Rochefort Trappistes 6

Brewed by Brasserie Rochefort
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Rochefort, Belgium

fizzy amber brown pour, with a present fizzy head. Lots of sweet caramel, raisin notes, and a nutty character as well all blending very nicely. Very effervescent upfront, still lots of caramel sweetness, but more of a red fruit notes, of cranberry or raspberry, with lots of bread and yeastyness. Very enjoyable.

Dark Redwood pour with a frothy off-white head that wont go away. Aroma is yeasty, bready caramel malt, dried fruit and some nut. Mouthfeel is a bit effervescent. Flavor is Ripe dates and Molasses Bread, some fruitcake, bread pudding. Finish is sweet and light.

Hazy amber-brown color with a nearly beige head that doesn’t last for a long. Aroma of fruits, caramel, yeast. Taste is sweet, caramel, malts, sugar, fruits and alcohol. Long lasting finish, sweet with some hop at the background. Very nice beer ... I ll try to taste it once more for sure.

Wonderful caramel, fruity aroma from a hazy brown pour with a big fluffy head. Flavor is dark ripe fruit and more caramel. Nicely carbonated giving a lively feel.

Bottle, gifted by a friend. Pours to a very hazy, nut color brown with a healthy beige head. Nose is prune, raisin and classic trappist yeasty notes. This has a beautifully complex flavor profile, but feels slightly masked by too much carbonation. Dried fruits are at the forefront of this one, while fruity esters provide a backbone. This is fairly mild bodied for it’s style and makes it dangerously quaffable. I should like to drink this one again some day.

Smells of cherries, strawberries, blackberry and apricot. Pours amber with a bubbly head that disapears quite rapidly. Taste is nothing compared to the nose, literally. Strawberry, raspberry and other red fruit as well as potato oddly enough, though they are very subtle. Although the taste is lacking, its not a bad one. A decent abbey beer.

Talkative head on a fairly standard brown pour. Aroma is floral and malty, with some unusual scents floating around the edges, such as a whiff of cheese and a little chocolate. The taste is dry for a Belgian dubbel, but still malty, with a strong dose of caramel and some apple-like esters. The mouthfeel is fizzy, with a palate-clearing finish. RT6 is not as rich as its oldest brother, but it is an unusually perky and very enjoyable Belgian ale.

( 330ml bottle) The one thing the trappists always get right is how the beer looks. Pours a murky orange-brown with huge head. Nose of orange, chocolate, light hops and gingerbread. The taste is chocolaty, spicy, fruity, and tons of yeast character as well. A delicious beer. I should note we drank a 1 year old and 5 year old side-by-side and age doesn’t do this beer any favors. Drink it fresh.