 TorbenH (136), Frederikshavn, Denmark
Dec 14, 2007 Bottle, Average light brown head, mostly lasting. Heavy malty aroma. Notes of brown sugar and caramel. Medium body. A bit metalic and bitter flavor.
Roffe (10), Göteborg, Sweden
Dec 11, 2007 A very nice beer, not as good as the Abd 12. But I have to say there is alot nice beers from Belgium that is better than this one West Malle is more tasty and got more flavores.
tjthresh (1749), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
Dec 10, 2007 Updated: Feb 7, 2008Rating Number 1000
Huge thanks to theisti for this bottle.
The pour is very dark brown with some garnet highlights when held to light. The head started bit and fizzy, then settled to around a quarter inch of khaki foam.
My first impression of the nose is cherries. A touch of chocolaty raisins. Some dusty yeast character.
Very subtle flavors here. Light cherries, banana chips, roasted nuts, raisins. Hell, lets just call this liquid trail mix.
Medium body. High carbonation. Creamy.
Well, this is certainly a good beer, but it aint all that. Still, thanks a million Tim. It is hard telling when I would I would have had the chance to drink this one.
Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
Dec 10, 2007 Poured a deep brown body with a nice rocky creamy head. Nose of sweet fruit, cherries, and medicine. Roasted caramel and quite effervescent. Quite creamy and aromatic. Stellar brew!
Bartzilla (441), San Diego, California, USA
Dec 8, 2007 Bottle from Gollem in Amsterdam. Beautiful, delicious, nectar. Do I like this better than the 12? Or was it the 2 euro difference in price? Neither, but this is another solid, and I mean SOLID, beer drank on the 5 Day DMBT mission recently undertaken. Of course it was served in proper glassware with the half inch of yeast being optional. I went for the yeast, the whole 10 yards. I was pleased. This is Westy 8. I don’t need to describe the flavors. If you have had it, you know. If you haven’t, sad for you.
EKGoldings (447), Radford, Virginia, USA
Dec 7, 2007 Flavor bomb with dried fruit, complex malt, yeast, chocolate. A bit sweeter than I remember from last time I had this. Excellent stuff.
drseamus (103), Troy, New York, USA
Dec 4, 2007 This bottle was labeled best before 6/8/09 (american style) and we drank it on 3/31/07 to celebrate my girlfriends birthday. I poured it into a Chimay goblet and served it at around 51 degF. It has a thick off white head that sits atop a very dark brown body. It’s not black like a stout, but light doesn’t get through the sides either. It’s kind of weird like that. The aroma is very sweet and malty, but it isn’t very strong. The taste is good, but not as good as I had hoped. Granted, my expectations were very high and it still is a good beer. It is very malty and sweet with some dark fruits in there, but there is a slight bite from something in there. The mouthfeel is dead on...perfect full bodied creaminess. The drinkability is also pretty high, although I do prefer the 12 to this.
ScoWRee (275), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 1, 2007 Pours deep dark brown with a thin tan bubblie head. Aroma of malt and alcohol. Taste of carmel, roasted malt. High carbination.This was a good beer, I really wanted to like it more.....
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