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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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 donfardz64 (406), Wellington, New Zealand
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Sep 24, 2008  
Rating #100!!! 330mL bottle from regional wines. Pours a dark deep ruby with a fizzy tan head. A strong nose on this one, dominant raisiny fruity aromas, not unlike a barley wine, theres some spice buried under the fruit; probably cinnamon, a bit yeasty smelling too. Sweet fruity raisin flavours drenched in caramel and roasted malt dominate the flavour. This sweetness is balanced perfectly by a light hop bitterness. The caramel and malt sits on your tongue for some time after, begging for another sip of this extraordinary beer. I almost don’t believe the ABV of 9.2% as I don’t detect any flavour of alcohol at all. A simply amazing beer, well deserving of it’s 33rd placing in the Ratebeer top 100!


 danielyabu (269), União da Vitória, Brazil
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 23, 2008  
essa Belgian Strong Ale belga é um dos maiores ícones do estilo. Despejada no copo, já expõe ótima aparência. Sua espuma inicial é pequena, de coloração marrom-claro e moderada formação de colarinho. A longevidade é reduzida e seu corpo é opaco, de tonalidade castanha. O aroma também é delicioso. Farejam-se notas de chocolate escuro, trufas e uva-passa. Seu sabor inicial é levemente amargo e salgado, sensação esta última que se mantém no final, de média duração. No paladar, convivem um corpo médio-leve, de textura aguada, carbonatação suave e final metálico e levemente adstringente - nota-se ainda uma certa dormência na língua.


 AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Bottle best by date is 3.23.2010. Hazy light brown with a frothy tan head. Estery aromas of grape juice, cherry. Light/medium body. Relatively weak flavors of rootbeer spice with earthy caramel and sweet rye bread. Nice flavor just not enough of it.


 jfb (413), Weihenstephan, Germany
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
Sep 17, 2008    Updated: Aug 18, 2009
(bottle) pours a dark ruby-brown colour with a huge frothy tanned head, nice lacing. aroma has dominant perfumed hop spices, along with notes of dried figs, cinnamon, clove, caramel and toffee, chocolate and hazelnut. flavour is strong caramelized malts, hop spices, figs and dates, chocolate, sweet spices and light alcohol, as it warms also some cassis. amazingly light body with smooth carbonation and a lightly alcoholic, dry finish. gorgeous stuff!


 andersand (271), Malmö, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/517/20
Sep 17, 2008  
Almost as good as the 10, brighter and more lively with an amazing aroma of bananas and complex malt layers. Often a very fizzy, slightly agressive body but with a unique mind blowing finish. Bright and at the same time complex with loads of character. The beer that converted me to.. beer.


 MaltOMeal (642), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/515/20
Sep 11, 2008  
bottle thanks to DrHomolka. Pours a dark brown with a large tan head which produced good lacing. The nose on this was funky. Smelled like dirty socks. Not sure if this is supposed to be this way or this has gone bad. Yucky smell. Taste was not much better, but at least drinkable. It tasted funky and hard to pinpoint. Mouthfeel was medium with lots of carbonation and some alcohol warmth. Will try another to re-rate in the near future.


 nbutler11 (729), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Pours a dirty plum color from the bottle with a soapy light tan head of foam and MASSIVE sediment. Smells like a medicine cabinet and tastes of anise, raisins, pears, and rubbing alcohol. Bitters as it warms. Complex and agressive, but not nearly as drinkable as the 10 in my opinion.


swillguzzler99 (19), Glendale, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Pours a deep opaque brown with slight off-white head. Sediment is noticeable in the bottom of the glass. Nose is very mild: slightly malty. Flavor is of hops and something else that I cannot put my finger on. Finishes relatively clean. Not too shabby.



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