Westvleteren 12

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

ok. Honestly. this was NOT my style of beer. I have had other ones similar in style to this, but did not love this one. It was incredibly sweet, with strong apple cider notes, also i picked up a strong liquor taste. It wasn’t bad, and im assuming for its style its a great beer, but just not my thing i guess. Fortunate to try i though.

Bottle pours dark brown with a white head. Has a brown sugar aroma to it with some malt undertones. Mouthfeel is medium-light with a lot of tiny bubbles for carbonation. I really like the feel of this beer. Taste is very complex. There is candi sugar, dark fruit, some sweet malt, and a small amount of hop spice. Alcohol is hidden very well. The blend of malt, hops, mouthfeel, and finish makes this a supreme beer. Truly world class.

’98-11.2oz bottle @Hoboken#1-thanks hophead 75/Andrew –pours a retaining off white ring and hazy gold/brown color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, herbal. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, herbal, yeast, dry. Smooth, occasional. 3.6

33cl bottle from the St. Sixtus Abbey. Pours dark brown to black with a one-finger tan head. Good head retention throughout consumption. Aroma is candy sugar, earthy, ripe dark fruit, and malt. Flavor is much of the same with heavy notes of candy sugar, plum, ripe dark fruit, and hints of an oakiness at the very end. Lingering, sweet finish. We tasted this Westvleteren 12 with a 33cl bottle of St. Bernardus ABT 12. The St. Bernardus had a creamier mouthfeel and was somewhat lighter in color than the Westy 12. The Westvleteren 12, however, was slightly better balanced than the St. Bernardus with a fuller-bodied mouthfeel, less sugar, and well-hidden alcohol. Given the history between these two beers, it is no wonder they are very similar. Both are exceptional ales.

Thank you Fiver29. This is one fine beer. Thin head, nice deep color. This is one complex beer with dark fruit being the most pronounced flavor in my mouth. Smooth and so well balanced that it is hard to classify. A must try.

Pours cloudy dark brown with a thin offwhite head, decent retention. Smells dark and bready yeasty, slightly fruity like raisins. Tastes sweet and malty and yeasty, again with the raisin flavors. Tasty, not all that though. Medium to full body, mellow carbonation.

Dark, cloudy, murky brownish color, Smells of plums and apple mostly. Lots of boozey applish/mystery fruit taste. Raisen in there too. This was my first westy and my first quad. Certainly not my style of beer, to sweet, with to many flavors all mashing together. Glad to try it though , thanks Kan.

Bottle. Pours a dark deep brown with a thin white head, with just a little lacing. The aroma is full of caramel, raisins, figs, spices. The flavor is very complex. A bit sweet, with plenty of malt, dark fruit, vanilla, spices. Smooth carbonation and an even finish. Not the best quad on the market, not the worst by far, but way overhyped.