 mtdshn (174), Moline, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 13, 2009 From a bottle purchased in 2006 and stored properly. Poured a decent mahogany with an off-white head, about a finger’s worth. Aromas of lightly roasted malt, candied fruit, beet sugar, some well developed alcohol notes. Fairly light in palate and flavor, smooth and well-rounded, with some nice spicy flavors and alcohol notes.
cellar (485), Dublin, Ireland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 11, 2009 Cloudy brown w nice head. Strong malty aroma of dark fruit, cellar, caramel. Spices on the palate. Flavour is sweet and sweet finish. Alco well balanced and nice complexity
deyholla (520), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 7, 2009 Bottle. Poured brown with a large off white head. The aroma is complex with notes of fruits and sweet pastry. Great taste with sweet notes of dried fruit and caramel carmel. Overall a very complex and delicious beer.
EHSRanders (1121), Randers C, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 2, 2009 Bottle. Rating no. 900. Murky brown colour with large creamy off-white mostly lasting head. Sweet fruity aroma. Sweet bitter flavor. Nice warm finish. Oily palate.
Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 30, 2009 A generous gift. Pours a dark brown with red showing through when held to the light. Perfect pillow of slightly tan head. Lacing like a mug. Sweet fruity aroma. I get prune, caramel, and breakfasty sweet bread. Like hot cross buns. Delicious taste. More dark fruit. Like a dark fruit salad. Caramel and toffee. Candied walnut. Some anise and port qualities as well. I keep sipping and I keep tasting different things. VERY fizzy. Barely any booziness at the end. As good as advertised.
shigadeyo (2260), Harrison, Ohio, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 20/20 |
Apr 30, 2009
~1998 Vintage
3/26/2009: Oh man, the aroma on this Westvleteren 8 (blue cap) is awesome. Sweet, caramel, port, slightly oxidized (not necessarily a bad thing), dates, unknown fruit and dark fruit. Wow. The flavor is awesome too! I hate to say it, but I actually like this more than that Westy 12 that Brad also recently shared. It has a very sugary caramel maltiness (think KRE ’04), vineous and port-like with tons of complex flavors that are so difficult to pick out, including plum?, dates?, black cherry, all accompanied by just the right amount of alcohol and oxidation. The aroma is outstanding right now. Damn, this beer is EXCELLENT and just perfect right now.
33 cl bottle (Alc 8% Vol) graciously shared by alexsdad06. Thanks a ton. I appreciate it! Rating #1009 for this beer.
BuckeyeBoy (1652), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 28, 2009 Bottle Pours out a brown with some red highs topped with a tan head. Aroma was nice sweetness and plenty pit fruit. Tast was more of the sweetness and pit fruit along with some nice hops. Tasty Thanks Sam
GandGKevin (189), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 27, 2009 Pours brown with a creamy tan head. Lots and lots of floaties. Nice lacing on the glass. Malty sweet aroma. Flavors of root beer, sweet dates and fig. Nicely balanced. Overall an outstanding beer.
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