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Rochefort Trappistes 8

Percentile
100
overall
Brewed by Brasserie Rochefort
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Rochefort, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
18334.11/5.04.11/5.09.2%99.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
The lower gravity cousin to Rochefort 10.
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gerome (18), France
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/516/20
Jun 15, 2009  
Massive meringue head (as expected), deep brown colour. Has a multi layered complexity about it. I get dark malt, raisins and a yeasty taste. Can’t really go wrong wit Trappistes Rochefort


 Sparky27 (1583), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a murky brown with a bunch of floaters and a one finger beige head. The nose is light fruit and caramel. The taste is earth, light chocolate, fruit and caramel with some light booze. Medium prickly mouthfeel. It’s good, but I expected more since the 10 is one of my favorite beers.


 Diogène (548), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Bottle. Almost opaque brown orange with a meidum foaumy beige head. Aroma is raisins, dates, plums, roasted malt, brown sugar, spices and alcohol. Flavor is brown sugar, dark fruits, apples, roasted malt, yeast, alcohol and hops. Fizzy carbonation. Full body.


 finol (486), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 11, 2009  
Bottle from Systembolaget. Pours dark plum / brown with a firm off white head. Aroma of dark fruits, banana, yeast and some alcohol. Tastes of caramel, banana and malt.


 gunnar (515), Sandnes, Norway
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 9, 2009  
Pours cloudy deep brown with a huge creamy off-white head. Weak fruity aroma. Taste is certainly not weak at all, here are rich dark fruits,sweet malts and warming alcohol. Decent one!


 Cirrhosis (615), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 8, 2009  
Very dark hazy brown with tons of effervescence bubbles floating to the top, very nice crown was floating on top it started about an inch tall then reduced to a thick skiff that was constantly replenished, walls of lacing was left behind. Smooth sweet banana aroma with tons of earthy spicy notes the 9.2% is not even noticeable. I think I’m picking up some subtle milk chocolate in the aroma, such a good smell I’ve been sniffing for 30 minuets now and the complex aroma is still intriguing me. First sip caught me off guard it was a little harsh but felt thick and creamy. The alcohol is noticeable in the flavor but barely, lots of earthy malts and touches of spice with tons of banana. There is no after taste but something in this flavor is reminding of a frosty from Wendy’s. This is a very tasty high quality & complex brew but its only a mere shadow compared to its big brother the 10


 Gypsy19 (616), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Pours a cloudy brown with a huge pillowy head that sticks around indefinitely. Aroma is weak, vaguely of a Belgian abbey ale; Just a little brown sugar, bread, and fruit on the nose. Flavor is tasty, but just par for a trappist Belgian; Nothing new or extraordinary; sweet breadiness, yeast, brown sugar. Not too profound, but very drinkable. Very creamy, as is to be expected. Mouthfeel is very nice; Perfect fizz coupled with cream and thick viscosity. Not nearly as good as the 10, but a decent substitute for which if necessary. Overall, very good minus.


 bblack99 (201), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Pours a cloudy reddish-black with a creamy off-white head. Tasted this one a month after trying the 10, which was clearly far superior...but the 8 is still worthy of a taste. Thinner, lighter, and perhaps more crisp, the sediment seemed to permeate this 8 far more and clouded some of the malt and fruit flavors.



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