8

2014 vs. 2020. Right. Herbaceaus, malty-toffe nose faint dried fruits. Taste is strong,malty, caramel, dried fruits, pleasant mouthfeeling. Warming.

10

Sviktet ikke. Knall aroma av rosiner, tendens til venøs. Smak rosiner, noe kjeks, venøs. God bitterhet som henger igjen. Legende øl.

9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle from a crate ordered at the abbey. Bottled: 27/04/2022. Consumed: 06/2022 - hardly two months old. Finally, the world-famous Westvleteren XII has made it to my home and what better way to add my rating than with a young example? Obviously, I'm looking forward to drinking aged examples in the coming years...
Pours a hazy dark amber to brown with a stable, foamy, tan head. Very expressive aroma of tawny port, red wine, wood, red apple slices, dried banana, pear, overripe blue plum, brown bread, baker's yeast, artisan milk chocolate, chestnut. Taste has a sweet estery mix of blue plum, red apple, dried banana & raisin in a thick brown-bready, slightly toasty, somewhat chocolatey malt body with a hint of candi sugar, but never in a cloying way, surrounded by a spicy and a dry-yeasty note, and even a sourish dark-fruity streak. The herbal & peppery hoppy finish offers more dried & candied fruits, spices and 'dry' brown bread and even a very vague hint of coffee. The whole is topped off with a noble, vinous warmth of brandy-like alcohol. Medium to full body, creamy-moussy texture, average carbonation (toning down when warming up). Evidently, it's hard to approach this beer unbiasedly, but its powerful character slowly but surely reveals itself, leaving you without a doubt that it's a masterpiece.

9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Ripe red fruits (plum, cherry), yeast, malt, and spices. Similar taste, mid-sweet, some alcohol.

9.8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10

Dark mahogany pour with a lasting white head. Aromas of white and dark bread, caramel/toffee, red fruits and some yeast. Tastes of sweet bread, sweet toffee, dried fruit, cloves, caramel/brown sugar. Longlasting aftertaste with a hint of licorice, especially if swirled around for a bit. The ABV carries the taste nicely and is not felt at all. Very, very well balanced with a pleasant level of carbonisation. Best beer in the world? Hard to tell, but it is really, really good stuff and for a moment I thought about what an barrel aged edition might taste like.

7

Koolzuur overheerst, wel lekkere quadrupel

8

Sensory Session #43: Old against young. [Left] bbf 21.4.19. Quick dissapearing, tiny head, nose is sweet, malty honey, molasse. Sweeter than the 2020, less carbonated , caramel and honey-fruity, dryish, bitter herbal hops as is gets warmer.