Full Review

Westvleteren

Westvleteren
Trappist 8 Blue Cap

Category: Trappist or Abbey Dubbel

Date Tasted:
Country: Belgium
Alcohol: 8%
96 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative
2024 World Beer Championships - Best Trappist or Abbey Dubbel

Westvleteren
Trappist 8 Blue Cap

Category: Trappist or Abbey Dubbel

Date Tasted:
Country: Belgium
Alcohol: 8%
Maroon color. Aromas of caramel and toffee, German malt candies, sticky toffee pudding topped with baked apples, caramel apple streudel with a warm oatmeal crust, and hint of molasses and rock candy with a fat body and a very long pumpernickel french toast with date syrup, cocoa and figs, carob mousse, and sweet braised carrot with caramel demi glaze and pink pepper corn finish. A fantastically rich and chewy Trappist Ale with an artful balance of sweet and savory flavors that cascade across the palate.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: caramel and toffee, German malt candies, sticky toffee pudding topped with baked apples, caramel apple streudel with a warm oatmeal crust, and hint of molasses and rock candy
Taste Flavor: pumpernickel french toast with date syrup, cocoa and figs, carob mousse, and sweet braised carrot with caramel demi glaze and pink pepper corn
Bitterness Bitterness: Low
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Beef Stew, Peking Duck, Morbier
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A fantastically rich and chewy Trappist Ale with an artful balance of sweet and savory flavors that cascade across the palate.

The Producer

Brouwerij de Sint Sixtus Abdij

The Producer
Donkerstraat, 12
Westvleteren, B-8640
Belgium
32 -057400376

Trappist or Abbey Dubbel

Trappist or abbey style dubbels are amber to dark brown in color and range in alcohol from 6.5-7.5%. These beers are characterized by burnt sugar flavors and aromas not derived from malt, but instead Belgian candi sugar. This addition of candi sugar also contributes greatly to the deep brown color of these beers. These rich sugar flavors and aromas are complemented by herbal, spicy and fruity Belgian yeast-driven flavors. First introduced by Westmalle in 1926 as a version of a Belgian style brown ale, this style quickly spread in popularity with many Trappist and secular examples now commercially available. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Westmalle Dubbel, La Trappe Dubbel, Chimay Red and St. Feuillen Brune.