Trappistes Rochefort 8 - Brasserie de Rochefort

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rAvg: 4.34
pDev: 10.37%
Reviews: 1625
Hads: 1100

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Brewed by:
Brasserie de Rochefort
Belgium

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 9.20% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1621), on-tap (3), nitro-bottle (1).

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Reviews by hctap00:

hctap00

4/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pours a beautiful red-mahogany color. Incredibly frothy head, very carbonated. Took several minutes to pour the whole bottle. I could hear the head fizzing the entire time. Quickly reduced to a thin white lacing.

Aroma is far sweeter and fruitier than I expected. Ripe cherries were my first thought. Not as much of the "dark fruit" common in other Belgian dark ales. As it warms, the yeast and phenol aromas are more prominent. Spicy aroma as well that I can't quite place.

Most noticeable throughout is the spiciness that I associate with the good Belgians. Yeasty, phenolic, peppery maybe. Initially I get some of the same fruitiness from the aroma. It is fairly one dimensional though, and the finish not terribly satisfying.

Very thin mouthfeel. Carbonation is rather high. No lingering effect. Almost feels like water going down.

It certainly is not Rochefort 10. None of the wow factor that I previously experienced with Rochefort beers. I think I have lost my taste for Belgians since I spent a week drinking nothing but last summer. Still enjoyable without a doubt, but just too one dimensional and thin. Not very "dark" for being classified as a strong dark ale. Will re-review at some point to give it another chance.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 06:42:07 | More by hctap00

More User Reviews:

oakaged88

New York

4.25/5 rDev -2.1%

05-25-2013 02:13:05 | More by oakaged88

KeyWestGator

Florida

4.25/5 rDev -2.1%

05-25-2013 01:37:31 | More by KeyWestGator

desint

Belgium

4/5 rDev -7.8%

05-24-2013 11:58:13 | More by desint

robertmitchum

North Carolina

5/5 rDev +15.2%

05-24-2013 09:10:10 | More by robertmitchum

RaphaelSC

Brazil

4.39/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a deep brown with a caramel 2 fingers head with good retention.

S:Caramel and banana and some toasted malts.

T: Woody and dry with some caramel notes and low carbonation, ends just a little bitter, the alcohol can be felt just because the warm sensation in the end.

M: A dry bittersweet feel that resemble wine but not so sweet and more refreshing, some coffee appear in the aftertaste as some bitterness.

O: Its like Rochefort 10, but a little less complex, still a excelent beer, a must have to me.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 02:42:43 | More by RaphaelSC

broob

Mississippi

4.5/5 rDev +3.7%

05-23-2013 18:23:15 | More by broob

kvnstfrd

Missouri

1.5/5 rDev -65.4%

05-23-2013 04:54:40 | More by kvnstfrd

Isotope

Texas

5/5 rDev +15.2%

05-23-2013 02:44:22 | More by Isotope

BigbROB

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -13.6%

05-22-2013 15:50:02 | More by BigbROB

Burkbom23

Connecticut

4.16/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Opague deep brown color. Almost like a really dark iced tea. Light comes through on th edges but towards the middle of the glass, nothing. Very large active off whtie head with pretty good retention at first. Waves of cloudiness floating throughout the beer. By the time i finished the glass of beer the head had pretty much disapeared all together. Really no sticky lacing at all. The aroma is heavy on dark fruits. Prunes, figs, and maybe some red raisens. Alcohol is present. Really sweet smelling beer. Full on ruthless maltiness up front in the taste. Dark fruits for sure. Some dark breads. Spice hits about half way through the palatte. Crisp finish. Maybe some dark cherries there towarrds the end? Good carbination. Full bodied sticky ale, but feels pretty lively in the mouth. Definate warming feeling. Got more boozy as it warmed. Really nice complex taste, a lot going on for sure. One of the better trappist ales i have had so far. More of a drinkable beer to me than its older brother Rochefort 10.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 00:47:30 | More by Burkbom23