Trappistes Rochefort 10 - Brasserie de Rochefort

BSK_ONE

New Jersey

4.53/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Setting: Snow is falling, Christmas tree is up, kids are asleep, all is quiet for once.
Music: Mark Knopfler - Piper Until the End

A: Cloudy, dark brown with a big creamy head.
S: Vanilla and Malt
T: Absolutely brilliant. 11.2% alcohol is hidden so well behind the creamy taste provide by smooth vanilla hints and lingering warmth.
M: Warmth, Taste buds relaxed and singing
O: Trying to be objective, but this beer, and the setting right now, is so perfect, I can't imagine a better taste.

Bought only a single bottle. Regretting that now.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2013 02:02:46 | More by BSK_ONE

KingdomBobcat

Vermont

4.88/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Poured into a goblet style glass after my "La France Médiévale" final exam

A- dark brown with hardly any head and minimal lacing. Lots of floaties. Pretty disappointed with my pour on this as well.
S-Caramel, honey
T-Caramel, toffee, maybe some honey, but for 11% the booze is pretty bashful
M-Kinda watery and less bubbly than I anticipated
O-Pretty solid Belgian quadruple that I've been waiting to try for a while.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2013 20:09:23 | More by KingdomBobcat

Crafts_and_recreation

Ohio

4.51/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

(I'd like to start off by mentioning that this is my first quad, and also judging by the muted aroma I'm not sure how long it sat on the shelf before coming home with me.)

A: pours a nutty brown color with a lot of sediment throughout (perhaps I should've left more in the bottle but I'm not complaining). Has just over 1 finger of dense beige head, which retains a nice medium lacing. As it effervesces with the sediment in the glass it reminds me of a freshly fermenting carboy.

S: I wish I were getting more out of this, but I tend to believe it isn't a big seller around here and may have lost something. I get notes of dark fruit, plum, grape, sweetness, alcohol, and malt character

T: wow, it starts off with a big malty backbone and follows through with quite sweet plum, raisin, and rich wine-like dark fruits, a hint of chocolate, slight bitterness and finishes with noticeable alcohol and warmth. Very sweet but not cloying.

M: smooth, full body, and dense richness, travels well across the palate and maintains the warmth of the 11% ABV. Has an almost spritey finish which lingers. Clean.

O: I am very pleased by this beer. It reminds me of drinking a fine, sweet red wine with all the appeal of a beer. It is a great winter drink as there is a noticeable (but very smooth) alcohol presence and it warms after each swallow a bit like brandy. This was recommended to me by the shop owner, and I am very glad to have tried it. I'm not yet familiar with quads, but look forward to trying more after this. I'd love to know what a fresher one is like, but would still suggest it gladly.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2013 00:40:53 | More by Crafts_and_recreation

Duane_Opfer

Virginia

4.44/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

330 ml bottle poured into a stemmed goblet glass. Best before date of 1/30/18. Consumed on 11/30/13. Written from notes.

A - Poured brownish purple in color, like the color of prune juice. Single finger of off-white head which mostly fades. Leaves a ring of light foam on sides of glass and a thin foam which covers only part of the beer's surface. Leaves small bubbles on sides of glass when liquid recedes. Any lacing left on sides of glass slowly slides down glass and rejoins beer. Cloudy, looks like material is suspended in liquid, but can't feel that in texture. First pour yielded no sediment. Second pour yielded heavy sediment, purple flakes which mainly remained suspended in liquid and some brown sludge which matriculated to the bottom of the glass. I prefer no sediment, and usually downgrade appearance when this occurs, but had to give some points back on how good it looked on first pour. Had I known better, I could have avoided the majority of the sludge on the 2nd pour.

S - Peach, plum, raison, and pear. Slightly boozy, somewhat like a desert wine.

T - Raisin first and foremost, with some plum. Bitter raisin/prune finish. Dry, light bodied, with low sweetness. ABV not completely hidden, but flavor and mouthfeel deliver higher ABV rather well. Lasting bitterness on tongue.

M - Higher carbonation, but complements taste rather well. Carbonation lasting; does not quickly dissipate from beer. Very crisp.

O - 2nd quad tried and definitely worth a try. Look forward to exploring more of this style.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2013 15:36:53 | More by Duane_Opfer

jstevie

Massachusetts

4.74/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

This is just a great beer overall. The high ABV is well hidden. Sweet, malty, fruity, you get it all. It's easy to see why this is one of the best beers in the world. Considering that it is easily attainable and not overly expensive, makes it that much better.

