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

bottled
common

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common

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RATINGS: 2602   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.45   EST. CALORIES: 306   ABV: 10.2%
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Westvleteren has the smallest output of the Trappist breweries, with only a small part of their production available outside of Belgium.


zeno's rating

4.9
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
zeno (4) - - DEC 4, 2011
This beer tastes very good while sitting in a brown bar and a plate of young cheese beside it. It’s malt is cereal, chocolate, coffee, and toast. The hops are herbs and resin. The yeast is basement aromas and leaves. Although it is a heavy beer with much alcohol, the alchol is very well discovered by the subtle flavours. It is not just a hype, it is the best dark beer in the world.


most recent ratings

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
spjensen (60) - Davis, California, USA - MAY 22, 2013
Personally, not my absolute favorite but I can definitely see why it is number 1. Bought the American 6 gift pack when it came out. Drank one immediately and aging the rest. Pours a dark oak color. Absolutely love the light feeling of the beer while still being quite strong.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
macgybeer (6) - - MAY 22, 2013 does not count
Undoubtedly is a great beer. But I think it has a little myth behind, certainly well earned. Before rate this beer, I have to say that I’ve drunk this beer in a bar (aux vieux temps) and I think that is better if you keep in cellar for at least a year before drink. If not, it has too much alcoholic flavor. Aroma: Great, not too caramel, some nice esters, a little alcoholic. Appearance: The best. Dark but not black. Deep brown. Taste: Similar to aroma. Too much alcoholic. Palate: Greate Overall: The myth is grater than a beer, but steel being a great beer.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
b33r (525) - Cleveland, Alabama, USA - MAY 21, 2013
Dark nut brown color with slight cloudiness. Not as transparent or light in color as Rochefort or St. Bernardus. There was a small tan head that lasted for quite a while but slowly dissipated leaving little to no lacing. Aroma was fantastic, strong and much more evident than Roch/St.B. The flavor was rich with strong caramels, light chocolate notes and deep fruitiness. This was great all around- and leagues ahead of Roch/St.B.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
fiammanghilla (95) - Genova, ITALY - MAY 20, 2013
Bottiglia 33cl @ Altrimenti Marrone scurissimo, schiuma beige finissima pannosa ed eterna. Incredibilmente beverina per il grado alcolico, molto strutturata. Decisamente non il mio genere ma comunque ottima.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
dctriman (37) - USA - MAY 19, 2013
This beer is amazing. Don’t drink it too cold or you will miss out on a lot of the great flavors

4.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
KombatAle (22) - New Brunswick, CANADA - MAY 19, 2013
strong belgian dark quadrupel ale, amazing aroma and taste after some months, wow, dangerous beer, not cheap but amazing!

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
ed37 (2) - NETHERLANDS - MAY 19, 2013 does not count
Blijft het allerbeste bier van de wereld. De smaak is geweldig en blijft lang hangen in je mond.

3.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
max.shelton (14) - Washington DC, USA - MAY 18, 2013
This beer is clearly overrated. Of course, it is excellent, but there are several Trappist beers that I would rank better, and a handful of other traditional breweries that most certainly rank higher. The beer is very sweet, due to the extracts and syrups that they have started to use over the last few years. It looks beautiful (reddish brown), is wonderfully carbonated, and tastes very nice with a clean finish, but is not as mind-blowing as I would have expected. I would take De Struise’s ostveletren 12 or Achel over this one. That being said, this brew is still excellent.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
ansalon (207) - SWEDEN - MAY 18, 2013
A lovely reddish brown burgundy color with a compact off-white head. Nose is caramel, raisins, vanilla, cherries, dried fruit. Taste is complex: raisins, dried fruit, dates, figs, caramel, toffee. Lingering notes of caramel with creamy textures coating the mouth. Very very good, but does not quite live up to the hype. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
ericdevin (241) - Eugene, Oregon, USA - MAY 18, 2013
Bottle from 16 Tons, Eugene. So, I must preface this review by saying that I’m not very inclined towards abts in general, but I passed a glass of this guy around last night when friends were over. Pretty good, but there are definitely beers in this style that I prefer. Pours a very dark cloudy brown, lots of particulate. Aroma is amazing, sweet, candi sugar, malt, prunes, vanilla, dried fruit, cherries. The body is lively enough, and the finish hits very boozy, with subtle almond notes. A good beer but I wasn’t gobsmacked.


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