Westvleteren 12 (XII)
Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus in Westvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
8.63
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Thuis. Fles. 330ml
Don't know what the fuzz is all about. Happy to not have overpaid for this, although 5 euro still is a lot for a quadruple.
Is it the glass? 😉
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
Special bottle. Bday for a special lady!
lived up to the hype. poured dark, good head, a very well balanced blend of dark fruit, malt and light bitters.