4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
(bottle, best before Feb. 2008) Hazy, yeast-flakes-laden dark amber coloured hue with a short and tanned foamy head. Sweet but not cloying toast-malty aroma with a cornucopia of flavours like (wal-)nuts, oak-honey, raisins, vanilla and a tinge of alcohol. Toasty and nutty taste with a fine malty sweetness, combined with notes of walnuts, raisins, vanilla; oily mouthfeel. Moderately sweet lasting malty finish with oily nutty notes and Port-like fruity notes. Absolutely aromatic and complex brew, which deserves all the hype. A great beer. 13.I.09
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
preferisco la 8 perchè è piu equilibrata ma comunque rimane sempre un ottima birra con sentori simili alla prima.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours with a gorgeous, 2-3 finger fluffy cream colored head. Aroma is sweet, alcohol, dark fruits, candy sugar and complex yeast. Flavor is sweet and spicy...alcohol is present but well hidden, and balanced nicely with the sweetness and bittness. Taste is not as well balanced as the 8, but surpasses the 8 in all other categories. Notice something different with every sip. Thanks to my lovely wife Anna for getting me this amazing beer!
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
My two brothers and I recently returned from a Beer tour in Belgium and, owing in large part to the high rating on this website as well as the enticing reviews, we made a stop at the Westvleteren Brewery the pinnacle of our journey. It did not disappoint! It is one of the few brews that falls into the category of a life-changing experience. We’ve chronicled our unique experience at the Abby, drinking in the In De Vrede cafe, and successfully navigating the complicated process of garnering a few cases to bring home on the following blog. Hopefully, it will provide a little help for any other beer-lovers out there who want to get their hands (and taste-buds) on this sacrosanct brew! Check it out at:
http://westvleterenexperience.blogspot.com/
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Cool but not cold in a pint glass. Pours a hazy dark brown/orange with a dense but small head. The nose is awesome - intense chocolate, plum, cherry, roasted malt, chocolate, alcohol, and nutty tones. The taste is intensely candy sugar sweet at first and mellows as it moves back until you get some dark bread, yeast, citrus, and floral tastes. It finishes drier than you would predict and also has a thinner mouth feel than other quads. Its a very nice beer but I think that the Trappistes Rochefort 10 has a better flavor (although this one has a better aroma). I have not done a side by side and they have a lot in common - but the 10 has a better balance for me with a more refined malt character that does not overpower.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
UPDATED: JAN 31, 2011 Unique smell, unique flavor. Earthy notes, alcohol subtily hidden and very nice body well balanced. Maybe not the world best beer but still a wonderful one
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Al ma che siete venuti a fà ho bevuto un vintage ke credo fosse del 2005 o prima..... è semplicemente qualcosa di indescrivibile....
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
330 ml bottle. From Westvleteren, Belgium.
Poured to Westvleteren glass. Murky reddish brown colour with small tan head. Yeast, dried dark fruits, raisins, plums, some sugar and sweet alcohol in quite moderate aroma. Sweet fruity, yeasty, winey, dark malty flavour with dried fruits, raisins, plums and bitter hops in rich and full flavour. Alcohol warmth but no taste of it. Short bitterish aftertaste that turns sweet. Pretty excellent for my RateBeer rating # 1 000.
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