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2013 21:47:19 | More by jstevie

bound4er

Wisconsin

4.08/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Best by date of 05062018

A. Dark brown to almost black appearance with a big, puffy light tan head of 2 fingers.

S. Funky belgian yeast - gives off a cheese / yogurt type aroma with some barnyard thrown in for good measure. Some fruitiness emerges as it warms. Very intriguing.

T. Funky flavors of yogurt, cheesy malt and some alcoholic warmth. Black cherry and a touch of bitterness on the finish. Like the nose - quite intriguing.

M. Silky and creamy with a smooth mouthfeel.

O. A nice follow up to Rochefort 8. I am not sure which I prefer - both are very good but if forced to choose I'd go with 8. This is a nice change of pace beer but not one that I need to have more than a few times per year.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2013 00:30:16 | More by bound4er

AmishLightning

Illinois

4.9/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

From the bottle on 11/25/2013. I didn't let it age on my own, but I suspect it had been sitting on the self for some time due to the store not having a ton of craft beer patrons. I don't know if that is the wrong orright way to do it, but consider it what you will.

Appearance: Quite a bit more head formed than I expected. I poured it into a wine glass; I figured that wa the closest thing I had to the proper glassware. Initially there was a two fingered head with a fluffy foam topping. Once the head calmed down it left an intermittent lacing along the sides of the glass. Color was a very dark maroonsih-brown. Surprisingly dark for a quad is the reason for the lower score for appearance.

Smell: I have never smelled something like this in a beer before. The primary aroma was exactly like a dry red wine. I had to take a double smell to confiem the first. Yup, that smells almost exactly like wine. This made me doubt at first because I thought the taste would follow the smell. Also, there were notes of figs and brown sugar in the smell, hardly noticeable due to the wine scent.

Taste: There is a lot going on with this beer. Initial thoughts focus on the sweetness. What I notice most on the main taste is the belgium sugar candies / brown sugar that stand out. Also, the rich malty hug that embraces your palate is quite strong. Then the aftertaste hits and I am completely lost. So many flavors going on that I have to take sip after sip and wait to try and recognize what I am tasting. I noticed hints of grapes and figs, but I am sure those monks added a bunch of other ingrediants that I will probably never guess.

Mouthfeel: There was a warming alcohol feel at the finsih of each drink. However, it wasn't biting or bothersome in any way, and I didn't notiice it until I was really paying attention and got the brew to explore the back of my mouth. Medium caronation added what it needed. Pretty darn smooth as well. Felt pleasent and easy on the tongue.

Overall: Trappist beers are quite a road to explore. This is my first, and I plan to try them all. I was thoroughly impressed and couldn't have asked for a better introduction to the Trappist brews. I will definately suggest to my friends. A great beer for the craft brew geek, but maybe a bit much for someone not as involved in the lifestyle.
Cheers

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2013 20:13:03 | More by AmishLightning

ElCommodoro

Texas

3/5  rDev -33.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a surprisingly DARK hazy brown. I mean DARK. I didn't know a quad could look like this. Smell is typical yeasty smell of Belgian beers with a maltier tone.
The TASTE was a punch in the face. I was not expecting this. It was a punch in the face of dark, rotting fruits. ALL of them! It was a punch in the face of yeast. It had a MUCH maltier backbone than I was expecting. This stuff is like Belgian beer extract. The only thing it WASN'T a punch in the face of, sadly, was alcohol. The bite is a lot less subdued than in most quads I've tried. Well hidden under layer upon layer of dark, fruity flavours and thick essence of malted barley. I like flavourful beers, but this is maybe too much for me. It's so sweet, and with such, a full body, and so much yeast. I mean, this is an interesting experience, but for the price tag, I definitely can't go back for this again. It may be considered an ancient standard of the style, but this is crazy with the flavours. Under some rotting apricot flavour, I just got a whiff of some coriander, cinnamon and maybe anise. To add to my overwhelming experience. I'm not sure what to do about this insane concoction. I know it's a classic, but it's so intense that it's hard to get through my 11 ounces, even. If you want something that took more ingredients in one bottle than American beers put in a keg, try this out. It will blow your mind.

What really put me over the edge, though, was too much of a brown sugar/molasses type flavour. I like sweet beers, but that brown sugary flavour is just cloying.

