 rocbyter (592), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Strong fruity yeast aroma. Dark amber color with a large tan head. Light beginning with a fruit malty and lightly bitter middle finish. Palate is slightly creamy but light for the alcohol.
Vas19 (202), Maryland, USA
Jul 19, 2008 [#200] Did the Rochefort 10 for number 100 so this seemed fitting for 200. Pours opaque brown with a thick off-white head. Very bready, yeasty, malty aroma. None of the fruit I was expecting. Very creamy and smoothe on the palate. Flavor is more of that bread and malt with a bit of a hay component. I can see why people love this, but for my palate it just doesnt blow me away. It is a pretty young bottle though.
JustinBathurst (128), Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
Jul 19, 2008 Pours brown tinged with yellow. Has a 1.5 cm dark tan head. Decent lacing.
Smells of hops, dark bread dough, cooked green peas.
Mouthfeel is slick, but it puckers the tongue, drying it out a bit.
Taste is roasted malt, cocoa, white vinegar, whiskey, and some high alcohol notes. Aftertaste is very sour citrus. Becomes mustier as it warms.
Not bad.
boFNjackson (480), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Bottle... Poured foggy ruby with a beige head, nice lacing. Aroma of sweet, roasted barley-malt. Subtle palate with a sweet acidity and a stern malt profile with some hops too. Slight alcohol for a satisfying finish.
LilBeerDoctor (300), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy brown, slightly lighter than the 10, with a frothy light tan head. Aroma of delicious apple, pear, raisin, and yeast. Flavor of apple skins, awesome combination of light fruits, with a full, rich creamy palate. Light alcohol burn but certainly not as boozy as the 10 (which I love, but you’ve got to be in the mood for boozy). It took me awhile to decide if I liked this better than the 10 - not as flavorfully complex perhaps but I do love those light fruits. The mouthfeel is simply incredible. Almost perfect and my favorite Belgian Strong Ale.
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