 MrChopin (621), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 27, 2009 Slight gush of opaque tannish-mahogany with a lightly-beige head. Nose is incredibly malty with tea, dates, brown sugar, nutty banana bread. Lots of depth, not quite 12-level. Heavy yeast and malt in the flavor, light pepper, date, raisin, and nut as a combination. Never too sweet, the palate is full and smooth, light carbonation giving the body some pomp while lasting on and on and on. It doesn’t have the depth or sweet fruit of the 12, but it’s damn good. Comparing this to Rochefort 8 is a crime. Westvleteren is far and away king of abbey beers, case closed.
MaltOMeal (642), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
Sep 24, 2009 bottle thanks to jlindros from BA. Pours a dark brown with a fabulous, off-white head. Nice lacing. Beautiful brew. Nose is of vinous fruit and brown sugar. Similar to Westy 12. Taste is very nice fruit and brown sugar with some spice. Mouthfeel is medium-thin and dry. Very good brew.
marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
Sep 21, 2009 From a bottle at the Belgian Beer Weekend in Brussels. Lots of people were trying to get this so I had to go for it for an 11:00 am breakfast beer before it sold out. Malty and citrus aromas with a slight tartness. Dark reddish brown with a rich creamy head. Flavors are tart dried fruits, bounces around in the mouth with flavor changes. Dryish on the finish and bitter but with a light balancing sweetness. Long duration wraps around the tongue. I assume this was a fairly green bottle and will improve a lot with age. Still, it was quite good and a great atmosphere to try it in the Grand Place in Brussels.
tarjei (1741), Bryne, Norway
Sep 20, 2009 33 cl bottle at Den Tatoverede Enke, Copenhagen. Dark copper color, nice off-white head. Aroma is dried fruit, some spice, hints of alcohol and belgian yeast. Flavor is dried fruit, sweetness, spices, hints of alcohol, fine bitterness. Not as good as 12, but lovely in the mouth.
PJClarke (609), London, Greater London, England
Sep 17, 2009 Bottle, many thanks to duff.
Sweet fat and malty to the nose much like a non-alcoholic beer except for a slightly pungent spicy alcohol note underneath. Huge puffy mouthfeel. Tongue tingling and awfully exciting. Clean yet stuffy, with hints of menthol and thick caramel. Fruity and still with a massive depth. Now my glass is empty so I’ll leave it there until i get another one.
SuzyGreenberg (1318), Seattle, Washington, USA
Sep 17, 2009 330 ml bottle - 2005 vintage; thanks after4ever!! light brown, slightly murky with quickly fading off-white head; very mild gusher; aromas of candy malt, prunes, dank fruit and sugar; like the Westy 12, you can basically smell the rich texture; not as strong or sweet as the Westy 12, and at first sip comes of as the Jr. version; apples, fizzy, a little spice and some dark, fruity sourness; intoxicating candy, caramel, fruit and yeasty nose; as expected it becomes much better as it warms; love the nose and texture, but flavor kind of a letdown again
darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
Sep 15, 2009 12oz bottle thanks to Daknole for sharing these white whale beers with me. Pours a deep brown with a beige head thats very fluffy and full. Super yeasty aroma that reminds me of Bernardus. Big caramel covered raisin notes and brown sugar. Very well balanced and a touch dry with none of the cloying sweetness other belgians have. No hops but its oddly restrained in its sweetness. No alcohol felt and perfect carbonation. Really well made but it didn’t wow me.
jfb (413), Weihenstephan, Germany
Sep 11, 2009 (bottle) pours a murky brown colour with an off-white head. aroma of bread dough, yeast, caramel and brown sugar, with a hint of chocolate, smoke and some grassy qualities. flavour is mostly the same, with some light alcohol and a warming fruity caramel finish. medium to strong body, alcohol coats the mouth slightly, with lively carbonation, nice and mellow overall.
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