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2013 07:34:11 | More by ElCommodoro

vinny21bal

Illinois

3.11/5  rDev -31.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

Good beer. Not really my style but understand why people enjoy it. I think the smell is nice with that Belgian barnyard. Again I think this is a beer that should be consumed after sitting on it a couple of years. It is a waste of a beer if you open it fresh. Almost like a wine it is to young and tight fresh. I would by this beer if it was a everyday beer you can get at the store but I do not see my self ever trying to find it.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2013 06:44:53 | More by vinny21bal

cjgiant

District of Columbia

4.3/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Again, more than enough reviews to get a feel for this beer, gonna review slightly differently:

Got the 6 and the 10 in my latest trip to Whole Foods, and tried both back-to-back, 6 first. Both are very smooth and drinkable. Both to me are malty in nature... there is just not much bitter hops pull in either. The 6 (Dubbel) has a little more bitterness, but that's to be expected as higher alcohol beers can tend towards more sweetness.

This beer pours dark amber-brown, and has more head than one might expect from a higher-octane offering. It also has a wine-raisin nose, pretty prevalent. As I take tastes, the nose stays prevalent, but the tongue get a bunch of fig versus the described nose. The alcohol is almost unnoticeable, as is any bitterness from the hops. The lingering taste remains sweet to me, I get toffee near the end at the back of the tongue.

I can see why this is rated so highly, very refined; counter that with not ranging the spectrum of tastes (pretty much stays on the sweeter side), but not lacking a certain complexity within the side of the spectrum it is on.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2013 02:29:41 | More by cjgiant

BlurryVisi0n

New York

4.46/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Served in a tulip glass.

Appearance: Pours a beautiful hazy brown with ridiculous bubbles on the body with a slight off-white head rising thick at first (just a notch over a finger's length) settling with perfect even lacing.

Smell: Has a slight hit of fruit and wine, real easy on the nostrils but very addicting...one sniff isn't enough.

Taste: A complex fruit infusion with a mellow tone of yeast. Comes off just notch sweet, almost grape like with a touch of brown sugar. It still does have a sight bitterness to it but not heavy in hops but more like a grapefruit mixture to go with it, absolutely well done.

Mouth: Very sticky, medium carbonation but super full bodied and the way it should be. You put this glass down and all you can think is how delish this brew is.

Overall: As many times as I've seen this on the shelf, big regret not picking it up any sooner...it is almost the total package but honestly for the eight bucks or so the bottle goes for it is worth every f'n penny. Salud!

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2013 08:21:49 | More by BlurryVisi0n

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.95/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

Rochefort Trappistes 10 has a thin-to-medium, soapy, cream-colored head, a caramel-brown, bubbly, opaque appearance, with lots of brown chunks suspended throughout, and thin lacing left behind. The aroma is rich: very sweet malt, figs, dates, candi sugar, grain husk, and brandy wine. Taste is of those elements, with an overriding fruitcake note and a significant alcohol backing. Bitterness is low but present. Mouthfeel is heavy, cloying, brandy-like, and highly prickly. Rochefort Trappistes 10 finishes sweet, dry, rich, and boozy. Overall, this is a wonderful, world-class beer!

RJT

Serving type: bottle

11-14-2013 15:23:50 | More by RonaldTheriot

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.49/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75

Best before 2018/01/23

Pours a big fizzy bubbly 1+ finger head into my goblet, fades pretty quickly though, lots of big bubbles popping, very little lacing left, super dark cocoa brown color with very little light sneaking through the thin parts, and plenty of chunkies on the bottom.

Nose is much more complex than I expected (even though I've had this before but it's been a long time), a nice caramelized brown sugar like with some candi sugar, very soft malt complexity, a nice soft brown malt like with the sweet characters, little toffee and caramel, but a really nice soft aged old ale malt like character. Then dark fruits, light raisin and fig, and a bit of candied plums, and a little creaminess with that. The toffee increases a bit and gets a little almost buttery biscuit like, with a touch of alcohol and phenols, there's a nice toasty brown malt in there, with toasted caramelized candi sugar all around.

