Westvleteren XII Special Edition

[Mr. Viking]

Why is air travl so expensive from th eStates to beer country?


it fuckin' sucks

So expensive and so long. Takes frigging forever to cross the damn ocean...

bring back Concorde

[Mr Boozificator]

Why is air travl so expensive from th eStates to beer country?


it fuckin' sucks

So expensive and so long. Takes frigging forever to cross the damn ocean...

bring back Concorde

Yep, one of the only times when both sides of the Channel cooperated on something genuinely awesome and we couldn't keep it alive. Very sad indeed.

[BBoozer]

You did it, guys. On the Belgian radio news this morning it was announced that the Westvleteren XII US edition was sold out on its very first day. Good job, and enjoy.

[coqui_chris]

Believe me, I was surprised (in a pleasant way) too. When I came home from work, my redhead told me she had been at the store at noon, and there was still about half a pallet left. But she had no coupon with her (she had thrown it away, as women always try to clean up the place) and tried in vain to get a box. So when I came home I ran thorugh the paper waste and, once the coupon was found, rushed to Colruyt. I guess you're right about the coupons though. Maybe Knack and Standaard are really a city thing and not read so much in northern Limburg.

As to the tasting, I plan to share with my redhead and start with (each) half a bottle of Sint-Bernardus before proceeding to the Westvleteren (which implies a prejudgment - i.e. I expect the Westvleteren to be the better beer). Now, I might throw in the Rochefort 10. In my opinion, this is a great beer that compares with Westvleteren.

Should we do a blind tasting? Did you?

I did it like this with the Sint-Bernardus:

Since the two beers look virtually identical, with my back turned, my manager (Brian) poured both beers into identical Westmalle Trappist glasses (he knew which beer was which). After taking initial sips of each glass, I could taste a difference and, even when I turned my back and Brian switched (or didn't switch) the glasses' positions randomly (so by sight, I would never know for sure which beer was in which glass), I identified the Westvleteren correctly by taste each time we tried this (@6-7 times). It just seemed to have a bigger and more open flavor.

I agree 100% about the Rochefort 10 (9.5 abv, correct?)...IMHO, that's the beer that compares most favorably with the Westvleteren 12 (10.2 abv).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_eZmEiyTo0

[coqui_chris]

There is no mention of PA, or MD on that list. So feckin' bummed.

They had it at Total Wine in Claymont, DE

http://www.philly.com/philly/food/20121 ... nest_.html