Westvleteren Extra 8

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

bottle...thanks to masonjer for sharing in the parking lot!....didn’t pay enough attention to gather the date on the bottle cap....poured an opaque caramel brown with a hefty tan, light brown head....aromas of brown sugar, figs, raisins, candied sugar, and yeast....flavor was pretty bready with dark fruit accents and a nice overall sweetness. finishes off a little dry and bitter......i really need to sit down with another one and take my time with it. this rating felt a little rushed.

well treasured little bottle at home on my comfy couch :-) as far as beer brewing and little monks go the trappists know how to do it. i could repeat myself over and over again, but with 805 ratings, i think you guys know what a wonderful little treat this is. xxx

Poured from a 330ml bottle (Thanks again, Tyler!) and served in a St. Sixtus trappist glass. This beer poured a dark, muddy brown with a huge head of fine, tan bubbles that displayed excellent retention. A nice, thick coat of lacing was left behind. The aroma of the beer was made up of raisins, plums, caramel, candi sugar, dusty yeast, and a hint of mild alcohol. The flavor included dark fruits, caramelized sugar, light bread, and a lasting warm alcoholic finish. The mouthfeel was medium to full-bodied with lively and crisp carbonation. Nicely balanced and highly complex. A truly excellent beer!

Yum, Been waiting to try this one. Had in chalice on a "big beer night" I would def. try this one again, I like the trappist rockefort 8 better, but this is really great.

NIce beer, Better then Westvleteren 12, i like this beer more then ’the best beer in the world’. Bottle 33 CL : nice taste, nice color. Great beer.

bottle 33cl: dark brown color with a nice and small greyish head. a good aroma, fruits alcohol and spice. its almost just as good as the 12. yet another belgian beauty.

I tasted this beer before I got my account with ratebeer, so I can’t really remember all the flavors.

Thanks tytoanderso. Pours a dark ruby brown beneath a two finger creamy light tan head. The nose shows light alcohol, ripe fruits, plum and raisin, dark sugars, and some honey as it warms. The flavor is very big, huge carbonation, nice Belgian funk, ripe fruit, plums and raisins, alcohol, very dry, spicy, coriander at the end. Spicy explosive mouthfeel, very lively carbonation. Definitely a good Belgian, but a bit overrated I believe. Doesn’t have as much depth in the flavor as I had hoped.