Rochefort Trappistes 6

Brewed by Brasserie Rochefort
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Rochefort, Belgium

Nina says "Coke!" It’s gingery and peppery and not unlike the rye toasts we were eating (topped with a warm šopák, a good pairing). Another sip: lemon Coke. Mr. Pibb. Prune juice with slivovice. Strangely I’m not impressed at this tasting; I think I prefer Pardubický Porter (and from here I don’t think they’re that far apart). No, that’s crazy talk — bottom of the glass, and now (just now) I’m getting Dutch cocoa. On gingerbread. Atop a steaming paper cup of espresso. Another evaluation to come.

This beer was just my taste. It had a nice thick head to it. Poured a nice brownish color. It had a very sweet smell to it. Also had a very sweet taste to it, rasin, fruit and toffee. Very smooth going down, and a sweet after taste.

Appearance: chestnut-brown coloured. Big head, rocky, ivory color, with good retention and adherence to glass. Aroma: marvel and complex fruity aroma of oranges, red apples, peaches, mango, raisins and strawberries. Toffee, vanilla, butter-cookies and tart aromatic reminiscences. Fresh yeast smells. Intensive floral-hoppy aroma with ruta, cedar and daisy notes. Flavor: nice complexity, light-sweet start from crystal malts. Notes of candy, toffee, candy-fruits, oranges, apples, mango, papayas, dried-peaches and blond-raisins. Progress of banana and sponge cake from yeast. The variety of flavors continues with touches of red-tea, fruits-tea, chamomile and cedar. Palate: medium body, texture semi-rough and medium carbonation. Remark: multidimensional beer, fruity and very aromatic hoppiness, a perfume. Masterly dubbel.

330 ml dates L21 02 12, so this is a year and a half old. Poured into goblet dark brown and not entirely opaque. Mouthfeel isn’t full but does coat the tongue. Good amount of fizz, but feels tight. Malty of course, some dark fruits, raisins, toffee. Not too sweet. But not nearly as rich as R8, IMO.

Found this gem sitting all by itself, never heard of it before. Pours a rusty brown with a nice head that laces for quite awhile. I could tell, looking through the bottle that it was hazy and became evident in the pour. Lots of sediment. A great bouquet here.. a sweet yeasty smell with chocolate and fruit notes. Leaves nothing to be desired in the mouth feel; rich and full bodied. Not a big fan of the higher ABV beers, but this one was balanced perfectly.

Pours dark brown and reddish, small frothy head that doesn’t last long but laces nicely. A bit bready (which I like) with hints of raisin and other fruits. Fruit notes in the aroma, too. Feels very full in the mouth, if that makes sense. Lovely beer.

Brownish/reddish pour with decent sized head. Lots of flavors here, noticed cherry, plum, raisin the most with some toffe/chocolate. Very full carbonation throughout the beer and nice lacing. An excellent abbey dubbel, highly recommended.

bottle. Pours a hazy dark brown with a half inch of foamy, wavy head that clears to leave a nice ring of lace and a thin layer of foam. Aromas of sweet bready grains and dark fruits- raisins, plums. Flavor shows a lot of notes that blend very well. Starts with some light floral bitter notes and some sharp yeasty spice. A bunch of fruit notes follow- more of the raisins from the aroma, with some lighter sweeter fruits like apricots and peaches. Smooth bready sweetness hangs around throughout. Palate is thick and full, a bit on the sticky side but not enough to significantly harm the beer. Overall, a solid dubbel, very enjoyable brew.