Westvleteren Extra 8

Brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Westvleteren, Belgium

Pours murky brown with small beige head. Aroma is musty, nutty, sweet fruit, yeast and slight toffee. Flavor is nice too with sweet malt, fruit and grainy. Not nearly as good as the 12, but very solid.

Gekregen op Sinterklaas 2007 feest van Annelies. Ze heeft het gekocht in de plaatselijke drankenhandel voor 6,95 Euro. Gedronken op kerstmiddag 2008. Een jaar gewacht. Het resultaat. Ik had meer, veel meer verwacht. Veel koolzuur waardoor de smaak niet volledig tot zijn recht komt. Maar ik heb nog 1 fles dus ik zal hem re-raten.

Not quite up to the flavor of its big brother but an awesome beer all unto itself . Great drinkability and goes down smooth. Wish these beers were easier to obtain I would have a few more for sure. Nice earthy overtones with just enough fruity rasin flavors coming through..Highly drinkable and worth seeking out along with its bigger brother..

Bottle, courtesy of Noize. Dark brown colour, tan head. Aroma is sour fruity. Flavour has sour fruits and malts. A bit of disappointment here, similar to when I had the westy 12. Nice beer, but dont see where all the fuss is about.

Bottle. Finally got around to popping one of the few I have, and as far as I am concerned it completely lived up to its reputation. Sweet nose, with a hint of alcohol, followed by a creamy mouthful that is on the delicious side. What distinguishes a beer like this is not only the complexity of the flavor, but the fact that it is hard to find any faults within the flavor. As I drink this, I don’t feel that it lacks something in some areas, or has too much of something in others. It is great as it is.

Tous simplement delicieuse Riche et complexe a la fois. Difficile de s en procurer. Mais c est une de mes prefere.

The few, the proud, the drinkers of a whole bottle of W8! Thanks Poperinge! POP and the beer rushes to the top. A thick souffle head on rich dark coppery amber. Start of the scent is sour fruit malt followed by cookies bread and oatmeal. Very drinkable. Through the mouth and in the aftertaste wave after wave of flavour rolls across the palate. Chocolate, oatmeal and bread. Big mouth feel. Light chocolate wafers. Fair amount of dry sugary sweetness. Bottom third of the bottle is a little hoppier with a medicinal mouth drying quality. Last couple of sips are a bit dirty and muddy like chocolate brownie or cookie crumbs in your milk.

Bottle, which was a gift from my wife. Pours dark brown with a large off-white head that lasted until the end of the glass and left very nice lace throughout. Surprisingly light aroma of caramel and yeast. More flavorful than the aroma suggests with caramel, figs, dates, and yeast. There is some warming alcohol towards the finish, which grows as the beer comes to temperature. Very effervescent, especially early on. This is a very solid beer, however, I was frankly a little disappointed and do not see this as a top 50 beer.