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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5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Thanks to fonefan]. Golden beer with a good formation of white head with a perfect duration. Aroma has citrus and malty notes. Flavour is moderate bittery with mild citrus hints and a very dry final. Carbonation is medium. Body is medium.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2012
at 14:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle as shown thanks to pimptastic at RBWG 2012. Pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. The aroma is a yeast and pepper. Medium mouthfeel with a clove and lingering dry finish. A good belgian from Westmalle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2012
at 12:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home from beer planet. It pours straw yellow, with a thick white head. The nose is hay, pepper, nutmeg, coriander and some sweet pear. The taste is pear, apple, melon, spice (particularly pepper), herbal, grass, hay and dough, with a dry, peppery finish. Light to medium body and lively carbonation. Quite subtle actually and well balanced. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2012
at 13:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy golden yellow, firm white head. Quite crisp aroma, fruity hops, spicy, yeast, firm malts background. Flavour is sweet malty, balanced bitter hops. Dry hoppy finish. I quite like this one.
(From 33cL bottle @ home)
(From 33cL bottle @ home)
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2011
at 08:33
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
unlabeled bottle@Kulminator: slightly hazy golden with a fluffy white head, crisp, bitter, hops, esters, yeast, spices, pale malty, some fruitiness (mainly citric), strong bitter spice/yeast taste, decent carb
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2011
at 04:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle looks simple but good. Also the cap is nice. Aroma is sweet hoppy. Starts mild, modest hoppy-dry, not too bitter, soft lemon touch. Finish a little bit metallically, still mild. Nice, but nothing really special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2011
at 21:35