Rochefort Trappistes 8

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

very dark brown with good size tan head. very sweet amoma, lots of malt, lots of molasses...maybe some dark fruits. surprisingly not alcoholly with 9.2%. very, very good

Pours a murky looking brown with a light brown head. Smell is fruit and spice. Had a sip or two while it was still cold and left it alone for 15 minutes for the flavor to come out. Some fruity sweetness at first and then a nutty flavor, walnuts maybe. A pleasing bitterness follows ending cleanly with the warmth of the wonderfully hidden alcohol. My best belgian to date.

reddish brown with an offwhite head nice hazyness smells malty, fruity and of some hidden dried raisins tasts fruity ( dried raisins) and malty, and even a bit of hidden nuts and has some warm alcohol aftertaste fruit malt bittersweetness, warmth a really, really good beer but i prefer the rochefort 10

330ml Bottle: Pours deep brown, much darker than the 6, with very little head and ok lacing. Aroma of candy, oranges, and brown sugar. Much more complexity in the flavour with strong alcohol, cherries, almonds, oak wood, grass, plums, and yeast. Awesome.

I love the aroma of this beer. Reminds me of a zinfandel crossed with a sancere/chardonnay. Dark fruits with breadiness, but a good bit of hoppiness to balance out any sweetness. Let me emphasize how exceedingly well balanced this beer is. If the 10 is better than this, then I’m in for a treat -- this is the best beer I’ve had to date (though I’m a fairly inexperienced beer drinker).

Re-rate, 1.5yr old bottle in Jan 2010: Wonderful, rich floral plum flavors and aromas, this thing even beat out a Roche 10 of similar age, richer flavors, better overall mouthfeel, not as heavy. Great stuff. Original rating: Another impressive one from Roche. Poured with a genrous head, this one was a dark and cloudy amber with lots of sedimentation (just like the 10). Aroma was spicey and yeasty. Flavor was spicey (coriander) and lightly plum like. Was weaker and the mouthfeel was thinner than the Roche 10, but still pretty enjoyable. Alcohol came out much stronger than in the Roche 10.

Wow. Pours a reddish-brown color with a thick tan head. Aroma is complex, sweet and malty - like fresh bread - with a noticeable alcohol smell. Wonderful in the mouth. Great body and balance, sweet and spicy and malty with a definite alcohol presence. Finishes with just a little aftertaste. Overall, It’s wonderful.

Bottle. wonderful beer. not as good as the 10 (obviously) but still better than most. must try more.