Extra
Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle in Westmalle, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.95
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Westmalle Extra is the table beer served to the monks and their guests and is brewed with water, barley malt and hop cones. The Westmalle Dubbel and Tripel yeast is also used for this beer. Westmalle Extra is also top-fermented but it is considerably lighter, at 4.8%, alcohol-by-volume than its brother brews. It has the characteristic Westmalle aroma with hops coming through in the finish. It is a real thirst-quencher.
De goudblonde Extra wordt slechts tweemaal per jaar gebrouwen en is alleen bedoeld voor intern gebruik. Dit bier drinken de monniken en hun gasten immers enkel bij het middagmaal. Typisch voor de Extra is dat hij alleen met water, gerstemout en hopbellen wordt gebrouwen. Hij deelt zijn gist met de Dubbel en Tripel en is dus ook een bier van hoge gisting, al bevat hij maar 4,8% alcohol. Het aroma is typisch Westmalle en het hoppige karakter zorgt voor een dorstlessende droge afdronk.
De goudblonde Extra wordt slechts tweemaal per jaar gebrouwen en is alleen bedoeld voor intern gebruik. Dit bier drinken de monniken en hun gasten immers enkel bij het middagmaal. Typisch voor de Extra is dat hij alleen met water, gerstemout en hopbellen wordt gebrouwen. Hij deelt zijn gist met de Dubbel en Tripel en is dus ook een bier van hoge gisting, al bevat hij maar 4,8% alcohol. Het aroma is typisch Westmalle en het hoppige karakter zorgt voor een dorstlessende droge afdronk.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Mathias, Belgian delivery. Almost no aroma. Nice lager like gold with lasting foam. It is really inoffensive and maintain some Belgian body to it despite low abv. Freshly cut thick grass on the taste. But forgetful sadly and I did expect a lot better based on my appeciation of both Westvleteren and Chimay's low abvs. (29/12/21) --- Bottle. Not sure where from. Nice and fruity and easy drinking. Liked a lot. 2.9 to 3.2. (30/4/23) ----- Bottle. Same. 3.2 to 3.3.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2021
at 18:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Pours slightly darker than golden, with a bit of haziness (more hazy on second pour). A quite big and very dense white head shows good retention and nice lacing. Good enough intensity in the aroma: a slight cereal/crackery base, fruity notes (citrus and peach), delicate grassy freshness, slight hint of spiciness. Taste notes follow the aroma, again with nice intensity, but with not too much definition: flavours are kind of drowned by a half sirupy/half sugary sweet feel. Taste balance: medium to high sweetness, light to medium bitterness; a sweet edge in both taste and aftertaste. Light bodied with quite high carbonation; a lively easily drinkable beer. An okay sessionable belgian ale, though a bit too sweet for my ideal liking. I was probably expecting something more.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2021
at 16:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from brew cavern. Day 14 on my advent. Light hazy golden colour with a white head. aroma and taste are light citrus. Dry to slight bitter. Crisp then oily texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2021
at 19:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Nach langer Zeit mal wieder ein Trappistenbier, das Tafelbier der Mönche: Westmalle Extra, Fläschchen von Hopfen & Malz im Wedding. - Goldgelb, leicht trüb; unsinnig viel Schaum. - Sehr milde Nase: ein wenig helles Malz, zart parfümiert-obergärig, und blasse zitrusfruchtige Hopfung, kandierte Orangenschale, Hefe. - Antrunk flauschig leicht hellmalzig mit zarter Süße, einem Hauch von Vanille und milder, elegant orangenfruchtiger Herbe. Milder rezent, schlank. Im Abgang dezente Herbe ätherischer Kräuter. Schwach hefig-ranziger Nachtrunk. - Luftig-leicht und schlank aber mit eleganter Hopfung - ein Bier mit Charakter. (9.11.2021.)
Tried
on 09 Nov 2021
at 18:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden with a big fluffy snow white head. Nose - lemon peel, light herb and white pepper. Taste - lemon peel and herb again. Sugar and sweet spice. Palate - dry zesty and light to medium bodied, good linger. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2021
at 17:49
8/10
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Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2021
at 17:44
6/10
Sweet, grainy, Belgian yeast, floral
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2021
at 21:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Ebenezer’s, Nantwich. Pours a cloudy pale yellow with a small white head. A fair amount of yeastiness in the aroma, plus hints of lime. Fairly high carboantion gives it some sparkle. In the mouth, it is like chewy lemon-lime sweets with added honey and ginger. Finish is slightly spicy. Rather nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2021
at 20:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2021
at 13:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle shares with martinsh at Ebeneezer's Craft Beer Emporium, Nantwich. Light to mid-gold, slightly hazy with a sizeable ring of white head. Woody, yeasty notes in the aroma with some light soft citrus underneath. Sweet honey and candy sugar yeast flavours with a dogged bitterness appearing near the end of the sip. A light vegetal note in the finish. Heavy carbonation. Masterful for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2021
at 18:56