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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Sensory Session #43: Old against young. [Right] bbf 14.8.23. Nose starts restrained, thick off-white head. Red berries, caramel, Biskuit, herbal-malty, nice hops and a good carbonation
Always solid
Thanks Chris C.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
330ml bottle, 2023 on the cap so should be a 2020 bottle.
Very dark brown pour, beige head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, dried fruits. Taste is the same, rich and malty, toffee and caramel, dried fruits, brown sugar, alcohol very strong but well integrated. Fair bit more carbonation than expected compared to my first rating. Still an outstanding beer but I did prefer the older bottle I'd had previously.
Needed something special to celebrate my better half’s 40th!! Cheers babe
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Nervously drinking this a tad, knowing how highly it is thought of - and it is undoubtedly a fine beer, maybe just not quite as stratospheric for me as others. Pours a slightly muddy mahogany with a bubbly off-white / beige head, and an aroma of dark fruit and a hint of molasses. The taste is sweet and malty, with some fruity undertones, all mellowing out in the finish to leave a dry leathery sensation
Nice!