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Originally Posted by Otter74
I shared a bottle of Westvleteren 12 some years ago and found it just lovely. I have heard that a St. Bernardus 12 is the same beer (recipe), but I don't know whether or not that's true. It's also lovely. and at the least very similar and also easy to find. Some years ago a certain amount of Westvleteren 12 was sold in the US, I heard because the brothers needed to pay for a new roof for the abbey, and it was snapped up very quickly. I'm sure they could sell a lot more but I think they only make what they think they need.
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st bernardus is brewn in Watou. they used to brew for the monks till the trappist name became protected and required brewing inside the abbey walls.
so yes same recipe
same yeast
but brewing is an art involving many variables and especually temp control is a difining factor for tasted.
so no its not the same beer at all