Westvleteren Extra 8

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

Bottle shared with Fatphil and Anna- Brown in appearance with a tight tan head. Apples and mild spices can be detected in the aroma along with some caramel and plain chocolate. Taste is initially quite tangy and sweet on the tongue but soon a fruity taste becomes more evident with plain chocolate and spices also there. Very nicely balanced.

Flaske. Langt mere tilbagetrukket end jeg havde forventet, men med lidt tålmodighed åbner øllen sig op og giver en lækker fornemmelse og smag af karamel. Heldigvis har jeg min kone til at fange de finere noter i øl da jeg bestemt ikke er god til det. Men sjovt at have prøvet.

Garrafa, em Amsterdam (HOL) e em Genebra (SUI), em novembro de 2007. Coloração escura, avermelhada, com creme bege não volumoso, mas que deixa uma fina camada perene. Álcool presente, mas suave, bem balanceado. Idem quanto ao amargor. Complexa, encorpada, mas suave. Equilibrada. Carbonatação média/alta. Notas levemente frutadas, suavemente doces. Possivelmente frutas vermelhas.

’98 vintagePours a nice mahogany tone with slight head. Nose is sweet, like cherry cobbler, and a bit medecine like. Flavor is very unique, with the sweetness carrying through. Clean finish. Not sure I like it, but I will definitely try to find a newer vintage to see the difference. Leaving room for a re rate.

Bottle from who knows who. The first time I had this, I was swilling it on the streets of Antwerp straight from the bottle. A very different beer, I must say. It was also room temp. Which the bottle I’m drinking now should probably be.

Very bready, dry aroma, light cloves and pepper. Extra dough. Taste is kind of harsh, minerally, rough on the palate. Astringent as hell. I thought it may open up as it warmed and breathed but it did not. The palate really kills an otherwise fine beer. I was really hoping to love this beer but unfortunately I do not. At all.

Pours a murky brown with a white head. Excellent lacing. Incredible aroma of caramel, fig, dark fruit, cocoa. Taste is spicy with cookie dough, earthy, dark fruits, and caramel. Has a yeasty, medium bodied carbonated finish. The slightest alcohol heat. a real treat to sample this one.

Pours a dark prune with a big frothy head that builds up then dies down to a ring with nice lacing. Smells of caramel, dark fruits, dried fig, some spice, and pear. Taste is delicious with spice and caramel up front but brown sugar, pear, fruits and a doughy quality. So smooth with a nice tickle of carbonation on the toungue. Unbelievably drinkable and a delicious brew

darkbrown coloured body with a white head a fruity yeasty aroma a sweet fruity yeasty taste and a bitter alchoholic finich