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Westvleteren Extra 8

Westvleteren Extra 8 - Belgian Strong Ale

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus

Westvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

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10434.25/5.04.25/5.08%99.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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Westvleteren has the smallest output of the Trappist breweries, with only a small part of their production going very far into the world.
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 ha1ag (326), Maastricht, Netherlands
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Jul 3, 2009  
AS good as it can get. I was a bit biased against this beer, due to the hype. Everybody has written how it looks. The taste is very complex and changing in the mouth. I could miss the sting of the alcohol from the nose and aroma.


 finol (340), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Pours dark mahogny with a creamy creme white head. Chocolate, apples and date plum. Chocolaty and fruity with a brittish bitter hop finish. Gets more buttery and sweet as the temperature increses. (drink while cooler)


 Frovigalning (156), , Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Jun 28, 2009  
It poured a dark liquid with some tones of red and brown and a small foam that left a little lacing. There was also some yeast in the liquid. The aroma was strong with chocolate, red berries, coffey and spices. Complex and very nice. The first sip was very fizzy. So fizzy in fact that I didn’t sense any flavor at all. After waiting a bit and let the fizzyness reside a bit I started to get a better grasp of the beer and it improved allot. It had a spicey flavor with some chocolate, red berries, nuts, orange peels and dried fruit. It also had a bite to it that I actually enjoyed, normally that would have been a bad thing but in this beer it really worked.


 hirigalzkar (404), Stockholm, Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Bottle. Ap: Nice mahogny color with a long lasting off white head. Ar: Date, chocolate, appe (fruity + sour alcohol thing, maybe cognac?) Fla: Vinous. Some kind of british hop bitterness. Lots of fruit and chocolate. Complex but yet easy to drink. Ov: As good as Westvleteren 12.


 Tweety (309), Vancouver, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 21, 2009  
I was actually really disappointed here, I was hoping for a more drinkable version of the 12, and the aroma matched well with the nutty sweetness, however the flavor had a lot of breadiness to it, which isn’t bad, but just doesn’t match the same caramely sweet raisin notes that I get from the 12.


DeanF (72), Paris, France
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/518/20
Jun 19, 2009  
Sampled at the café across the abbey, served assumably at the "correct" temperature. Great taste and aroma, maybe a little too chilled to really bring out the right smells. Tastes great, smooth and good mouthfeel.


gerome (13), France
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 19, 2009  
Dark nut brown with white head. Very filling and complex. Dark fruits- a bit sweetness. The finish is long lasting and pleasant. Compared to the 12, this needs the "last punch". Almost as good


 buzzoven (270), Japan
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Jun 13, 2009  
First thing that popped into my mind when I smelled this: Bubble Yum...grape flavour. Had tasting notes of grape gum also. Hints of candied fruit, apples peel and raisins, Christmas cake, spiced figs, and...more grape. The mouthfeel was so balanced and quite smooth. I could not detect any alcohol on my tongue but could feel it’s fuzzy presence in my head once I had finished this. A truly complex brew that begged for me to drink it again so I could continue to dissect it and take it apart in my head. Lots of things happening here. Did I mention the finish? Too much to really get into but let’s just say that the finish alone was a bit of a metaphysical experience. Monkdom beckons me.



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