Westvleteren Extra 8

Brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Westvleteren, Belgium

33cl bottle courtesy of Tony Falso at the Oldsmar Tap House on 5/30/08. Pours a dark amber to brown with a thick, frothy white-tan head. Good head retention. Aroma is decidedly of ripe dark fruits and brown sugar with notes of vanilla and banana. Flavor is also of ripe fruits, candy sugar, and molasses with the 8% alcohol coming through at times. Generally, though, the alcohol is well hidden. Lingering sweet finish. Excellent ale.

Pours dark brown with a big off white head. Aroma of sweet malt, raisins, vanilla. Taste is pretty much the same with some dark fruits and alchohol coming though in the end. Very nice, but the sweetness and raisins are not for me.

Wow! This little beer pours right into the glass and sits calmly, ready to knock you over. Yes, its a Westy, but from what I can tell the reputation is well deserved. It pours an amber color and has an aroma of molasses, apple, vanilla, raisin, and definite alcohol presence. The flavor starts off sweet and adds some bourbon flavor to the mix. It finishes with candy sugar and alcohol as it goes down. Try it and you’ll see. Dang.

Its from Westvleteren what can you say...Strong taste not as smooth as the 12 but similar.Good color excellent aroma. It is a very Great beer. if you cant get the 12 get this one it wont disappoint!!

Bottle shared with and courtesy of heavy (a huge, HUGE thanks!)
This little wonder poured a very murky brown body with a big off white head that went away slowly. Milk caramel and milk chocolate in the nose. Nice maltiness. Some alcohol I guess. A pleasant, pleasant sweet taste. Caramel and chocolate again, honey, brown sugar, a bit grainy, something illegible. Not out of one’s mind complex but oh so alanced and a great beer.

Bottle from Tim (Inkubus27) thanks!. Aroma is raisan, sweet malt, and bread. Pours a deep brown with a very fluffy off-white head. Velvet feel in the mouth with nice carbonation. Hot finish with a heavy alcohol finish.

Yes i tried it thanks to mcbackus and friends. I was so excited about this one I am a true lover of belgians to be able to try this was very exciting to me. poured a light copper brown with a nice head aroma was of plum candi sugar spice nice and smooth well balanced if this is what a ten year old bottle taste like I I couldnt imagine how great the others taste. This is one of the must try beers. what a sweet tasting we had tonight thanks so much to matt and friends

bottle: 1998 pours a murky brown with a small off white tan head. aroama is fantastic rich plum and dark fruits some good yeast slight spice. not overpowering at all and great. flavour is suberb of great malt amd great spice the dark fruits are fantastic with good plum flavour.