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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7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2021
at 21:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Wine Rack, Sheffield. Honey gold. Faint haze. Loads of fine fast rising bubbles form a thick, sturdy, white head. Nose has honeyed grain. Ripe banana. Hop spice. Wheat. Taste has a little sweetness, with a firm, leafy and peppery bitterness. Dries a little on the palate. Medium body with high, foamy carbonation. Robustly bitter finish. No wonder they keep this one for themselves.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2021
at 17:40
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Very excited to finally have the opportunity to try this. Nose is citrus, gentle lime, minerality, cloves, yeast, lemon juice. Taste is lime, lemon, malty body, hint of banana and clove, floral and perfumed, leading to more lime, touch of minerality and orange, finish is dry and spicey. Great lighter beer with complexity and depth; lucky monks who can enjoy this with dinner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2021
at 20:38
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2021
at 21:21
7.5/10
A treat, bright banana esters up front, effervescent, punchy. Perry-like in the mouth and a lovely yeastiness
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2021
at 20:15
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2021
at 19:31
7.5/10
Beer Mania, never seen so many Trappist beers in my life!! Wanna buy them allllll! Maybe I will .... ;-)
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2021
at 22:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle from Rob the Gourmets’ Market in Brussels. F: medium, white, long lasting. C: blonde, hazy. A: malty, pear, red apples peels, floral, peach, bit yeasty. T: medium malty base, light bready, bit citrus, yeasty, bit herbal, medium to high carbonation, decent harmonic bitterness, nice balanced, enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2020
at 19:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Belgium in a box, Antwerp. Yellow pour with a white head. Nose is pineapple, banana,apple pie,kiwi fruit. Taste is pineapple chunks, pear drops,banana,more apple pie. Sweet fruit linger on the palate. Very moreish indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2020
at 14:52
7/10
Tried
on 12 Dec 2019
at 19:29