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Westvleteren Extra 8

Percentile
100
overall
Brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Westvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
11104.25/5.04.24/5.08%99.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Westvleteren has the smallest output of the Trappist breweries, with only a small part of their production going very far into the world.
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 AgentSteve (1357), SF Bay Area, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Nov 23, 2007  
’98 vintagePours a nice mahogany tone with slight head. Nose is sweet, like cherry cobbler, and a bit medecine like. Flavor is very unique, with the sweetness carrying through. Clean finish. Not sure I like it, but I will definitely try to find a newer vintage to see the difference. Leaving room for a re rate.


 puzzl (2599), New York, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/101/513/20
Nov 11, 2007    Updated: Nov 14, 2007
Bottle from who knows who. The first time I had this, I was swilling it on the streets of Antwerp straight from the bottle. A very different beer, I must say. It was also room temp. Which the bottle I’m drinking now should probably be.

Very bready, dry aroma, light cloves and pepper. Extra dough. Taste is kind of harsh, minerally, rough on the palate. Astringent as hell. I thought it may open up as it warmed and breathed but it did not. The palate really kills an otherwise fine beer. I was really hoping to love this beer but unfortunately I do not. At all.


 chicagobears (336), Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 11, 2007  
Pours a murky brown with a white head. Excellent lacing. Incredible aroma of caramel, fig, dark fruit, cocoa. Taste is spicy with cookie dough, earthy, dark fruits, and caramel. Has a yeasty, medium bodied carbonated finish. The slightest alcohol heat. a real treat to sample this one.


 franksnbeans (265), Columbus, Maryland, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/517/20
Nov 6, 2007  
Pours a dark prune with a big frothy head that builds up then dies down to a ring with nice lacing. Smells of caramel, dark fruits, dried fig, some spice, and pear. Taste is delicious with spice and caramel up front but brown sugar, pear, fruits and a doughy quality. So smooth with a nice tickle of carbonation on the toungue. Unbelievably drinkable and a delicious brew


 Wim (1288), Turnhout, Belgium
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 5, 2007  
darkbrown coloured body with a white head a fruity yeasty aroma a sweet fruity yeasty taste and a bitter alchoholic finich


 wetherel (1588), Encinitas, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Nov 4, 2007  
330cL bottle from ygtbsm94. Had at Logan’s Oceanside beer tasting with AlohaC, and Hair, and Matt, and Ken, and Bill, and others. Nice fruity belgian yeast aroma. Cloudy Brown color. Small bubble head. Easy to drink. Top 50 beer in the world? Maybe, but certainly brought up by the ratings of it’s awesome sister Westy 12.


 slimchill (776), Austin, Texas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/518/20
Nov 1, 2007  
Bottle. Sweet nose, touch of acidity. Lots of fruit, mainly cherry and strawberry. Some darker sweetness as well, caramel-like. Opaque dark ruby with a perfect off white head. Impressive indeed. Extremely smooth palate. Not as complex as the 12, but less of the overpowering alcohol presence. Much more balanced. Flavor is subdued sweetness with a bit of spice. Slightly dry finish, lingering sweetness.


 ekstedt (2420), Göteborg, Sweden
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/105/518/20
Oct 30, 2007  
Bottle (33 cl) from Řlbutikken, Copenhagen, Denmark. Hazy deep reddish brown, small beige head. Fruity aroma with plums and dark berries, along with yeast and earthy hops. Medium bodied with soft, yet lively carbonation. Perfectly balanced with a gentle initial sweetness followed by a firm and long bitterness. Excellent, but slightly less complex than its Abt brother.



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