Westvleteren 12

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

CaryTheDude hooked me up huge on this one. This is unlike any quad I’ve ever had, and considering how highly lauded this beer is, obviously the others aren’t listening. Pours a murky, bubbling brown. Aroma has all sorts of fruits, caramels, sugars, chocolates. I’m not sure how to describe the flavor except that is lives up to the hype, and has everything you could want in a beer. An awesome experience, and a privilege to try. Thanks Dude, this was awesome.

Crushed with Jakebra. Then crushed with Honkeybra. Soon to be crushed with Dadbra. Every opinion counts. This brew is something huge. Fruity nose, and by fruity I mean every fruit you might have ever come in contact with. Body is as full as Angelina Jolie from the nape of her neck to her lipstick lips. Finishes dry and satisfying as a orgasm. In all ways a huge beer, and makes me appreciate beer at a whole new level. Want to try back-to-back with Roch 10 blindfolded and figure it out for myself.

[Bottle] that was a bonus in a trade with ygtbsm94, thanks a lot for this legendary beer. The date code on the cap is 19/03/11. Pours a foamy, bubbly, cloudy brown, with a medium sized beige head. Powerful and sweet aroma loaded with licorice, raisins, caramel, some alcohol, dates, and some vinous notes. Flavor matches the aroma. Extremely full mouthfeel with a long, sweetish finish and a touch of bitterness and tartness on the sides of the tongue. The alcohol is definitely in the flavor, but blends well with the sweetness from the yeast. This beer is extremely good and deserves every bit of its status as the #1 beer in the world. Thanks again, Brad for this awesome bonus beer!

bottle, west-vleteren café @ west-vleteren full, creamy aroma, very complex aroma and flavour rich taste, a great beer

First I would like to thank BitterBill for this awesome brew, thanks buddy. I would most likely not go thru all the hoops to get this, but now I just might, lol I believe the cap said 09/08 date, no label. A - Pours a dark brown/red color, lots of carbonation, nice small creamy head which leaves pretty quick, lots of nice lacing throughout the drink in forms of islands in some spots. S - Scents are very complex, lots of stuff going on, but could detect plums, raisins, toffee. T - The taste is very very nice, I believe I’ve had nothing like this so far. Nice tart/tangy/sweet flavor. Could taste plums/grapes I think. The finish is dry and clean. M - Medium body, well rounded, with a carbonated feel. D - Very drinkable. This is my first Westy, and what a powerful/excellent/awesome brew. Just might have to try and get some soon.

2 year old bottle from Capones in Norristown Pa. No label, no head. Large particles sunk to the bottom of the glass, smelled sweet and of alcohol, like a wine. The taste was noting like it, plums, raisins, bubblegum, prunes, dates, figs, it made love to my mouth. Not sweet or achoholic at all like the smell, this couldnt sit in my mouth long enough. mind altering. great. the heavyweight champion of all beer ive had. The monks in their quest for enlightenment of betterment must have acquired this recipie for the perfect beer by god himself and have almost made it realized. liquid gold. ive been laid by this beer.

This beer has a sterling reputation, which I assumed was unearned. It’s not. Granted much of its cache is due to its scarcity, but that doesn’t change the fact that it is world-class. Body was a dark red-brown with creamy white head with great staying power. Aroma was earthy, raisin-y, and distinctly cereal-y, but in a good way. The cereal-y of this and the other Westvleteren beers I tried had this underlying aroma that reminded me of the boiling mash smell that permeates the brewery when a boil is going on. Flavor is a bit like baking bread (that same malt-mash flavor) with raisins and a touch of sweetness and a noticeable alcohol tinge. Very balanced. At the top of the page, my notes say ’Honestly, this is perfect.’ I can’t recommend this beer enough. I had it at the Cafe In De Vrede, across the street from the St. Sixtus abbey that brews the beer in Westvleteren. Awesome.

Rating #500 for me. Big thanks to Matt Capone for hooking me up with this one! I can’t say anything that hasn’t already been said about this beer. More than lives up to the hype. Perhaps the perfect mouthfeel meets an amazing taste. Smooth, robust, fulfilling. Amazingly long lasting head for a beer of this strength that leaves beautiful, delicate wispy lace. Why does it have to be so damn hard to get this stuff?