Name: Trappist Westvleteren 12
Style: Quadrupel (Quad)
Brewery: Brouwerij Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren) website
Country: Belgium
Region: Westvleteren
ABV: 10.2% Abv
How served: 330ml capped bottle poured into a vintage Abbij St. Sixtus goblet.
My Overall Opinion: Amazing. 
I paired this beer with: Calissons d’Aix
Tasted on: Monday August 9th, 2010.
Note: The Cap is stamped with a 19/09/10 date, meaning this beer will be 3 years old this September 19th. I let it warm to 50° before I opened the bottle. This bottle opened with a “hiss” and poured a deep dark cloudy brown with a one finger tan head on a slow easy pour. The head leaves a nice thin lace on the glass. The nose was sweet with hints of dried fruit (raisins/plums), licorice, chocolate and bit of alcohol . The taste is of caramel, dried raisins, prunes, vanilla, sweet candy (is that licorice again) and a hint of cherries. The mouthfeel is of medium creamy feel with a nice pleasant warmth from the 10.2% abv. This is a very drinkable brew and I’m going to be heading to my fridge for an encore.
On the Label: What label?
From their website: All images remain property of the Abbey of Saint Sixt and cannot be reproduced.
In De Vrede, the café at Brouwerij Westvleteren will be the 1st place we visit on our Belgium Beer Barge Tour in October 2010. Here will taste not only a fresh 12 & 8 but also the Blonde. What a great way to start vacation. If you want to join us, check out www.BonBeer.com .
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