Westvleteren Extra 8

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

Turns out, this is a pretty damn good beer. Not sure where to begin. The nose on this one is a thing of beauty. Ripe fruits, butterscotch, toffee, some other dark fruits, spices l- a bunch of stuff that fits perfectly together, who the hell knows. i want this recipe! Flavor is Musty plum, and toffee. FOr me, this beer just works. The whole is greater than the some of its many parts. This beer just makes me love beer.

As if you step into a old dark french cellar. Large and richt palette, musky, oats, fruityness, richtness, fattyness. Doesnt tire you out. Worth whatever your effort.

Bottle. I tasted this one several times and finally got around to rating it. The beer poured a deep red-brown with thick beige head. Nice notes of raisins, plums, caramel, hints of sour cherries, bitter finish.

nice bear bud i think i like te 12 more then this one good flavor bud not i good as the number 12

Bottle @ In de Vrede, Westvleteren. Pours a slightly hazy brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty slightly yeasty dark fruit aroma. Sweetish malty dark fruit, raisins, plums, figs flavor with some hints of caramel and some yeasty hints. Has a sweetish malty dark fruit finish with a slightly bitter hints in the aftertaste.

Bottle. Had in the cellar for awhile and even traded a few away. Pour was dark, but not to brown. Way to much head, took me 4-5 min to pour into glass. Palate was great, tons of fruit and not overpowering at all. I liked the 12 aged a little more, but this is a very close second.

Bottle. Pours very muddy brown with a medium-thick pale tan head with lovely lacing. Nose is yeast, sour cherries, brett, chocolate, fruit, tomato ketchup. Palate runs from initially quite sweet to a very dry finish, more fruit and sourness. Very earthy and mushroomy, seemed infected or off-balance. Shame, I had really high hopes for this after the letdown that the 12 was.

Well, I have to say... Most disappointing brewery ever! The 12 was one of the weak links in a blind tasting I participated in recently. Now this. Infected bottle. Gusher. Pours a cloudy brown tons of yeast with a large head. Aroma is filled with brettanomyces. Sour cherries, oranges, musty basement and horse blanket. On the palate it’s not very complex, watery and sour. Nice mouth feel, saving this beer from being a disaster.