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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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 bp (455), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/519/20
May 16, 2008  
Bottle: Had this many times but haven’t rated it until now, pours a murky brown with a frothy, light tan head, sweet aroma of dark fruit, taste of dark fruits, caramel and yeast, very smooth and excellent Belgian brew.


 Todeon (315), Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
May 15, 2008  
Bottle. Brown color. Really fruity and sweet flavor with lots of caramel and raisins. Complex trappist beer but not as good as it’s big brother.


airforce1 (61), Atascosa, Texas, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/517/20
May 14, 2008  
Dark Brown with a slight amber orange burnt colour when held to light. Strong, and sweet, with carmel and nutty notes, slightly hot.


 lemasney (398), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
May 10, 2008  
Rochefort Trappiste 8 9.2% abv $4.99 discounted due to 02 09 2008 serve by date trappist glass. 11.2 fl oz bottle First: Very cluttered deposits, surely due to age. Does not hurt the taste very much if at all. In pouring, the color went from rather clear red, to a ruby, to an inpenetrable dark brown. Head was fleeting at best, though hangs on to a thin film. Again, likely due to age. Notes of cherry, alcohol, nuts, yeast, and peach. A very layered set of flavors, and very nice. Hoppy and aromatic. Whiffs of dust and cardboard. Nice lacing. Palate is crisp, sandy, and subtle. Long lasting fruity finish. A very nice beer. I think that a fresher one will do even better. Aroma 9 Visuals 4 Taste 8 Palate 4 Second A very good beer, though a fresher one would do better, I’m sure. Certainly worth its praise. Overall 17


MissDolle (20), Odense, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/104/517/20
May 9, 2008  
Bottle. Dark brown with a golden hew. Aroma and taste: lots of dark fruits such as raisin and prunes, malts, caramel and yeast. Good filling body with a low carbanation. Complex but I don´t find it as good as the 10!


 MrChopin (632), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
May 6, 2008  
Opaque tan/brown body with large white head. Nose of burnt berries, dark chocolate, bread, and a little alcohol warmth. The taste has sweetness in aforementioned fruit, but it tastes champagne-like, almost carbonated, and with a huge alcohol presence. For me, it contradicts the other flavors too strongly.


 mjs (1463), Helsinki, Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 5, 2008    Updated: Dec 21, 2008
(Re-rate on 2008-12-21, Bottle BBE 301713) Dark brown and cloudy. Quite big white head. Malts and anis in nose. Full bodied palate with quite high carbonation. Malts, anis, light bitterness, chocolate, sweetness and hint of fruitiness. Malts and anis in aftertaste. (Bottle at Hilpeä Hauki on 2008-02-23) Dark brown with hints of red. White browish small head. Malts and fruitiness in nose. A bit stinging feeling in palate that changes towards dryness. Malts and frutiness in taste. 8-4-7-3-13


 joshwilfong (776), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 4, 2008  
dark brown with mild tan head. more carbonation than i expected. flavor of some dark brown candy sugar and a finish that is dry with peculiar aftertaste. this may have been a bad bottle, because it just didn’t compare to rochfort 10 and wasnt all that good. i must try it again



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