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Westvleteren 12

Percentile
100
overall
Brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Style: Abt/Quadrupel

Westvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
16284.49/5.04.49/5.010.2%100Trappist glass
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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Winchestercer (3), , Spain
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/519/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Una muy buena cerveza trapista. No creo que llegue a ser la mejor del mundo, aunque sí de las mejores. Seguramente gane puntos por la forma de venta y la historia que esconde tras de sí.


ZanomiX (4), , Belgium
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4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Finally I could taste the best beer in the world. I don’t have much experiance but this is defenatly the best beer I’ve ever tasted. It has a very rich flavour but I expected it would be sweeter. I liked it more this way!


 SuzyGreenberg (1324), Seattle, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 28, 2008    Updated: Dec 17, 2008
12 oz. bottle - generously traded to me by jim74; cloudy, dark reddish brown; lots of flakes and still left about 1/2" in the bottom of the bottle; frothy tan head bubbles up and quickly fades to a thin, soapy film; lots of sweetness, dank fruit, brown sugar and fresh cut prunes (or something like that); velvety soft on the lips and very rich; wow, nose is top dog here; as is the creamy texture; flavor the only letdown, but just a slight one; a very big beer in richness and sweetness


 BoBoChamp (1346), Gent, Belgium
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 28, 2008  
33cl, exclusive brewery, from the brewery, very complex, but heavy (and sweet), cloudy, good head, very good brew


 Tweety (343), Vancouver, Washington, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 27, 2008    Updated: May 4, 2009
Big thanks to Jason for this one. Pours brown with a little slightly off-white head. Nothing too special to look at. Flavor and aroma are lots of dark fruits, with brown sugar and a lot of sweetness. Obviously this beer is well-regarded, as it should be, but to me it’s just not the best beer I’ve had.


dimavirsla (5), sombor, Serbia
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jul 27, 2008  
Faint aroma. I couldn’t help it, I was quite disappointed by the smell, but the taste of this is excellent. Very sweet, but the complexity never makes it cloying. So many fruits in this.. Excellent brew, but is this the best in the world? I can imagine this being to sweet for me on some days, I’d rather have a Rochefort 10 then...


 Rogueone (506), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/510/104/518/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Mad props to Tony at Oldsmar Tap House for the Westy 8, 12, and Blonde side-by-side. Judging by appearance alone, one would have no idea that this is the highly-regarded nectar of God Himself, as it is quite an unattractive brown liquid just sitting in a snifter. Aroma and corresponding flavors are as complex as a Thanksgiving feast -- spicy figs, dates, brown sugar, touches of honey and molasses, rich malts, nutmeg all over top subtle warm alcohol. Definitely a complexity of flavor that is unrivaled to date for me personally. It’s an absolutely stunning beer that lives up to its reputation.


arepeejee (3), , South Yorkshire, England
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4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Quite simply the best beer I have ever tasted. The initial petrol/diesel waft melts quickly into an excellent palate taste of spice and warmth. Just edges St Bernadus for me, but only due to rarity making drinking a bottle a special occasion (as opposed to the St Bern’ which I can get in my local pub)



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