Westvleteren Extra 8

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

’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.

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.

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.

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

darkbrown coloured body with a white head a fruity yeasty aroma a sweet fruity yeasty taste and a bitter alchoholic finich

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.

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.

Bottle (33 cl) from Ølbutikken, 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.