Westy 12 release: mid December

MaltyTasker · Post by **MaltyTasker** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:59 pm

midlife crisis wrote:it was OK but far far from best beer in the world material.

Are you an English master of understatement or did you honestly find it to simply be "OK"? I am a sceptic of the best beer in the world claim and the scarcity/monastic story/prestige jack it up, but it is pretty sweet drinking if you like the style at all.

Sincerely just wondering, but is "OK" your full and honest appraisal? Do you enjoy other quads at all and/or more?

Kish84 · Post by **Kish84** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:02 pm

MaltyTasker wrote:
midlife crisis wrote:it was OK but far far from best beer in the world material.
Are you an English master of understatement or did you honestly find it to simply be "OK"? I am a sceptic of the best beer in the world claim and the scarcity/monastic story/prestige jack it up, but it is pretty sweet drinking if you like the style at all.

Sincerely just wondering, but is "OK" your full and honest appraisal? Do you enjoy other quads at all and/or more?

FWIW, I've only had Westy 12 once, and it wasn't aged too long (less than a year.) I preferred the Westy 8 and Rochefort 10 to the Westy 12. So I did find the un-aged 12 to be "OK", mind you, I'm not the biggest fan of Belgians, and I blame Unibroue for that, I don't like that yeast.

MaltyTasker · Post by **MaltyTasker** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:01 pm

I can't stand Unibroue yeast either!

mixedup · Post by **mixedup** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:22 pm

Always thought Unibroue's yeast is very specific....and doesn't taste like anything used in St. Bernardus, Rochefort, Westy, etc.

Not that I don't like it....but it's definitely got a 'signature' taste to it.

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:28 pm

MaltyTasker wrote:
midlife crisis wrote:it was OK but far far from best beer in the world material.
Are you an English master of understatement or did you honestly find it to simply be "OK"? I am a sceptic of the best beer in the world claim and the scarcity/monastic story/prestige jack it up, but it is pretty sweet drinking if you like the style at all.

Sincerely just wondering, but is "OK" your full and honest appraisal? Do you enjoy other quads at all and/or more?

Same with me, when fresh it is just an OK beer; certainly doesn't live up to the hype of "Best in the World". I opened my bottle about 4 weeks after buying the 6 pack a few months back, giving it time to get over bottle shock. I wasn't that impressed when I shared a bottle at Volo many years back.

JerCraigs · Post by **JerCraigs** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:29 pm

Belgian wrote: I'd love to hear somebody's take on how to 'recreate' this Westervarmint 12 beer from a blend.

Some might argue that the process goes like this:

1) Open bottle of St Bernardus 12
2) Drink.

grub · Post by **grub** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:01 pm

I'll still gladly put my quad against any of those mentioned. I've had all the rest and I'll dare say it's still my favourite. easier to acquire than nearly all mentioned too...

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:05 pm

Kish84 wrote:I'm not the biggest fan of Belgians, and I blame Unibroue for that, I don't like that yeast.

Unibroue's beers, many of them can seem a bit similar without some aging to differentiate them and ease off the yeast flavor. Common complaint.

mixedup · Post by **mixedup** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:17 pm

Off the topic of the beer itself....damn those 'chalices' are cheesy. I feel like it'll break if I touch it. Not sure what to do with these...prefer my dollar store tulip glasses!

PeenSteen · Post by **PeenSteen** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:41 pm

grub wrote:I'll still gladly put my quad against any of those mentioned. I've had all the rest and I'll dare say it's still my favourite. easier to acquire than nearly all mentioned too...

ISO: This

not even kidding, I would love to try it

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:49 pm

PeenSteen wrote:
grub wrote:I'll still gladly put my quad against any of those mentioned. I've had all the rest and I'll dare say it's still my favourite. easier to acquire than nearly all mentioned too...
ISO: This

not even kidding, I would love to try it

Being a huge quad fan. I'd be interested as well.

shintriad · Post by **shintriad** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:59 pm

grub wrote:I'll still gladly put my quad against any of those mentioned. I've had all the rest and I'll dare say it's still my favourite. easier to acquire than nearly all mentioned too...

I think I once mentioned on this board that Biergotter's quad is also the best I've tried. I'd love to acquire some in bottles. Trade you a Westy?

grub · Post by **grub** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:09 am

i'll see what i can do. still have 10gal of the 2010 batch that should end up in bottles and 10gal of 2012 that will likely end up on tap soon.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:37 am

midlife crisis wrote:So I cracked one of mine. As predicted in this thread by many who are Westy veterans, it was OK but far far from best beer in the world material. The other five went straight to the cellar for a long nap. Just wanted to bring that up before anyone spends $30 per bottle. YMMV of course.

I wonder if this is part of the benefit of buying a pack (really don't like the name "brick") - you get to cellar the rest and forget about them for a few (or more) years.

grub · Post by **grub** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:21 am

JeffPorter wrote:I wonder if this is part of the benefit of buying a pack (really don't like the name "brick") - you get to cellar the rest and forget about them for a few (or more) years.

I do that with anything cellarable. try one fresh, throw the rest in the cellar. depending on my my past experience with a beer i may cellar more/less and drink more/less fresh. it's definitely a great way to get into it. The more you have of a particular beer, the more likely you are to hold on to some for a while.