Taste starts a ton complex too, lots of great malts, sweet characters, fruits, etc, all combined very nicely. I'll start with the malts for lack of any specific place, dark brown malts, little bit of a toasty brown malt, and a really nice soft aged malt like an old ale, with a little creamy character as well, and into some buttery biscuit, that quickly turns into the sweet characters, lots of toffee, some nice sugars too with a caramelized candi sugar, a pretty big candi sugar kick without too syrupy or even sweet, and a little molasses. Then into booze, a decent booze warmth and tingle but not quite 11.3% feel, bringing a bit of phenols as well, I can feel the booze warming the throat mostly. Fruits as there too, a little candied plum again, mild raisin and fig again as well, typical dark fruits. All that nice complexity somehow blended very well to a nice soft creamy delicious beer. Finish brings more warming booze, little tingle and warming the throat, a little sticky sweetness but surprisingly not so syrupy or sweet, little dry even, more candied dark fruits, lots more candi sugar, toasted brown malts and creamy dark malts.

Mouth is med to fuller bod, some warming tingly booze, and lots of carbonation, a bit too much on the carbonation.

Overall great! Pretty much a staple for Belgian quad style beer, and at the top of the top of beers in the world altogether, especially ones that I can regularly get. Perhaps the only real flaw is the over carbonation, that's probably due to extra fermenting in the bottle which added a bit of booze and phenols, but softened the beer a lot, plus the yeast chunkies. All around and amazing beer with great characters and great blending of all characters, smooth, rich, delicious!

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2013 02:35:46 | More by jlindros

EmpiricalBill

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Tasted blind versus a Westvleteren 12 by two people that had never tried either beer.

I'll start out by saying this is a very good Quad. Maybe it would have scored higher for us had we not had it versus the Westy 12. It just did not hold a candle to the Westy, unfortunately, though it's lower price and much better availability makes this a good choice.

The Rochefort 10 is a cloudy amber color. The smell is dominated by caramel and it has a caramel, sweet finish with a hint of banana. Maybe some aging would tone this one down and score it higher for me. Very good, but can't drink a lot of it, being this sweet. At 11.3% ABV, you'd expect it to be more boozy than it is. The alcohol is hidden well with only a slight warmth in your belly giving it away.

I will have to try this one again, after a year in my cellar.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2013 18:08:21 | More by EmpiricalBill

Ryan_Graham

Iowa

4.51/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Pours a dark brown with a nice head. It's sweet to the nose with hints of chocolate and cream. The taste is a bit boozy at first (which would be expected with such a high BAC). But wow. The aftertaste saves it. The boozy flavor doesn't last long before it gets replaced by a sweet creamy flavor that crawls up from the back of your throat. The flavor is full bodied and it's a realitively slow drinker. I enjoyed it a lot. I'm not sure that I'd give it a 100, but it's definitely a beer that any craft beer enthusiast should try in their lifetime. Good stuff.

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2013 22:53:10 | More by Ryan_Graham

Furlinator

California

4.49/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours murky dark brown with 1½ inch of khaki head that fades to a ring on top before disappearing completely. Very faint lacing.

Smell is of fig and caramel up front with faint banana and burnt wood toward the finish.

Taste is dominated by dark fruit: Figs, plums and dates, followed by faint banana and a hint of molasses sweetness. ABV is completely undetectable.

Creamy yet, medium bodied with medium carbonation. Extremely easy to drink despite the 11.3% ABV.

This one certainly lives up to the hype. Beautiful appearance, inviting aroma, subtle yet, delicious flavors and silky smooth mouthfeel. Unfortunately, economics will prevent regular consumption on my part. Truly impressive and certainly a world class brew.

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2013 02:28:58 | More by Furlinator

Svendozen

New Hampshire

5/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

I received this from a friend who recently came back from Belgium on business. Poured into a Boot glass from the same friend.

I have nothing fancy to say, no clever words, no witty observations...just try this beer. Go buy some now. Leave your kids home alone, for there is no time to call a baby-sitter. Don't wait for your spouse, just go...leave before they even get out of the shower...GO!

This beer changed the way I look at beers. I should really hate this beer, in all honesty, as it ruined many other beers for me. I had three of my favorite beers to follow this one with as they were all darker. Palo Santo Marron....meh. Founders Curmudgeon...rubbish. Old Rasputin...I've seen similar shades of brown on the "Stool Color Chart" at the Doctor's office.

I would gladly leave my beloved wife, and shave my head into a silly Tonsure to be able to craft this beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-04-2013 15:03:41 | More by Svendozen

bareju

Washington

4.39/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Poured into oversized wine glass.

