Rochefort Trappistes 10

Brewed by Brasserie Rochefort
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Rochefort, Belgium

12 oz bottle. Was very excited to try this, knowing how highly ranked it is. Pours a dark brown with very little light-tan-colored head. Effervescent (yes, I stole this word from another rater). VERY strong smell of plum, red grapes, and raisins. First sip, and the word "WOW" came off my mouth. The amount of flavor with raisins, sugar, malt, and still grape (though it could be black currant), plus how tingly it is on the tongue (gotta love that effervescence). I guess for a lot of people would think that it is tough to take down (in finish), but I’m kind of used to it (drink way too much Chimay Red). Overall a very good beer, and I can see why its so highly rated.

Bottle. Very dark brown poor with very effervescent carbonation. Rich aromas of plums, sweet malts and some noticeable alcohol. Flavor was smooth malts, brown sugar, dark rum and definite raisins; mouth feel finished dry. No surprise this is a top 10 beer, all around solid quad..

Stark 1:1 contrast pour, so pretty. Big heavy bubbles. Nose of leather, licorice, smoke. Sweeping, expanding effervescence with rush of sugary smoke and dark, candied fruits. Very crisp (fresh bottle?), notes of grape and peat. Big, refined .. tasty but a bit too toasty for my palate.

5.3.2010 drink by date. Cellared since summer 2006. Clear brown with a tan head. Earthy sweet aromas of ripe plum, dark raison and molasses. Medium body with light carbonation. Rich, earthy sweet vinous flavors with dark raisons plums, sherry. Has a boozy warmth in the finish. A most divine drink on Christmas morning.

the best of the imported belgian quads, very dark pour, i like this beer about as much as their eight due to the higher alcohol content but the eight has a better flavor.

Rotten aroma that smells like a stuffy airplane and nearly turns me off, but draws naturally from the taste, which makes up for it. Sweet (perhaps too much so), fruity (grape and peach), fairly smooth and buttery. Falls off the palate quickly. Beautifully dark. and opage. Small head.

Number 100! Pours a caramel brown color with a medium tan head. Not much lacing, probably due to the high alcohol content. Aroma of cinnamon, sweet malt, also detected some fruit aromas (apple/apple cider), and early in the pour, also detected some light hints of pine hops and even a very light blue cheese scent when the beer is swirled in the glass. Flavor has sweet malt and some spices (cinnamon, nutmeg) and the alcohol is also very evident. Finish has good carbonation, and is slightly oily. A very complex and enjoyable beer for my 100th rating. On to the next 100!

Bottle. Pours a mahogany body with a tan sediment head. Fruity esters, plum, raisin, spices, currants, and caramel malts. There is so much complexity in this beer you could sample it 10 times and come up with 10 different ratings. Great but i still prefer rochefort 8. 4.0 2001 vintage. Sweet maple, alcohol latent fruits, plum, raisins. Light minerals and lightly oxidized moth flavors. Big fruity chewy creamy body with a dry finish. 3.8.