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Westvleteren 12 and St Bernardus 12 side by side

Westvleteren 12 vs. St Bernardus Abt 12

In researching for an article about our upcoming tour to St. Bernardus my wife was surprised to learn that although Westvleteren is now using Westmalle’s yeast, St. Bernardus is apparently still brewing the original Westvleteren recipe with Westvleteren yeast…  So she came to think that if she’s lovin’ a Westy, is it really a Westy? or is St Bernardus the real WestyConfusing, for sure.  So all we could do was pull out a bottle of each of them…which was conveniently located in our Coke Machine, and do a blind tasting.  Life is rough sometimes, but we were willing to make the sacrifice in order to provide you, our readers and beer voyagers, with enlightenment.

Val-Dieu Grand Cru

Beer #189 Val-Dieu Grand Cru

Name: Grand Cru Style: Quadruple Brewery:  Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu   website Country: Belgium Region: Aubel ABV: 10.5% abv How served:  750ml corked and caged bottle poured into an Abbeye de Leffe chalice. My Overall Opinion: Amazing. I paired this

Harpoon Island Creek Oyster Stout 100 Barrel Series #30

Beer #188 Harpoon Island Creek Oyster Stout (100 Barrel Series #30)

Name: Island Creek Oyster Stout (100 Barrel Series #30) Style:  English Oyster Stout Brewery:  Harpoon Brewery website Country: USA Region: Boston, Massachusetts ABV: 5.5% abv How served:  22 oz gold foiled capped bottle poured into a Delirium Tremens glass. My

Goose Island Matilda

Beer # 187 Goose Island Matilda

Name: Matilda Style:  Belgian Strong Pale Ale Brewery:  Goose Island website Country: USA Region: Chicago, Illinois ABV: 7.0% abv How served:  22 oz capped bottle poured into a Malheur glass. My Overall Opinion: Good I paired this beer with: Giants

Epic Sour Apple Saison

Beer # 186 Epic Sour Apple Saison

Name: Sour Apple Saison Style:  Saison / Farmhouse Ale Brewery:  Epic Brewing Co website Country: USA Region: Salt Lake City, Utah ABV: 7.8% abv How served:  22 oz capped bottle poured into a 3 Fonteinen glass. My Overall Opinion: Good 

The Brewer's Art Resurrection Ale

Beer #185 The Brewer’s Art Resurrection Ale

Name: Resurrection Ale Style:  Dubbel Brewery:  The Brewer’s Art website Country: USA Region: Baltimore, Maryland ABV: 7.0% abv How served:  750ml caged and cork bottle poured into a Grottenbier chalice. My Overall Opinion: Very Good  I paired this beer with:

La Trappe Isid’or

Beer #184 2009 La Trappe Isid’or

Name: Isid’or Style:  Belgian Pale Ale Brewery:  La Trappe (Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven B.V.)  website Country: Netherlands Region: Berkel-Enschot ABV: 7.5% abv How served:  750ml caged and cork bottle poured into a La Trappe chalice. My Overall Opinion: Very Good I

Deschutes Jubel 2010 Once A Decade Ale

Beer #183 Deschutes Jubel 2010 Once A Decade Ale

Name: Jubel 2010 Once A Decade Ale Style:  American Strong Ale Brewery:  Deschutes Brewery  website Country: USA Region: Bend, Oregon ABV: 10.0% abv How served:  22 oz waxed and capped bottle poured into a Delirium Noël snifter to get me into

Mikkeller Devine Rebel

Beer #182 Mikkeller & BrewDog Devine Rebel

Name: Devine Rebel Style:  English Barleywine Brewery:  Mikkeller   website  Brewed at BrewDog  Fraserburgh Scotland Country: Denmark Region:   København ABV: 12.1% abv How served:  11.2 oz capped bottle poured into a Samuel Adams perfect pint glass     My Overall Opinion: Very Good

Mikkeller Funky E Star

Beer # 181 Mikkeller Funky E Star

WOW!! has it really been more than 3 months since I posted to my blog?   Sorry about that… I need to get back to not just drinking my beers but posting them too!!  Back to my Review. Name: Funky E Star