Hill Country Beer Club
Westvleteren Adbij St. Sixtus
12
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97
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Club & Brewer Notes:
200th Club Beer.
Inside the sanctuary of the abbey of St. Sixtus of Westvleteren is a beer lover's dream and a businessman's nightmare. Piety, not profit, is what these monks seek. The St. Sixtus monks break every rule in Business 101 except attention to quality. And therein may lie the secret of their success in brewing a beer that some rank among the world's best and that is so hard to get there's a black market for it. St. Sixtus brews three beers. The Westvleteren 12 is a strong, dark beer with a 12% alcohol content. It is consistently ranked among the top five beers in the world by RateBeer.com.
This beer poured a muddy ruby brown with a thin head of fizzy tan foam that showed good retention and left behind some attractive lacing. The aroma of the beer was made up of caramel, wood, dark fruits, a hint of chocolate, dusty yeast, and some alcohol. The flavor consisted of caramel, sugar coated dried fruits, plums, raisins, wood, and well hidden alcohol. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and way to easy to drink with light carbonation. Subtley complex and smooth.