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Trappist Westvleteren 8

€49.00 Wooden crate

Alcohol by volume: 8 %

Colour: dark amber

Content: 24 x 33 cl ℮

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Dark amber colour. Crowned with an abundant and strong lacing head. The aroma of the Westvleteren 8 is an attractive combination of green nuts, soft fruit and a touch of caramel. The different flavours of this beer lead to a harmonious yet complex taste. One tastes the malts, as it were, up to barley husk. The aftertaste is characterised by a distinct and striking hop bitterness.

Alcohol: 8 % Vol.

Ingredients: water, barley malt, candy syrup, sugar, yeast, hops (allergens are listed in bold)

Nutrition Declaration

Nutritional elements

per 100 ml

 

330 ml

 

Energy

76 kcal

 

249 kcal

 

Energy

315 kJ

 

1039 kJ

 

Fat

0 g

 

0 g

 

of which saturates

0 g

 

0 g

 

Carbohydrates

4.2 g

 

14 g

 

of which sugars

0.8 g

 

2.7 g

 

Proteins

0.5 g

 

1.8 g

 

Salt

0.04 g

 

0.13 g

 

The above are average values. They may vary slightly from batch to batch.

Best before

This date is printed on the label on the white surface in the form of DD/MM/YY and indicates how long the beer will retain its properties if it is stored in the right conditions. This date is determined by the bottling date plus three years.

This date followed by two letters in the form of AB or YZ is also the batch number.

Trappist Westvleteren 8 is a beer which is fermented for a second time in the bottle to refine its flavour. The older the beer is, the more refined its flavour and it will show other features. For the second fermentation in the bottle a small amount of yeast and sugar is added to the beer during bottling. This yeast will always be visually present at the very bottom of the bottle. This yeast base is harmless.

Storage conditions

  • Never store the beer in direct sunlight.
  • Store bottles upright.
  • Recommended storage temperature: 12 – 18 °C.

Serving tips

  • Recommended serving temperature: 12 – 16 °C.
  • Pour preferably into a chalice-shaped glass.
  • Try to pour out the contents of the bottle carefully in one motion and leave the yeast base in the bottle. This yeast base is harmless, but gives the beer a bitter aftertaste end makes it cloudy. You can drink this yeast base separately afterwards if you wish.