Rochefort Trappistes 10

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

Pours almost black with a thick creamy off-white head. Aroma of earth, basement, raisins, dark chocolate and even a hint of red wine. Very warm full bodied sweet flavor of raisins, plum, and spices. Very long lingering bittersweet finish that has my mouth tingling. I really like this fabulous beer.

Aroma of black pepper and earth tones. Reminds me of a dark cellar. Very nice. Reddish/copper in color with a very thin head that lingers. Great mouthfeel with a lightly bitter aftertaste. Very complex in flavor but awesome with earthly grains, fruit and a nice hop kick. Very warming. Great beer.

Those priests do know what it is all about. I was somewhat anxious for this one, because the other two Rocheforts had impressed me quite a bunch. Well, the older sibling gets along with the family. It poured dark, blurish brown with a fine forming and lasting beige head. Some uniform carbonation at the bottom. The aroma flew into me right at the opening (as did Rochefort 6’s aroma) with pomegranate, plum, some raisins, oat, wheat, bread and a few dried dark fruits. As I turned it into my mouth, the strong licorous taste, such as a ruby wine, got all over my mouth with no shame of the alcohol it beared. Berries, wood, some clove, little banana, fading coriander and a hole lot of raisin and dark dried fruits sweetness. The bitterness came up slowly and fading with the aftertaste. Altough it is unbalanced to the sweet, it only bothers in higher temperatures. This beer must be drank at the right temperature - if its lower, the alcohol comes ou too much, if its higher, theres too much sugar. But, at the right temperature, the right aromas and tastes flourish grealty. Amen.

bottle - pours dark brown with tan fizzy head, very lively. The aroma is chock full of spice, raisin, plum and a slight trace of alcohol, this is followed by a bit of earth, leather, fruitcake, caramel and brown sugar (not necessarily in that order ;) ) The flavor was sweet, nutty, spice bread and raisin with the warm alcohol feeling spreading as it went down (maybe just a tad too much). Excellent beer....

Bottle. Beautiful beer, big dense chunk of sediment lodges in the neck, floaties galore in a nearly opaque brown. Nose is belgian yeast, dark plums, figs and slightly vinous. INitial flavor is the yeast and dark stone fruit, transitioning to a really complex mid-section where more caramel and toffee show up along with a ’grilled meat’ kind of character. Really nice. Slight but pleasant alcohol on the finish. World class.

I’m very inexperienced at this beer rating game. This is the first beer I’ve tried that seems worthy of discussing on this website. It is wonderful. It smells good and it tastes good. I’m not experienced enough yet to distinguish the separate aromas and tastes but the way it comes together is a very satisfying harmony. I’m not saying it is the best beer out there but it will make you happy while you are hunting the best down.

very dark, hazy brown pour with plenty of sediment. medium-sized, but not very lasting head. medium sweetness, fruity aroma. plums, raisins, currants. nice alcoholic sting. paradise bottled: Rochefort responds to Milton. yes, not very clever or funny.