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Westvleteren Extra 8

Westvleteren Extra 8 - Belgian Strong Ale

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

Westvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
11004.25/5.04.24/5.08%99.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 Ungstrup (14754), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Sep 15, 2002  
A dark orange cloudy beer with a beutiful head. It has a fresh fruit aroma and tastest slightly acidic and sweet with notes of fruits. Definatly a great beer - but in my world not one of the best two beers - though still high on my list.


 Papsoe (14642), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
May 20, 2005  
(Bottle 33 cl) Typical trappist: dark, full-bodied with loads of sediment. Lots of malt, lots of spices and a solid dose of hops in the finish. All the good stuff is here. 110194


 omhper (12155), Stockholm, Sweden
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/517/20
May 26, 2002  
Sampled the 1994 version in 2002: Burgundy coloured. Coffee, berries and dark chocolate in the nose. Malty, complex and mature with toffee flavours. Rich sweet finish. Wonderful!


 yespr (11645), Copenhagen O, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Apr 15, 2007  
33 cL bottle. Pours with a huge white head and a nice dark brown colour. Aroma is sweet, notes of alcohol but dominated by dark notes like roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Taste has it all in a fantastic blend. Starts caramel sweet and the notes start ti kick in. Flavour of the classic belgian yeast is added to the complex flavor. Finish is soft and lingering.


 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 2, 2006  
Bottle. Dark copper in color, with a nice, off-white head. Aroma off sugar, alcohol, dried fruits, spices and berries. Sugar, alcohol, berries, prunes, raisins, spices and chocolate notes in flavor. Full body and a bitter finish good and complex.


 oh6gdx (8802), Vasa, Finland
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/519/20
Nov 18, 2005  
Bottled. Hazy, dark brown colour with huge beige foamy head, lacing. Just lovely aroma of caramel and chocolate with a sting of alcohol. Also herbs and fruit noteable in the soft, but strong aroma. Palate is about excellent (it can’t get much better than this, full, but smooth, still carbonated). Flavour is of alcohol, plum, chocolate in the beginning, then smoothening up to kind of caramellish, fruity and some roast too. Finish is roasted, as is the aftertaste. Aftertaste also has some plummy and fruity hints. Kind of toffeeish all the wat through. Very pleasant, and in fact even better than Westy 12 in my opinion... Totally kickass.


 MiP (8793), Sřnderborg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 17, 2004  
Bottle. Wood, liquorice, chocolate, slightly salty flavour. Dark brown colour, small creamy light brown head. Aftertaste of yeast, good bitterness.


 joergen (8430), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 31, 2004  
Brown colour with a fine beige head. Alcoholic aroma with malts and hops. Flavor of dried fruit, hops and malt. Bitter aftertaste. An OK beer, but Westvleteren 12 is much better.



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