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Rochefort Trappistes 8

Rochefort Trappistes 8 - Belgian Strong Ale

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

Rochefort, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
18234.11/5.04.11/5.09.2%99.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
The lower gravity cousin to Rochefort 10.
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cmonster (73), Portland, Oregon, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 25, 2009  
11.2 oz bottle served in a snifter. Pours a cloudy, sediment-ridden, dark brown with a large bubbly off-white head. Aroma is figs, prunes, and bread. Gains complexity as it warms. Medium-full body. Flavor has prunes, malts, and brown sugar. Finish of dark fruits lightly seasoned in whiskey.


xs2500 (90), Mississippi, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/519/20
Apr 19, 2009  
This is an Excellent brew! It has a wonderful flavor and appearance. This is a must try for everybody!! Just bought the 10 and can’t wait to try it.


 floydian1 (255), FNQ, Australia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 18, 2009  
330ml bottle into tulip glass. A dark brown opaque ale with a medium-sized diminishing beige head. Nose of burnt sugar, dark fruits and spicy hops. Full bodied with tastes of fruity sugary malts with a hint of liquorice and a satisfying bittersweet dry hop finish. It is not as sweet as the aromas would suggest. Smooth on the palate with a seductive drinkability. Nice.


 Jonte (801), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 17, 2009  
Bottle. Cloudy brown colour with an off-white head. Aroma: Malt, berries, apples/pears, caramel, almonds, alcohol, a hint of phenols. Taste: Malty, but with a rather light body, berries, lightly roasted, mild coffee, almonds, caramel, apples/pears, salmiac, brown sugar, lightly medicinal. Lively carbonation. Complex, and not a bad beer at all, but it really doesn’t do it for me. Westvleteren 8 is much better.


 judasbeer (230), Budapest, Hungary
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Apr 9, 2009  
Reddish brown hazy amber color, with frothy off-white head. The aroma is reminiscent of Rochefort 10. Black currant, blueberry tartness with moderate sweet cheese feel. The flavor is somewhere between the two other brews form the abbey. Grapes, berries, sugar candy flavors. Coriander, liquorice and slight alcoholic warming feel in the finale. More dense texture than the Rochefort 6.


 Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 9, 2009  
Poured brown with a tan head. Aroma of fruit, spice, and caramel. Mellow fruit followed by caramel and cinnamon.


 ben4321 (954), Rockville, Maryland, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Apr 7, 2009  
Location: First try was out of a bottle Nov ’08 at RFD

Overall Impression: This one is a really, really top quality beer, I’d put it just a smudge behind the it’s brother the 10.


 vtafro (452), , New Jersey, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Apr 7, 2009  
I think this beer is very underated, the ten is very good, however this beer is much easier to find and is almost as good. I actually found some that already aged 3 years and were cheaper than the new ones(this beer ages well).



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