Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus Extra 8

Ah, it has finally happened. We have dipped into a months long hold out on one of the best around, the Westvleteren 8. I'm glad that we have finally given in to temptation and tried it- 6 months seemed like an ample time to wait.

This Belgian strong ale pours dark red/brown and is highly carbonated. You can tell that this brew re-ferments in the bottle because there is a lot of sediment floating in it, very interesting. Smell is full flavored of dark fruits, honey, and all kinds of malts. The taste is pretty much exactly as it smells and it doesn't skip on the smoothness. The Westvleteren 8 is by far the smoothest Ale ive ever had. Also it hides the taste of alcohol very well, and this is no weakling coming in at 8% either. Overall it has a very bold and strong flavor with a bitter sweet frothy aftertaste. Very good.

Appearance - 4.4

Smell - 4.2

Taste - 4.0

Texture - 4.3

Overall - 4.23/5