Westvleteren 12 (XII)
Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus in Westvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
8.64
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 0.33l from Flink Gegist, Delft, ten years ago. Yes, we can wait... It was the best beer in the world on Ratebeer back then.
Seems clear, copper colored. AROMA- vinous, lots of berries, strawberry, dark grapes, raspberry, blackberry, plum, red currant, touch of black currant, my father's homemade currant wine. FLAVOR- neutral, slightly tart and bitter, and again - lots of berries... Fuller to full bodied.
Funny. Ten years ago when I bought it, it would have been great for me. Today... today is ...hmmm...good. Yes, good. A bit boring but good.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle, 2025 vintage. Caramel malt aroma with notes of toffee, dark fruit, toasted malt, cocoa and Belgian Candi sugar. Pours deep caramel colored with half a finger of tan head that has excellent retention and decent lacing. Starts with rich caramel, dark fruit and toasted malt flavors as well as having a rich, full body and smooth mouthfeel. Finishes quite smooth with toffee, Candi sugar and cocoa flavors. Definitely lives up the hype, glad I picked some up while I was there.
Bbe 08/11/26, maybe this one? Still pretty nicely balanced quadrupel
lived up to the hype. poured dark, good head, a very well balanced blend of dark fruit, malt and light bitters.
Sweet and toasted bready malty, layers of caramel and toffee sweetness, cocoa, lots of dried fruit notes of sultana and raisin, yeast, fig and plum accents coming in, spiced sweet malty finish. Beautiful.
First time trying such a young vintage of this classic. Deep sweet malty with layers of sweet caramel and molasses, yeast, brown sugar, touch of cocoa, a plethora of dried fruit shred, smooth mouthfeel, lingering spiced sweet malty finish. ??
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10
Yes, I finally tried it! On my trip to Europe, when we went to Belgium. Yes it is everything everyone says it is. Though it is third on my list (blasphemy?). I think the Westy 8 was better, as well as the Andech’s Doppelbock. Anyway, I can’t add anymore that hasn’t already been said except great beer.