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Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus: Trappist Westvleteren 12

This Belgian-style strong dark ale is/was brewed by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus in Westvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium. It's achieved an overall score of 88.44%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 10.20%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

UPDATED: JUN 29, 2008 Where to start.....Im kinda disappointed that i threw Tim Taylor Landlord the big 5 out of 5 because this beer needs to be rated higher, be that as it may pours with a volumous...nah screw it Im not going to wank on about flavours, dark fruits etc wah wah this is a great beer its got good depth its balanced its amazing thanks
Rating #300 Bottle courtesy of OldStyleCubFan, thanks Todd! Appearance: Pours a dark brown with an active and attractive looking tan head. Smell: Aroma of molasses, dark malt, caramel and yeast. Flavor: Flavor is brown sugars, malt, spices, rasins, yeasts, bread, vanilla and much more coming together very nicely. Palate: Despite all the flav
ok. Honestly. this was NOT my style of beer. I have had other ones similar in style to this, but did not love this one. It was incredibly sweet, with strong apple cider notes, also i picked up a strong liquor taste. It wasnt bad, and im assuming for its style its a great beer, but just not my thing i guess. Fortunate to try i though.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
19th Sep 2010 at 7:40 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 10.20 dark Taste: 100%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 100%
Ease: 88.89%
Clarity: 100%
 88.436% magical 362

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Other Beers (etc.) by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus

Apart from Trappist Westvleteren 12, Hop Horizons lists 2 others by Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus. These are:
Trappist Westvleteren 12 (aged 10 years)
Trappist Westvleteren Blond

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