Rochefort Trappistes 8

Bottle. Pours a dark copper with an off-white head that sticks around. Wonderfully smooth palate with flavours of toasted malt, chocolate, toast, raisins, pudding with undercurrents of port or muscat. Has a really long finish where the complexity of the flavour becomes even more apparent. A sensational beer, just like the "10", which considering the abv, is dangerously drinkable.

Bottle. Pours a mahogany brune body with a tan head. Chewy sweet chocolate malts, dark fruit plum and raisin notes. Hints of ash char and and mineral notes. Hints of spicy cinnamon caramel and vinous notes. Infinitely complex and enjoyable. My favorites range 5 to 8 years old. What a phenomenal beer. I raise this glass to the top 100. The rating is for a 2002 vintage bottle consumed in 2008. Amazing brew!

rich dark pour with a large off white head, plenty of great lacing...nose is dried fruit some chocolate...sweet flavor, great finish

05.08.2006, o,33l Bottle. Brown colour. Aroma is dark-malty with some spices and fruit.

Poured coppery with not much head. Beer was thick with lots of interesting little floaties. Smelled citrisy/spicy. Had an effervescent feel and a fruity complex taste. Could not taste the alcohol but it did have a dry finish. Very enjoyable.

Bottle (330ml). Poured muddy dark copper with a good sized frothy, beige head which lasted extremely well. Spicy, complex aroma with notes of wild yeast with freshly baked cinnamon bread, honey oats, allspice, caramelized dates, boiled sweets and preserved apricots. Flavor was incredible, with strong notes of black pepper with sweet wholegrain bread, almond flakes, dried mixed fruits, fermenting peaches, cinnamon with a warming superb finish. Full bodied with medium carbonation, a warming mouthfeel, and a fantastic length finish.

33cl bottle bought in Belgium. Frothed over as soon as it was opened and subsequently poured a bit cloudy and lumpy. Deep red-brown with very little head, nose is vinous, plummy, toffee-malty, notes of orange. Initial taste is woody with loads of alcohol, hints of port, aftertaste is dry with burnt caramel and hops.

Pours a reddish copper with an off white head. Aroma is bready malt, floral hops, and fruit. Flavor is sweet malt, dark fruits, a bit of spice, and a semi-dry alcohol finish.