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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

Broad Distribution
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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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ahalloin (54), Arlington, Virginia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/519/20
Jul 19, 2008  
A 12 oz. bottle split courtesy of a dude who doesn’t have a screen name or account on here. I was very thankful for getting to try this famous brew! Pours a dark brown nondescript looking fluid with great whitish tan head with adequate lacing. The aroma is of trappist yeast, brown sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, and slight alcohol. The mouthfeel is smooth but adequately carbonated. The flavor is classic trappist with spicy cinnamon and sugar with hints of dried fruits. All bow to the great Westy 12!


MuttyD (93), Cambridge, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Lived up to the hype. Huge dark fruits and slight roastiness aroma. Figs, brown sugar, bread, plums, other dark fruits and cookie flavor. Finish is long and sweet. Syrupy mouth feel. Amazing beer. I bought 6 of them and I’m going to age 2 of them. Can’t wait to try them in a few years.


 MrChopin (632), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/519/20
Jul 18, 2008  
So this is THE big one... ahem. Pours dark ruby/brown with billowy off-white head. I don’t normally mention lacing, but this leaves loads of it all over the glass, kind of like abstract art that draws in yet another sense. I’m trying to find something consistent in the nose, but there isn’t one single element: loads of raisins and raspberries, then peaches, then smoky Rodenbach-esque fruit sour refreshment, then malts that remind of bread and brown sugar, then a warm alcohol that gives it an incredible depth and weight. Moving on before it evaporates... The flavor is very similar to the nose, a little more bread and dark fruit. The alcohol is really minor but begins to emerge with warmth, as do some sticky bitterness and salt. The beer is effortless in it’s glide and soooo smooth given the weight. The Rochefort 10 is a messy sledgehammer by comparison, but it seems unfair to place Rochefort up against this giant... are they really the same style? The outstanding complexity here is matched by an incredible delicacy, something I haven’t seen in any other Abt/Quad. Yeah, this one’s worth all the hype.


Foam (5), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Candy brown sugar molasses candy nutmeg / wormwood spice ... A very over hyped beer IMHO .. St. Bernardus abt 12 is just as good and some people will say it’s better and less money too ...


Sandman2222 (42), Florida, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Thanks to kiefdog for letting me experience this treasure of the beer world. Amazing Belgian Trappist Ale. Candy sugar, plum, and malt smell. Taste (besides phenomenal), Candy sugar, plum and other dark sweet fruit, a bit of oak towards the end, and a wonderful sweet creamy taste. It was a wonderful treat from the day to day.


 mattmc1973 (302), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Jul 11, 2008    Updated: Dec 21, 2008
Rating #100! The elusive, unicorn of a beer, got it in a trade from deepsouth. Pours a mahogany brown, with very small head, and a murky body. Aroma is of dark fruit, brown sugar, and alcohol. Taste not as great as the aroma would indicate. Taste is of dark fruit, strong alcohol, and a bit of acidic/medicinal bitterness. Unless I got a bum bottle, it’s good, but not the greatest by any means. I put St. Bernardus Abt 12 well above it. Update: I shared the 2nd bottle I acquired in this trade last night at Kuhnhenn Winter Solstice. It was much better than the first bottle. Incredible aroma, and richness of taste. So I am upping my scores to reflect this. Great stuff!


mwise82 (1), Avon, Ohio, USA
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3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 10, 2008  
Not a fan of the style, but a very good beer top to bottom. Fits the style perfectly. Aroma is very pronounced and complex, just like the malty flavors. There is a LOT going on in this beer.Thanks for the bottle Aledude!


 Hophead22 (1085), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/518/20
Jul 10, 2008  
It doesn’t get any better than this. Like liquid candy. Everything about it is just spectacular. Mmm good.



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