Westvleteren Extra 8

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

[Bottle, thanks Yespr/Mpls Crew] Pours cloudy brown with a beige head. Aroma of grape, brown sugar and malt. Taste is sweet--fruity, malt, spice, with a small amount of hops. Medium mouthfeel. Long finish. Very nice.

Dark beer with nice medium head. Aroma has chokolate, plums and malt. Flavor is malty with fruits, spices and a warming finish. Resemblance to the W12. Fantastic beer.

200th Rating From Irishboy, Thanks Richard! Poured a dark brown colour with a medium tan head and lots micro brown particulates. Aroma of brown sugar, dark fruits, cherry and malty. Initial taste of a soft mouthfeel, a very complex one, tasted in awe. (Raisin) more a strong grape, caramel malts make up the initial character quite well. Moving into a tobacco and nutty overlay. The roasty background becomes increasingly more noticeable towards the finish. Finishing with a roasty, creamy and yet slight bitter palate. The grapyness seems also still linger the palate duration as well. Some head retention remained through the beer. Palate duration was excellent. This was absolute great experience.

Clearish amber brown with a thin, but self-maintaining, tan head. Creamy foam to the last drop. Nose of raisin, dough and brown sugar, lovely chocolate banana, some alcohol. Wow, taste is very different from the 12. A beautifully crafted fruitcake elixir with hints of chestnut, wood and carrot in the finish. Velvety body with a soft tang.

Sampled from the Yespr collection, shared at Cellar’s Wine & Spirits in St Paul, MN. Pours a hazy brown brew with a fast dissolving off-white head. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, mollasses, overly-ripen pears, some brown sugar and a touch of cinnamon. Taste is medium bodied, not as carbonated at #6, sllightly fruity with some herbal spice. Finish is semi-sweet and then floral hop bitterness.

This is something special. A thick, brown malty beer, like an abbot ale, if their other beer wasn’t the abt. Some sediment. Flavor and aroma have full bodied malt and fruit. Intense flavors, some apple, pear, a little cherry.

Thanks to Yesper again. Pours a nice dark earthy murky brown. Nice sweet malt, mollases, biscuit, and honey on the nose with a light dose of spice. Great spicy palate with a good dose of dark sugar and a light floral hoppiness. This reminds me a lot of pannepot, and that is definately good!

Thanks to Papsoe for this one in a million! (via Kaggie97/Zinister trade). Pours a murky very dark brown with great head retention. Nice lacing. Dark fruits, raisins on the nose. Brown sugar and cinnamon as well. Taste is not as layered as the 12, but still fantastic. A bit crisper and cleaner than the 12, but no lingering finish. Thanks Papsoe.