Trappistes Rochefort 8 - Brasserie de Rochefort

pghawkins

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

08-15-2012 01:36:47 | More by pghawkins

cervezango

Bolivia

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-20-2013 00:59:44 | More by cervezango

polloenfuego

Ontario (Canada)

4.51/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 330 ml bottle to a goblet

A: deep brown that let's just enough light through. Good head appears upon pour, and sticks around for a while leaving a nice film.

S: figs, cloves, dark fruits and yeast

T: much like the smell, with some spice joining the fruit taste. The alcohol sneaks in on occasion.

M: medium to full carbonation, there is a dry feel as well.

O: a very nice beer. I quite like this BSDA, and I am glad that I bought a quantity of it when I could. While Rochefort 10 is perhaps one of the best beers I have ever had, this beer is no slouch either. I think that I came with exceedingly high expectations for this beer, and I am not leaving disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 20:49:59 | More by polloenfuego

kustard

Illinois

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-19-2013 20:05:52 | More by kustard

MrKennedy

Australia

4.14/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

330ml bottle, into a Mikkeller wine glass.

Pours a true brown with a long lasting tan head of foam. Bits of lacing.

Smells of stewed plums and figs with a nice earthiness about it. Some spice as well, but pretty faint, though that isn't a bad thing.

Getting the figs and plums coming through along with a touch of cinnamon & allspice. Well integrated, the spice helping cut up the fruit a touch.

Smooth, moderate body. Fruity fullness at the front and a little spice later on. Sort of balances being a slow sipper if you want, but happy to keep coming back if you want to have a few.

Very fruity. Fortunate to have some spice around to balance it out. Been a while since I've had this and the bottle has aged well. Should drink more often, especially for the value for money.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 10:25:17 | More by MrKennedy

mrchrisray

New York

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-18-2013 17:30:35 | More by mrchrisray

AugustusRex

Ontario (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

06-18-2013 13:21:27 | More by AugustusRex

lucasj82

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-18-2013 01:30:27 | More by lucasj82

joaopmgoncalves

Portugal

4.73/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

Notes: Got it in the first week of April. It was in the cellar since then.

A: Light brown colored body. High carbonation resulted in big beige head but the lace was weak.
S: Fig is the thing. But there's also some hidden citrus.
T: Noticed the caramel notes, the coffee bitterness and lots of stuff I can't recognize. It's complex in tasting matters.
M: Its high carbonation gives it a smooth and creamy feeling all around your mouth. For a 9.2 ABV beer, the alcohol is almost unnoted. What an incredible beer.
O: In my personal opinion, it's awesome. By far the best beer I've ever had until this date. But I'm sure that the Trappistes Rochefort 10 that I have on the cellar will get me into heaven anytime soon.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 21:58:44 | More by joaopmgoncalves

yancot

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-17-2013 04:41:46 | More by yancot

ChrisL24481

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-16-2013 20:23:34 | More by ChrisL24481

gloryhole

Ontario (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

06-16-2013 17:34:31 | More by gloryhole

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-16-2013 17:05:32 | More by TheBeeraholic

adityashekhar

India

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-16-2013 10:13:38 | More by adityashekhar

cdl

California

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-16-2013 03:44:35 | More by cdl

KrisDLSmith

Ontario (Canada)

5/5  rDev +15.2%

06-16-2013 03:35:06 | More by KrisDLSmith

anson42

California

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-16-2013 01:28:43 | More by anson42

Noelito76

New York

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-15-2013 13:00:09 | More by Noelito76

tuka

New York

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-15-2013 03:58:46 | More by tuka

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

5/5  rDev +15.2%

06-15-2013 00:09:22 | More by IchLiebeBier

Canada_Dan

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-14-2013 01:48:07 | More by Canada_Dan

TheDoctor

Quebec (Canada)

4.74/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

A:
Pours a murky, orangish brown. Cloudy with hunks of yeast and uniformly pretty. Has a beautiful creamy tan head that maintains perfect thickness and has sexy uniform lacing.

S:
Funky blue cheese, some doughy yeast notes. Nice underlying boozy sweetness. Overall smells good and is quite complex.

T:
Dry and nutty. Really creamy and delicious. Has a tinge of strong cheese just like the nose but is otherwise a lot earthier with some really stong, warm, smooth nut flavors along with chocolate and coffee.

M:
Soft and warm (from the high ABV, I assume) with pleasant carbonation and a creamy medium body. Extraordinarily long, pleasing finish.

O:
Tastes like the water out of an enchanted swamp. Gross and scummy and muddy and stanky and fabulous. Really nice looking. Smells delicious and teases you. Tastes delicious but not quite what you'd expected. Looks like a picture. Tastes like a dream.

Give 'er a quick flick of the wrist and watch the head pop right up to give you a perfect drink every time. No doubt I'd have it again but first I have to find the 10 and 12.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 22:45:06 | More by TheDoctor

Madubz

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-13-2013 09:42:03 | More by Madubz

Kyrojack

Indiana

2.5/5  rDev -42.4%

06-12-2013 22:37:05 | More by Kyrojack

dwren89

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Appearance: deep brown/mahogany, off white fizzy head, hazy

Aroma: dark fruit, molasses, fig, malty sweetness,

Taste: dark fruit, molasses character, but not in a cloying way, malt sweetness but balanced by more hop bitterness than Straffe Hendrik, not as deep in flavor and character as the 10, but quite drinkable

Mouthfeel: lighter on the palate, medium body, medium carbonation

Overall Impression: a more drinkable version of the 10 with only slightly less flavor. Same flavors as the 10 though. Dark fruit, molasses, and fig notes pervade with solid hop bitterness rounding out the flavor to counteract the malt bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 21:27:48 | More by dwren89