BEER - No1 in the world

Disclaimer - Descriptions stolen from the John Martinek blog (martinek-belgium.blogspot.com)


St. Sixtus Abbey - Westvleteren 12 - at the In De Vrede near Poperinge.
http://www.sintsixtus.be/eng/home.htm
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Commercial Description:Westvleteren has the smallest output of the Trappist breweries, with only a small part of their production available outside of Belgium.
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The consensus #1 Beer in the world. Very rich and flavorful. Difficult to acquire even for Belgians.

NOTE:  Beer came back from the Belgium with John - wonderful surprise it was.  Had to make a dinner though... 

St. Sixtus Abbey - Westvleteren Extra 8 - at the Belgian Beer Festival in Brussels.

Dark reddish brown with a rich creamy head. Flavors of tart dried fruits with a long well balanced bitter and sweet duration that wraps around the tongue. Nearly impossible to find outside of Belgium and quite hard to get even there.

NOTE:  Birthday present.  Wonderful birthday present!!!

NOTE:  Ready to try one more.  We were little bit sceptic about that one.  Turned out we were right.