Rochefort Trappistes 8

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.

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.

Dark, cloudy brown with lost of yeast sediment. Small head that perdures. Aromas of dark fruit and roasted sweet malt that lingers. Notes of dark fruit with slight alcohol aftertaste. As good as it’s father. A+

On draft at A La Mort Subite and from the bottle purchased at Cheesy in Prague. (Damn that’s a stupid name.) On draft, obvious sediment; from the bottle the first half-glass pours a clear dark amber with a Persian carpet of lightest beige on top. The nose has notes of stewed oranges, wine reduction, but also something bready pulled straight out of the walk-in. In the mouth, candied fruits dusted in cocoa. My notebook from the tasting at Mort Subite reads: "Dark choc.-scented alc.; inhale, exhale x2 — still tasting the fruit (peach, orange, coconut — am I just thinking fruit salad & Grandma?) Sediment in the bottom of the goblet." I wanted to say I like this better than Rochefort 10, but then again I’m an idiot. It’s still pretty good though.

Bottle 33cl. Pours a dark clear brown colour with a good size head, that lasts. Very complex smell that I can’t specifically put my finger on, noneless it’s brilliant. Flavour also very nice, can pick out raisins, pineapple and pear, but I tasted the beer too cold so I could be mistaking here. Goes down great, no trace of the alcohol, definitly one of my favorites!