Westvleteren 12

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

Serve in Trappist glass

#10 Fast schwarzes Bier mit feiner Crema. Ein leicht hefiger Grundton mit fruchtigem Aroma nach Pflaume. Schön vollmundiger Antrunk und für 10,2% Alk. sensationell unspritig. Geschmacklich startet das Westvleteren recht süßmalzig, geht dann zügig über in diese pflaumige Fruchtigkeit. Der lange Abgang ist herb und leicht nachbitternd wie ein lang gelagerter Armagnac. Ein absolut fantastatisches Bier! Die Frage, ob es nun "das Beste" der Welt ist, kann man getrost dahingestellt lassen, denn für höchst subjektiven Geschmack gibt es eben keine objektiven Kriterien. In meiner persönlichen Top Ten gehört dieses Westvleteren 12 auf jeden Fall und in die ganz enge Auswahl für eine einsame Insel. Was dieses Bier so gegenüber den anderen Trappisten auszeichnet ist nicht seine Aromenvielfalt oder seine Stärke, das haben die meisten anderen Trappisten auch zu bieten. Nein, hier ist es die wohl am besten gelungene Gesamtkomposition, alles ist wunderbar aufeinander abgestimmt, ausbalanciert und braucht keine Jahre der Lagerung, um schon jetzt ein tolles Bier zu sein. Absolut beeindruckend! Test vom 26.6.2011, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 15,15,15,15,15,15 - 15,00

Really good beer, but i felt a bit disappointed (too much expectations?)

Bottle, Huge thanks to Russell. Enjoyed side by side with La Trappe Quad. The Westy pours darker, dark dark brown, large frothy tan head, takes forever to go down. The aroma is pretty mild, dark fruit, tobacco, raisin, molasses, wet leaves, toffee, slightly more enjoyable than the La Trappe because it’s not as dominated by the Belgian yeast. Taste is nicely balanced, sweet fruit, yeast, light roasted malt, alcohol is hidden well. Very nice, I wish I had a Rochefort 10 to add to my Quad sampling because I have a feeling I would enjoy it more than the Westy. Overall this is a great beer, but after trying it, I’m surprised it’s rated as high as it is.

Picked up a 2008 bottle of this for the birth of my friends first child. Poured a dark brown color with a small tan head and good carbonation. The aroma is belgian yeast, raisins, candied sugar, and bread. The taste is a lot like other belgian quads I’ve had but less harsh and more complex. They hid the alcohol so well you can’t even tell it’s there. My only complaint is the large amount of yeast in the bottle. I couldn’t taste it but it wasn’t very attractive. The best quad I’ve ever had but it’s not my favorite style so it’s not my overall favorite beer. I’m glad I got to try it once.

Simply amazing, one of the best beers i have tasted. But ofcourse the storry matters.

Yes, I love this beer. I’ve been fiending for it for quite some time, and a good friend brought it over. It has a very pleasant honey-aroma (and initial taste) to it. It finishes with something of a grapey finish. Love it. Very different from any trappist I’ve had, but lives up to the hype. My only sadness? I want more :)

33cl? bottle no label, only marked on cap dated 02/11 unsure if this is Feb 2011 or November 2002 from Riversideak for secret santa (THANKS!!!!) shared with Brett and Brian, pour is a lighter brown than I expected, with no head at all, some floaties from the yeast sediment... aroma is huge and fruity, I would go with figs and raisin personally, others said dates. taste is largely fruit then finishing quite sweet in my opinion almost a vanilla character to it. no discernable alcohol taste, definitely a complex beer, probably too complex for my hop loving palate but i definitely enjoyed this, and the experience and hype drive down the rating, if I had blind tasted this, probably a 4.5 or 4.6 based on enjoyment, but I guess I was expecting blow my socks off top of a mountain beer which for a Quad isnt going to happen for me.

Woah. I don’t know what to say. I’d been holding onto this one for a bit, waiting for the "right time" to consume it. The start of a new year is good enough as any I’d say, so here we go. I was a bit hesitant to acquire this one, mostly because I do want to respect the monks and their wishes regarding consumption of this beverage.

Well, here goes nothing. I had this alongside a Trappistes Rochefort 10. We would have done a St. Bernardus Abt 12 if we had one on hand, but sadly not.

Anyway, this poured a medium dark brown color with virtually no head whatsoever. Aromas were a ton of dark fruits: prune, fig. A lot of residual dark brown sugars. Flavor was, surprisingly complex and stands up to the enormous hype surrounding it. I figured people were just groupthinking this beer’s reputation but yikes, this is deserved. Very complex - every part of my mouth was discovering something new on each sip. Alcohol is non-existent. Yikes!