Rochefort Trappistes 8

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Served in a Chimay glass, actually I thought I had a Rochefort glass, but I couldn’t find it. Consume date is 2013, I have to buy another bottle to to age, it sure will get better. Dense and creamy brown head that to my surprise faded too soon, with a lot of floaties. Hazy brown colour. Aroma: cocoa, figs, raisins, barrel aged wine, plums, vanilla. Mouthfeel is just warmness, like a brandy. Taste:complex, its different with every sip, figs, apricots, cocoa, vanilla. Hard to say everything that goes on in this beer. Just great, probably the best of the Rocheforts.

Dark amber/red with a tan head that turns low, dense and fluffy. Absolutely beautiful, complex nose. Milk chocolate and roasted coffee malt with raisin, maple syrup and pine. A leathery yeast is prominent, and the perfectly strong alcohol carries all these flavours to each corner of your skull. The aroma is almost a meal in itself! The flavours are simply amazing. That obvious leathery yeast with raisin and caramel. There is a spiciness of pepper and aniseed that tingles the lips. Rich toffee flavours mix with the roast malt and mild coffee to make milk chocolate. Very full bodied, and the alcohol and spice give it that glorious, warm finish. Awesome.

Not my favorite of the Trappist, but the 8 is the best among the Rochefort herd. This beer is a little too sweet for my taste. Not a bad beer, but not a must try!!

[330ml bottle liberated from Belgium by Lee - cheers mate!] Pours deep red-brown with a rather dirty beige frothy head. The moderate carbonation is irritating and really doesnt suit the style. Smells of chocolate, port and some metal. Fortunately the metal doesnt carry through into the flavour, which is raisins, chocolate, banana and port. Despite the strength, these flavours are not wiped out by an alcohol burn - this is a well balanced beer. Despite the too-high carbonation, it is actually incredibly smooth to drink. The sweetness does get a little sticky by the end, and it could do with a little spice or bitterness to cut through it. Nevertheless, it is a very good beer - but it still falls short of some of the rave reviews it has received here.

bottled. Nice dark cloudy brown color, with a nice tan head, but goes fast and keep a nice lace until finish. Aroma is sweet with notes of nuts and chocolate. Flavor is pretty much the same just with some bitterness. Mouthfeel is dry and bitter letting a bitter sweety flavor..

Bottle. Pours a solid dark mahogany color with lots of yeast particles. I tried to avoid pouring the sediment into the glass but had no such luck. Thin beige head. Light aroma of yeast, fruit, and some buttermilk biscuits. Flavor is dark berries, dried fruit, yams, squash, and a little alcohol. Medium bodied with a dry aftertaste.

Pours dark brown with a light brown head. Sweet aroma of malt, toffee, dried fruit and spices. Pleasant complex flavours of malts, spices and dark fruits. The alcohol is hidden well. Warm and bitter finish. This is a sensational beer.