Alright, so I kept getting random answers in the different places I looked in terms of 'how old is my Westmalle' beer.
Some people have said Westmalle bottles are bottled 2,3, or 4 years before their printed best before date.
Well....the last answer I had here was 2 years and it appears to be correct.
For handy reference, I found this link. It's in Dutch, so just Google translate it. The guys seems to know his stuff. He has a handy chart for determining when your Achel, Chimay, La Trape, Orval, Rochefort, Westmalle or Wesvleteren was bottled. (Some do, of course, put this info on their bottles)
http://trappistbier.wordpress.com/2012/ ... -trappist/
Thought some people might find this useful.
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