Westvleteren 12

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

What an incredible beer, brewed by incredible people, in an incredible place. We visited St. Sixtus recently and it is well worth the visit. At Peace, the little pub on the monestary site itself serves the beer for a pittance and it is a wonderful place to sit and enjoy beer brewed with care and tradition. Do yourself a favor if you visit Belgium and go and visit this very special place.

Fredagsbaren på Biologi, Aarhus Bottled Complex - with balance of bitterness and malt Fruits and vanilla Creamlike palate and notes The alcohol is occasionally too dominant

Not sure what the fuss is all about - this one is overrated. Sure, it’s tasty but didn’t live up to the expectations I got from this site. I’ll take a Saint Bernardus Apt 12 over this any day. I suspect the score is heavily influenced by the rarity and hype. Must I have another? Nope, not when I can pick up an Apt 12 just down street. At least I got it out of my system, had to try it.

Pours a very dark brown with a light tan head. Nose is sweet with lots of malt, fruit and, spice. Has some fruity chocolate, malt and a little bitterness in the flavor with some alcohol that lingers in the finish. It’s a very nice beer but I wasn’t overwhelmed with it.

Pours a very dark chocolate brown with a fair amount of tan head that dissipates to tan lacing. The aroma is buttery sugar with notes of toasted nuts and malts and spices (vanilla). Flavor is rich and nutty with notes of vanilla and caramel. Body is a bit thick and creamy with just the right balance of carbonation. A very balanced rich beer. Quite quite delicious.

Bottle at Haket 2008-02-08. This is a good beer, in my opinion it’s perhaps a bit overrated, though I had my expectations very high when I tasted it. Dark but clear, brown and red in colour, medium tan head. Lots of stuff in aroma and taste, sweet, fruits (I’d say cherries), spices, can be found in both. A bit of oak in taste. It’s very enjoyable.

Bottle 33cl. Pours a dark brown oily brew. Nice stable and longlasting head for a quadrupel. Smells like danish butter cookies. Mahagony colour, clear, cloudy yeast. Top fermentation, slight sour taste. Dark chocolate, toffee, nougat, espresso. finish with a shot of alcohol, longlasting. A very nice brew, a bit expensive, one of the best beers i tasted so far.

Bottle 33cl. Dark brown hazy body with floating yeast and medium size off-white head. Nose with lots of fruity complex notes. Flavour extremely complex dominated by fruit, sweet, chocolate and a lot more. A true master.