to try it, although I dont know if I will seek it out again since there are many other Quads out there that are readily available and come in a close second place behind this one.


BadAprilia1000 (1), Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Dec 23, 2008  
This has to be the best beer I have ever had. I had heard all of the hype and decided to track it down and try it. It came to my door straight from Holland in bulletproof packaging. When I finally let it chill and got to taste it I was stunned, all of the hype had been true. Everything I had heard about this beer was correct. It pours a beautiful dark brown with a creamy head. One of the best I have ever had. I wish I was a monk.



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