Trappistes Rochefort 8 - Brasserie de Rochefort

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rAvg: 4.34
pDev: 10.37%
Reviews: 1623
Hads: 1092

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Brewed by:
Brasserie de Rochefort
Belgium

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 9.20% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1619), on-tap (3), nitro-bottle (1).

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Reviews by markaberrant:

markaberrant

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4.25/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - deep garnet red, clear, thick head holds up well, leaving lots of lace down the glass

S - rich malt, raisins mixed with citrus and a bit of alcohol

T - taste is deep and well rounded malt, loads of dark fruit flavours, finish is spicy and dry with alcohol

M - extremely light body combines with high alcohol to create a dry and airy finish. Alcohol is noticable, but not hot.

D - One of my favourite dark belgians, always a winner

For a fan of Belgians, it's hard to find any faults with this beer... except that it's not Rochefort 10! Excellent, very refined, a pleas ure to drink.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2008 02:06:40 | More by markaberrant

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4.5/5 rDev +3.7%

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4.25/5 rDev -2.1%

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4.5/5 rDev +3.7%

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4.25/5 rDev -2.1%

05-18-2013 18:55:05 | More by ortie

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4.25/5 rDev -2.1%

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5/5 rDev +15.2%

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4.5/5 rDev +3.7%

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Sweden

4/5 rDev -7.8%

05-18-2013 09:31:26 | More by FetMule

ChrisKayler

Virginia

4.4/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5

Glass: Port City Belgian style snifter.

Appearance: Dark ruby-brown in color. A moderate pour produced a finger of bright white head that dissipated relatively quickly. Hazy, with much sediment that eventually settled on the bottom of the glass.

Smell: Bread, caramel, bananas, raisins, spices, and a bit of alcohol.

Taste: Much like the smell, this one tastes super sweet. Caramel is extremely prominent, as is the typical Belgian candi sugar. Dark fruits can be found throughout, with spices playing a side role. The banana which was difficult to find in the smell remains difficult to find in the taste. A strong exhale does produce some tastes of banana, however. Bready aftertaste. Alcohol is well hidden.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with low-medium carbonation. A little sticky, due to the sugars, I suppose.

Overall: A great beer. I enjoy the Belgian candi sugar, but it does come across very sweet. Like a tasty desert, this is one that I will enjoy only from time to time.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 03:21:08 | More by ChrisKayler