Rochefort Trappistes 8

Pours a lovely cloudy brown color with beige head, some lacing. aroma is typical of a Trappiste Ale, with grains, and fermented fruit. The flavor is strong and tatstes of fruit and warm alcohol notes. This beer is good, but it is not as flavorful as the Trappistes 10.

Cloudy, deep brown in appearance with a generous head. Unsure if beer is naturally hazy or if I disturbed the yeast a bit too much Nose is the real treat with this beer. Reminds me of a clean brewery, some unfamiliar smells along with the yeasty bready aromas that you love. Take that and combine it with many desert spices that are elusive, maybe brown sugar, nutmeg, Christmas pudding, and Irish bread pudding with amaretto topping. On the palate the beer is noticeably thin bodied and carbonated well but you’re just so enchanted by the nose that you don’t care what else there is. Yes, I can’t get past the nose. No need to comment on taste. Finish is somewhat sour and reminds me of burnt apples. Can I just nose the beer? Is that permitted?

pours a deep dark brown with puffy beige head. aroma of barley, prunes, maybe some fresh oranges and a cognac perhaps. taste of malt, with a hint of clove, raisins also. aftertaste is strong of alcohol but not in a bad way, a warming, smooth delicious swallow. great stuff.

A nice beer. Aroma of fruit and grains. A small taste of alcohol but not to much. A dark taste with some hits of chocolate and perhaps some fruit. And a really fine finish.

Bottle 330 ml. A delicious strong beer. Aroma is butter, grain, and alcohol. Flavour is mostly sweet, warmly alcoholic, with a very long finish. Palate is full-bodied and sticky. Colour is dark brown, head is white and stable.

Bottle. Dark murky brown pour with a decent beige head on top. Dark fruit aroma. Taste is dark fruit, caramel, hint of chocolate, quite sweet. A nicely balanced easy drinking version of Rochefort 10. Belgian beer at its best.

11.2 oz bottle. Pours a dark golden almost brown color, rich tan head. The aroma is fantastic, there is some bread, some tobacco-like spice, and a little bit of dried fruit. The palate is near perfect, not too light or too dense. The carbonation is alive but not bouncy, and the alcohol is only prevalent as a warm sensation at the end. The flavors include some spice, and a little bit of dried fruit and of course malted grain. Great beer!

Much like its big brother 10. Great beer that I wish I could drink more often. Dark brown color with light tan head, nose is full and fruity and caramel flavor