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Westvleteren 12

Westvleteren 12 - Abt/Quadrupel

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

Westvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
16254.49/5.04.49/5.010.2%100Trappist glass
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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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 sfhodense (554), Odense NØ, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Aug 3, 2009  
Dark brown, with a beige head. Aroma is fruity, raisins, blackberry and some caramel. Flavour is complex, banana, raisins, blackberry.


dand645 (62), Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Aug 3, 2009  
first bottle was flat...bummer (it was still delicious)...Take two... dark reddish brown pour with frothy white head... nose was dried fruit and sweet...flavor was sweet fruit candy...palate was smooth


Sjef (4), Rossum GLD, Netherlands
does not count click to see why this rating of Westvleteren 12 does not count
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/105/520/20
Aug 2, 2009  
This is a very nice bear i spend 5 euro for 1 bottle bud i think this is one off the best bears ever


 malrubius (969), Valley Stream, New York, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jul 31, 2009  
Time to catch up before BCTC. Bottle at PilsnerPeter’s Spring Throwdown. Thank to everyone who brought great beer and ribs and pickles and everything! Thanks to argo0. Dark brown with ring. Caramel tobacco fruit yeasty aroma. Caramel tobacco nuts banana flavor. Incredible mouthfeel caresses the tongue. Awesome. I’ve had the many times pre-RB, now I finally get to rate it.


 gunnar (486), Sandnes, Norway
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/105/518/20
Jul 30, 2009  
Pours dark brown with a generous frothy off-white head Mild yeasty aroma, dark malts. Sweet dark fruity taste,raisins and roasted nuts. Delicious velvety mouthfeel


 Bejaaamin (110), London, Ontario, Canada
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Jul 26, 2009  
Thanks be to Milos at Chancey’s for getting in this wonderful treat! Brought out for a good half hour, this beer poured as if the god’s opened the sky on a rainy day. Deep golden amber accented by a thin head. High expactations usually mean a negative outcome. Quite the opposite. Dried fruit, worn leather, burnt candy. A taste so complex I fear to describe it. Very malty, balanced bitterness, can barely feel the alc. Over all I would appreciate tasting it after a couple years in the cellar. Bless those monks!


 boamr (112), Pennsylvania, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/518/20
Jul 23, 2009    Updated: Sep 1, 2009
bottle thanks to richlikebeer. pours a dark amber color.Amazing aroma of a fine wine. Taste of dark fruit with a great after taste. No alcohol taste all. Best beer I had hands down


 TheJester (694), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Jul 23, 2009  
330 mL bottle from St. Veronus. (Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you Roland!) The (relatively) mild aroma only hints at what is to come. The flavour and mouthfeel are as close to perfection as I imagine that a beer can be. Full and velvety, awakening tastebuds in parts of my mouth that I didn’t even know evisted. And the complexity of the flavour: dried fruit, fresh dark fruit, chocolate, vanilla, spices . . . . Even the alcohol is utilized effectively. A memorable experience.



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