Rochefort Trappistes 8

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

WOW! Vive les trapistes! Belle couleur rouge foncé/noir, arome invitant de fruit, très bon goût d’épice et de fruit. Elle ne goûte pas comme une très forte. Je veux essayer la 10!!

Bottle, 33 cl. Dark brown color, with a werry nice creamy foam. Aroma of dark chocolate, and alcohol. Tasty, sweet dark chocolate. Complex and full body. Nice round finish with maltyness.

This is as close to personal compatibility/perfection as I’ve seen thus far. I love all the Rocheforts but this is my fave in terms of flavor and drinkability. Pours a dark, opaque black/brown color which reveals big, yummy chunks when held to the light (where it belongs!). Much like my ChrisTania, proof that there is indeed a heaven...Nice, diminishing head with sticky lacing. Can serve cold right out of the fridge with little or no bitterness or bite. Head diminishes but never completely. Each swish of the glass reveals a complex, heavenly bouquet of light bananas, sweetbread, spices, friuts, and caramel. Flavor follows suit and is quite incredible - if this doesnt make you smile then I can’t say what would...Mouthfeel is silky and drinkability is top notch. All the Rocheforts are outstanding but I think this mid-gravity is my fave. It’s tough to distinguish perfection from perfection though...

My assessment might also be biased, because this is the first true Trappistes beer that I ever tried. With that said, I nearly cried when the high-quality liquor store in town told me that it was no longer available for purchase in the state of Texas. Apparently the type of bottle that it ships in is now illegal in Texas. I can’t imagine how that’s possible, but that is what the manager told me, and a second store confirmed it.

Colore marrone scuro con la schiuma marrone chiaro.Gusto potente,al palato percepisco un sentore di caramello e frutta,e ha un buon equilibrio di dolce e di amaro.Una belga superiore alla media che è già altissima e una birra tra le mie favorite di sempre.

Better than the 10. Better than 99% of all beers, actually. Truly a masterpiece of craft brewing, with a bubblegummy, malty taste with few rivals.

Dark red amber, with a creamy tan head. Lots of dark fruit and bready malt aromas. This is very smooth and soft, with lots of chocolate accompanying the fruit flavors. The alcohol is much less pronounced than the 10, which makes this just a bit more appealing to me. Finish is warming alcohol balanced with some hops and chocolate, leaving a malty, sweet aftertaste. A strong, complex superior ale that is amazingly good. My favorite of all the Trappist ales.

(330 ml bottle). This superb Trappist ale pours with an enormous thick head, colour is cloudy dark brown. It has a lovely aroma of oak, leather, dried fruits and a hint of cigar tobacco. Flavour is malty and spicy with a warming mouthfeel, otherwise alcohol is well hidden. Dangerously drinkable! Moderate bitterness, rounded aftertaste. This ale truly belongs in the Premier League of Beers!