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Westvleteren

Westvleteren
Trappist 12 Gold Cap

Category: Belgian Style Strong Ale

Date Tasted:
Country: Belgium
Alcohol: 10.2%
100 Points
Platinum Medal
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Westvleteren
Trappist 12 Gold Cap

Category: Belgian Style Strong Ale

Date Tasted:
Country: Belgium
Alcohol: 10.2%
Reddish mahogany color. Aromas of fudgey caramel brownie with vanilla cream cheese frosting, German chocolate cake with dulce du leche gelato, pumpernickel fig bread pudding, and toffee on baked black currants with a fat body and a very long rich caramel and chocolate malt, caramelized bacon, candied red currant, chicory coffee with spiced honey, and sweet potato pie with a touch of pepper honey jam finish. Extraordinarily well balanced with sweet complexity and mild spices; a colossally deep and delicious Trappist Ale with an endless cornucopia of dessert-like fruit and malt flavors to savor and delight in.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: fudgey caramel brownie with vanilla cream cheese frosting, German chocolate cake with dulce du leche gelato, pumpernickel fig bread pudding, and toffee on baked black currants
Taste Flavor: rich caramel and chocolate malt, caramelized bacon, candied red currant, chicory coffee with spiced honey, and sweet potato pie with a touch of pepper honey jam
Bitterness Bitterness: Low
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Baked Ham, Limburger
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Extraordinarily well balanced with sweet complexity and mild spices; a colossally deep and delicious Trappist Ale with an endless cornucopia of dessert-like fruit and malt flavors to savor and delight in.

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Belgian Style Strong Ale

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Westvleteren Trappist 12 Gold Cap
100 POINTS
Westvleteren Trappist 12 Gold Cap
Belgium