Westvleteren Abt 12

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

(New Year’s Eve tasting Flight (3 of 3 11:44p)) Westvleteren 12 - What a difference in head. While the Westy Blonde and Extra 8 poured huge heads that almost escaped the glass, this one poured a 1/4" head of foam, which has now disappated to just a bubbly ring, visually like cola soda. Color of body is dark brown. Aroma of dark chocolate with some brown sugars. Also a smooth backbone of dark malts. No real hop aromatics at all. Very raisiny flavor. Full mouthfeel. Carbonation can also be felt in the mouth. Interestingly, of the three this one didn’t have any sediment in the bottle, while there was sludge on the bottom of the lighter beers. Warming in the throat. Enjoyable, but not sure I would want to drink this as often as the Westy 8.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Dark brown in color with creamy light brown head. Fruity aroma that only gets stronger as it is given air. The taste is so complex I don’t even know where to start. It is tastes of berries yet changes into a spicy malt that lasts on your tongue until you take another drink! Is there a better beer out there?????

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 8

Glass at In de Vrede, Brown beer, malty aroma, taste is malty, raisins, some dark fruit. Nice

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

One of my first Trappist beers from about 20 years ago that started my whole beer adventure. If you can find it, get it.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 10

Bottle (best by 10-2-10) shared by the legendary footbalm on his quick return to SLC, thanks
Appearance: Pours hazy brown with a medium off-white head and some lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, cherries, fruity, belgian candi and nutty
Taste: Toasted malts, dark fruits, caramel and earthy
A great beer all around, well balanced throughout. I’m glad I got to try this.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Nice rocky off white head with nice lacing.Spicey peppery nose. Hazey amber color with some yeasty beasty,s floatin around.Nice steady flow of tiny bubbles rising up at a constant pace.Carbonation is decent.Full bodied,fruity. Taste some anise/licorice flavors, maybe a little black pepper?I did notice the taste of alc on the first sip or two but not after that.As it warms up the yeasty, bready flavors and aromas are coming through, nice.Very slight astringency in the aftertaste. Overall a damn nice brew! They did do a fine job of hiding the alc also.The price will keep me from enjoying this brew more often. It seems a little bit out of line at $10 a bottle.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

2007 rating. Sampled at the O-Town throwdown and a big thanks to Kevster for bringing this puppy along. Pours murky brown with almost no head. The aroma is a mix of caramel, figs, dates and alcohol. The flavor has a big caramel component with some dark fruit notes like figs, dates and plums. Also some roasted malts also show up for a moment with a bit of alcohol in tow. Ends on a nice even keel requiring another sip. Wow, no sense of the ABV.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours a huge foamy bubbly beige head but doesn't stay very long, dissipates to a thin layer. Has a hazy, murky brown appearance. Thick sediments clearly visible throughout. Aromas of raisins, bready malts, some fairly strong yeasty notes. Flavours of raisins, grapes, prunes, dark fruits all around. Lively carbonation. Great retention and full bodied mouthfeel. Alcohol is subtly noticeable and not offensive whatsoever. Aged an extra year from time of purchase (thanks to Chopz for acquiring this bottle for me). Pretty darn good.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Pours a deep amber with a very thick buff head that likes to hang around. Aroma has strong notes of pear, apple and sweet malt. Rich flavor has a fruity core that seems to be a "tutti fruiti" of apple, cherry, pear and banana plus something else. Malt sneaks through wit. A bit of almost honey sweetness. Firm, smooth texture has some good fizz. Like nothing I have tried. One more beer off my bucket list!

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

Clear dark ruby with light brown foam head, lacing to glass. Aroma is light caramel, some sweet fruit tones. Taste is appealing mixture of light sweet, little bitter, grassy and floral notes. Long lastng aftertaste. (Velp 201304)