Westvleteren Beers

[makewayhomer]

Originally Posted by Aaron01

I presume you mean Rochefort 10, they don't make a 12 only 6, 8 and 10. The 12 floating around online is a fake.

right, sorry, I forgot their numbering was different from West. or St. Bernadus

 

[ama]

Originally Posted by nootje

not really. You can (and most of the time have to) preorder up to two cases to be picked up at the monastery, you just have to leave your tel. nr. and car licenseplate. After that you will be given a specific time frame when to pick up your case. Im not sure how this works for international orders, or that they even do it...

First come first serve was some time ago, but for some of the beers (like the 8 blonde) the production is large enough at times that they will sell it like on the spot without reservations.

Last time I went there was this fall and the sixpacks do exist, they are sold in the gift shop of the adjacent (and also owned by the monastery) restaurant. Magnums i have not seen...

Perhaps ill do another pilgrimage there soon, in which case ill report here again (its only a 2 hour drive from where i live).

Ahh. Thanks for the update. I had a friend go many years ago. One couldn't pre-order then.

 

[pebblegrain]

Originally Posted by impolyt_one

Patiently waiting for dargon8 to post back

bump

 

[dragon8]

Originally Posted by pebblegrain

bump

I went tot whole Foods today to look for it and I made a mistake. When the OP said the best beer I thought it was Trappiste Rochefort that he was referring to. It never dawned on me that it was different.

I will eat crow. My mistake.

 

[indesertum]

nahneun, where'd you get westvleteren in nyc?

 

[grimslade]

Originally Posted by dragon8

I went tot whole Foods today to look for it and I made a mistake. When the OP said the best beer I thought it was Trappiste Rochefort that he was referring to. It never dawned on me that it was different.

I will eat crow. My mistake.

Thanks for owning it

 

[Bhowie]

lol

 

[edinatlanta]

Originally Posted by grimslade

Thanks for owning it

+1 I wouldn't have.

 

[pebblegrain]

Originally Posted by edinatlanta

+1 I wouldn't have.

+1 I would have just ignored this thread and pulled a

 

[dragon8]

Originally Posted by grimslade

Thanks for owning it

Originally Posted by edinatlanta

+1 I wouldn't have.

Everyone on these boards have always been helpful and I didn't own up to it afetr I shot my mouth

Originally Posted by pebblegrain

+1 I would have just ignored this thread and pulled a

I thought about it

 

[nahneun]

Originally Posted by indesertum

nahneun, where'd you get westvleteren in nyc?
***** i want some

will let you know how it is after successful obtainment

 

[indesertum]

when i get a real job someday let's take a vacation and go food, beer, and wine hunting in europe

 

[nahneun]

Originally Posted by indesertum

when i get a real job someday let's take a vacation and go food, beer, and wine hunting in europe

damn. must save up mad monies for this.

 

[kiya]

I wouldn't go out of my way to find it.
I was given two bottles by a close friend before i went into open heart surgery last year, i was to drink them if (obviously i did) live through the procedure.
I had one bottle a few months ago, i found it deep but far too sweet. I know it was stored properly and he brought them back himself from the brewery so they were taken care of, the flavor at first is great but the finish is so beyond sugary you sort of wonder why the hype.
Still have another bottle, will probably drink it soon.

 

[indesertum]

i kinda want to drink ba top 50 just to see what the hype is about