Rochefort Trappistes 6

Brewed by Brasserie Rochefort
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Rochefort, Belgium

Murky iced tea colored pour with a 1 finger white head that fades quickly. Aroma is caramel, dates, nutmeg, apple cider and slight candi sugar. Flavor is fig, alcohol, nutty, banana and apple. medium body.

Bottle 0-33 l. Alc. 7.5%. Bought Super Best Hilleroed. Brown opaque with highlight brown head. Sweet caramel and hobs aroma. The taste is very much caramel and sweet too. The taste is characteristic but the malts and hops almost disappear.

Now I know what being a true trappist does to the beer. As it poured the vivid ambar red, with a nice large foam that got quickly to the best size it could have, the arom flew right into me. Inspite of the irregularity, the light beige foam was nice realeasing all aromas it could. There went some fruity, with a little spicy touch, appearing apricot and grapes. Nice malt was going on there too. The flavor was not so intense, but it was very nice. Some fruity, a little banana and a little plum like, a spicy touch to it, and maybe some very weak oat flavor. The aftertaste was soft, lightly bitter, with a nice alcohol feel, with almost none bread tone. Great beer./ Agora eu sei o que ser uma cerveja trapista verdadeira faz consigo mesma. Ao derramar o vermelho âmbar, com uma espuma grande boa que ficava rapidamente num tamanho ótimo, o aroma vôou direto em mim. Apesar a irregularidade, a espuma bege clara estava soltando todos os aromas que podia. Ali estavam algo frutoso, com um toque de especiarias, aparecendo pêssego e uvas. Um bom aroma de malte estava lá também. O sabor não foi tão intenso, mas foi muito bom, frutado, com algo de banana e ameixa, um toque de especiarias e talvez o sabor de aveia bem fraco. O retrogosto foi suave, levemente amargo com um toque quase inexistente de pão. Ótima cerveja.

330ml bottle, pours with a head consisting of medium sized bubbles, subsides fairly quickly to 1/4 inch. Smells earthy, some fig and apricot, a little bit boozy. Taste is much bigger than the aroma. Reminds me of a good scotch ale, slightest tinge of molasses, sweet malt, subdued spiciness. Very tasty but would get the big brother (the 10) instead. Too pricey for this style of ale even though it is very good.

It wasn’t that long ago when I found out that being a "Trappist product" was a very good thing. So naturally I have sought these out. This beer pours a hazy, murky brownish color topped with a thick soapy off white head. It gives off a soothing fruity (apricot?) aroma with subtle malts. Nothing over-powering but nice. This one is easy drinking with a smooth slightly sweet flavor that consists of fruits (plums?) and some malts. Semi tart flavor in there after you taste the fruits but again, this is smooth and doesn’t taste strong at all. Perhaps I desire a touch more flavor. Could even be considered refreshing. As the beer warms a little brown sugary note with a small rush of alcohol surfaces but it really does remain very well balanced. There is also a consistant foamy head sitting on top until the very last drop which is great. The only negative; this one is damn expensive so enjoy it!

18-08-2009 best by date. Nearly clear copper color with a fleeting head. Mostly astringent smell with some earthy dark malts. Light to medium body. Has a slightly smoky flavor with earthy, sweet caramel malts. A watered down Roche 8 or 10 here. 9137

Pours a transparent golden brown with a creamy head. Aroma of grapes and plums. Flavor is plum, raisin and mild spices.

330ml bottle. (In a blind horizontal dubbel tasting)
Rich brown, some red, thick tight creamy head. Sweet fruity ginger, a little hoppy aroma - potent but mellow. Soft but lively carbonation, some light hint of alcohol. Grainy body with a tangy but gently hoppy component. Fairly full bodied, very pleasant, but not a patch on their outstanding higher-octane numbers.