Rochefort Trappistes 8

Brewed by Brasserie Rochefort
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Rochefort, Belgium

25/10 0.33 l bottle at Hopdevil. Poured clear brown body with small brownish head. Weak fruity aroma, although similar to Roc. 6, much improved version of it. Some caramel, too. Flavor...fantastic. Fruity, pretty complex, very full bodied. A bit sweet, but bitter on the other side, everything in the sign of dark fruits. Can’t say it is well balanced, it’s simply a masterpiece! Finish is sweetish and long, reflected by the flavor, very nice and as such leaving a big smile on my face. Excellent beer, simply fantastic.

Dark slightly cloudy pour with a creamy off-white head that remained all the way to the bottom of the glass. Slightly larger carbonation bubbles than I expected but not objectionable in any way. Thick malty flavour that became more banana-like as it warmed. Very sweet smooth finish. Big, smooth mouth feel. Excellent beer even at $4/bottle.

Great fruity/malty taste. Drink the sediment in a shot glass. Delicious when warm. Best beer I’ve had yet; absolutely worth the price tag. Can’t wait to try the 10.

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.

Dark brown with light tan foam. For me this beer has everything I like, a powerful taste, some fruits and caramel feel, and a good ballance of sweet and bitter and sour, but not too much. this is one of my favorite beer

cloudy dark brown pour with a tan head that disappears rather quickly. fruit and bread on the nose. little alcohol on the palate. great nutty finish. slightly heavy mouthfeel.

Murky brown pour, medium-sized and lingering light beige head. Malty chocolate and fruit notes in the aroma. Plenty of maltiness and alcohol in the body (but still very drinkable and not unpleasantly alcoholic at all), with a fairly complex overall palate.

330mL bottle - pours dark brown with a big beige head. Fantastic aroma of chocolate, raisins, plum. Flavour is plums, malt and yeast. Thick, full-bodied and very complex. Wonderful beer.