Rochefort Trappistes 6

Brewed by Brasserie Rochefort
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Rochefort, Belgium

Shared w/ dpjuart. Hazy dark brown color. A LOT of carbonation. If it was corked, it would have blown it off. Fizzy off white head. Nose of sour yeast, some sweet malts, and alcohol soaked cherries. Mellow taste with a weird almost savory flavor and fruit. A little bit of bitterness. Biggest complaint was that there was no body to this at all. An interesting beer.

Bottle courtesy/split with Naka. Pours murky brown with an amber hue, lots of floaters and sinkers. Small beige head, foamy and thin, good lacing. Sweet noste w/ some funk/sour, alcohol and cherries. Body is thin and watery, lots of carb with some caramel and raisins. Mild bitterness with the extremely dry finish, some cherry and pum, maybe a touch of coffee. End and finish are dry and bitter, with alcohol lingering into the after with some dry maltiness, caramel and toffee.

33cl bottle in Rochefort glass. Pours reddish-brown with off white head. Another excellent beer from this brewery. Similar to the 8 but not quite as flavorful. Dubbels aren’t my favorite but this one is great.

Bottle, aged for about a year or so. Pours a hazy, reddish brown, some sediment. Aroma of raisin, banana, fig and apricot. Flavor is more of the same, sweet with raisin and apricot showing through and a touch of malt. I thoroughly enjoyed this, looking forward to rating it’s two older brothers, 8 & 10 that I have been aging for the same amount of time.

11.2 btl from fuourwinds.pensacola...like a litte leaprachan you got to grab these when you see them...almost a shame to drink it...almost

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 - aged six months: Deep brown pour with cherry highlights and a fantastic cap that doesn’t fade. A sharp cherry acidity meets the nose, followed by a rush of plum and raisin, toffee and dark chocolate. The body is sweet and well rounded, the sugary malts playing off the abundant fruity esthers. Lots of caramelized sugar, rummy raisin, doughy sweet bread and cinnamon roll. Cherry, apple and pear add dimension and make this one of the best dubbels I’ve had. Wowza.

Bottle. Poured a very dark cloudy brown, with a two finger head. Nose is typical Belgian Ale, with a lingering musty hint. Tastes of toasted malt, with fruit notes, very good, no noticeable alcohol flavor.