Abt 12 is the OG recipe for Westvleteren 12 who contracted out their brewing to St Bernadus for the end of the war til 1992 then changed up the brew when it came back in house. I did not enjoy Westy half as much as I love Abt 12
I did not know that - interesting! As I'm sure I've said before, much as I think Westvleteren is a great beer, its supposed singular status is down to scarcity and hype; IMO pretty much all the Belgian Trappist breweries make equally good beer.
The only way is up from 8% so I decided it was time to open this bottle from my last trip to Belgium in 2017. So, so good!