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Westvleteren 12

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 2166   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.47   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.


4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
bruco (1) - castellalto, ITALY - MAY 21, 2012 does not count
Prima volta assaggiata.Birra fantastica con sentori di frutti scuri,malto dolce e una leggerissima luppolatura...Sicuramente tra le migliori birre che ho assaggiato

4.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 20/20
beertje (5) - - MAY 20, 2012 does not count
Bought this one at the biertempel in brugge. Nice dark trappist beer, creamy full head, great taste. Nice aroma, flavored with various tints of, resin, woody, roasty, citrus, coffee. Try this one if you can. They only sell just enough to cover the bills. But see if yoy can get your hands on one or two. Enjoy...

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
banii (47) - Trondheim, NORWAY - MAY 19, 2012
Bottle from "Berlin Bier Store", Berlin. Got the last bottle they had. Pours opaque brown, with quite lively carbonation. Big head. Aroma of brown malts, toffee, ripe fruits and brown sugars. Taste is super creamy, with loads of caramel, vanilla, resin and some fruity aspects. Worlds best? I dont know, but it’s the best quad out there for sure.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Lounes (11) - Lille, FRANCE - MAY 18, 2012
Dark amber/brown color. Nose sweet, chocolate, vanilla and some spices. Taste caramel, fruit, vanilla and smooky very well balanced beer. Wonderful beer!

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
MrW (68) - Londerzeel, BELGIUM - MAY 16, 2012
33 cl bottle (BB 12/2013) Deep brown but with a little red touch. Tan head that slowly fades. Aroma is sweet, bread, a bit chocolate, some spices. Taste is smoky, caramel, still some chocolate, fruit, vanilla. Get sweeter and more complex by warming up. The alcohol comes late. Lovely mouthfeel, a bit sticky.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
radarsock (26) - - MAY 16, 2012
Pours a bleary chestnut brown into chalice. Smells immediately of hot whiskey alcohol, cashews, Candi sugar, vanilla beans, cinnamon, leather, cough drops and mint. Upon this mighty beer right away I get plums, Cloves cigarettes, heather; as I let it warm it certainly got more sweeter, with notes of honey, oak, yeast, white nectarines and a kind of interesting bite by swallow. Simply awesome stuff.

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Niko100 (1173) - New York, USA - MAY 13, 2012
Dark amber/cider color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of sweet malt, yeast, rich dark fruit, caramel/toffee, & spice; Flavor of sweet malt, yeast, caramel, dark fruit (notably plums, figs & cherries), raisons, toffee, and some chocolate; Slight alcohol at the finish; Very nicely balanced and quite complex; I enjoyed this one more than the Rochefort 10; Overall, worth the hype - delicious!

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
BenDover (182) - Texas, USA - MAY 9, 2012
This is a 4 year old bottle that made its way to me via a friend who got it from another friend living in Germany. Pours a dark cloudy brown, good amount of extremely dense tan foam, leaves behind some fine lacing. Aroma is very lush: figs, cherries, sweetness. Taste is simultaneously smoky, sweet and malty, oaky and earthy, and fruity - raisins and figs most prominently. An extremely complex beer; the specific flavors seem to change subtly with each sip.

4.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
IlBevitorediLA (206) - ITALY - MAY 9, 2012
E’ una trappista, è la Westvleter 12. E già qui si potrebbe chiudere il discorso. Fatto sta che l’aroma è potente, dolce, complesso e tannico. Un sentore di Rum. Al palato, che lo diciamo a fare, dolce, suadente, complessissima con i sui miliardi di sfumature a cui tutti possono dare una pesronale interpretazione. Un consiglio?! Non mettetela assolutamente nel frigorifero (o in un luogo troppo freddo)!!!! Perderete l’ 80% della magia di questa birra.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
Sevenlee (532) - Central Coast, NSW, AUSTRALIA - MAY 6, 2012
Bottle in trade from Cuso, many many thanks for this gem. Pours a very dark and opaque brown with a tall frothy light brown head. Aroma is as complex as you like. Malt, dark fruits, spices and even hints of chocolate. Taste is also just as complex with plenty of malt, dark fruits, spices and floral hops leading to a lightly bitter and fruity finish. Alcohol disguised very well. Well worth the hype. A perfect way to celebrate my birhtday.


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