Westvleteren Extra 8

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

A trappist beer in the true sense of the word. Creamy, dark, sweet taste with a little lemon on the finishing touch. A great beer!

An excellent beer overall, stands up well to its older brother. Pours a dark brown with a 2 fingered, tan head. Nose was plums, figs, sugar, yeast and some alcohol. Palate was mainly fruits and bread with an alcohol finish. A very complex beer that was thorouhly enjoyable.

Pours dark brown, almost black with an off white head. Aroma is bready, fig, picking up alcohol. Flavor is raisin, sugary sweet, light bread. A nice alcohol tingly sensation warms the back of the tongue shortly after drinking, and warms the chest. Comes off heavier than the abt12 if you ask me. Not nearly as complex as its big bro either. Some aging would have likely made this rating a little higher.

bottle...thanks to masonjer for sharing in the parking lot!....didn’t pay enough attention to gather the date on the bottle cap....poured an opaque caramel brown with a hefty tan, light brown head....aromas of brown sugar, figs, raisins, candied sugar, and yeast....flavor was pretty bready with dark fruit accents and a nice overall sweetness. finishes off a little dry and bitter......i really need to sit down with another one and take my time with it. this rating felt a little rushed.

well treasured little bottle at home on my comfy couch :-) as far as beer brewing and little monks go the trappists know how to do it. i could repeat myself over and over again, but with 805 ratings, i think you guys know what a wonderful little treat this is. xxx

Poured from a 330ml bottle (Thanks again, Tyler!) and served in a St. Sixtus trappist glass. This beer poured a dark, muddy brown with a huge head of fine, tan bubbles that displayed excellent retention. A nice, thick coat of lacing was left behind. The aroma of the beer was made up of raisins, plums, caramel, candi sugar, dusty yeast, and a hint of mild alcohol. The flavor included dark fruits, caramelized sugar, light bread, and a lasting warm alcoholic finish. The mouthfeel was medium to full-bodied with lively and crisp carbonation. Nicely balanced and highly complex. A truly excellent beer!

Yum, Been waiting to try this one. Had in chalice on a "big beer night" I would def. try this one again, I like the trappist rockefort 8 better, but this is really great.

NIce beer, Better then Westvleteren 12, i like this beer more then ’the best beer in the world’. Bottle 33 CL : nice taste, nice color. Great beer.