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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De Westvleteren Twaalf heeft een gele kroonkurk en, net zoals de overige Westvleteren-bieren, geen etiket. EBC 79.
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9.3/10
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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.
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from Bottle
at
In de Vrede
on 23 Aug 2025
at 22:58
8/10
Bbe 08/11/26, maybe this one? Still pretty nicely balanced quadrupel
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2025
at 22:34
8.5/10
Special bottle. Bday for a special lady!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2025
at 20:46
8/10
lived up to the hype. poured dark, good head, a very well balanced blend of dark fruit, malt and light bitters.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:36
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2025
at 22:18
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2025
at 18:51
8/10
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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2025
at 12:14
9/10
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. ??
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2025
at 12:03
8/10
Tried
on 26 Mar 2025
at 07:32
10/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:16