A: Dark brown with large off-white bubbles. Half finger head receded to a quarter finger and lingered. Excellent head retention, with some barista-like swirls covering the top. A bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle.

S: Caramel, plum and dates, a bit of toffee.

T: Sweet dark fruits, plum is dominant fruit flavor, accompanied by dates. Toffee/caramel kicks in towards the end and is carried away by a warm, ever so slightly alcoholic finish. Sweet malts and plum linger. As the beer warmed up, caramel notes became dominant. Gets better throughout the beer - was sad to see the last sip go.

M: Very creamy, medium carbonation, lightly coats the mouth. Very nice.

O: Delicious brew, the 11% ABV is hidden effortlessly. Looked beautiful in the glass, and tasted great to boot. Paired really well with some sharp cheddar cheese.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2013 18:12:25 | More by bareju

drmcleod10

Missouri

4.61/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Served Bottle into a Stout glass...!

A - Rich creamy leathery pour with a small off white to tan head. Leaves solid lacing on the glass.

S - Not a huge can of the smell of belgian style beers but this one changed my mind a little. figs, almost coriander smell, hidden fruits plums maybe and possibly tobacco

T - Figs, plums, pear and various other fruits with a minimal taste of booze. Its masked well considering the 11.3% abv

M - Creamy goodness, good medium body mouthfeel.

O - Starting to change my mind about some belgian beers. Im not a huge fan of the distinct taste that most belgian ales have but this is definitely a world class Belgium ale

A little pricey on 7 bucks per 11.2 ounce bottle but I will grab this every once in a while.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2013 16:05:20 | More by drmcleod10

cr0ckett

Michigan

4.76/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

Bottle poured to snifter.

Appearance: deep brown with tome caramel color. When held to the light, you still cannot see through it. Huge toffee colored head that leaves some of the best lacing I've seen.
Smell: Toffee and deep/rich fruits like plum.
Taste: Some caramel and toffee, but to me tastes mostly the general quad flavor of rich fruits. Alcohol comes through warm, but you can't tell this is 11+ percent; alcohol warms very nicely and is very pleasant.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with perfect carbonation.
Overall: Great beer with rich flavors; awesome quad and one I'll be having again.

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2013 03:25:07 | More by cr0ckett

Vixie

Illinois

4.39/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a very dark brown, not much light getting through it. Has about an inch of an off white head that dissipates quickly. leaving some nice lacing.

The smell of this one reminds me a bit of candy, mainly toffee and caramel. Bit of brown sugar and cookie dough as well.

Sweet and fruity, lot of dried fruit like raisin and fig going on. There is brown sugar and toffee, and that distinctive Belgian candy sugar flavor.

Full and smooth, nothing to complain about here.

I am reviewing this right after trying their 8, and while similar, there are differences. Both are nice and complex, but I notice the alcohol warming on the 8 more. This is a big beer, one you need to savor slowly. Definitely one of the best quads I have had, I can see why this beer is rated as world class.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2013 00:11:52 | More by Vixie

Brianhophead

Alberta (Canada)

4.6/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

A - Rochefort 10 is a deep,leathery brown with rusty highlihgts. Head is packed, tan colored and lasting. As it recedes, Belgian lace clings to the side of my glass.

S - Rochefort 10's aroma gives up front notes of leather, ripe figs, and dampe earth on an autumn day. Then comes the aroma of dried fruit and spices. Maybe Christmas cake spices? Notes of damp earth and dried tobacco provide a nice through note.

T - Rochefort 10 is medium full bodied and full of flavor. Dried ripe fruits combine with tobacco, ripe figs, and a gentle spiciness. On the tongue spiciness has a more cloves, rum and raisin quality than the nose led me to expect. Rochefort 10 is dry and crisp without overly accentuating the beer's spicy qualities. Finish is only slightly alcoholic and offers a pleasant warmth.

O - This is one of the best beers I've had to date. It's just so complex and well balanced. It's big in every way without losing its refinement. Rochefort 10 even manages to carry its 11.3% abv with incredible deftness and grace.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2013 18:55:47 | More by Brianhophead

Seanniek91

Rhode Island

4.5/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Notes from Kulminator. Dusty 375ml bottle into a Rochefort chalice. Vintage 2003.

A-Purple/black with big white bubbly head.

S-Dried fruits, raisons, prunes, yeast. Tons of raisons.

T-Raisons, prune, light booze, pear, yeast, candy sugar.

M-Good carbonation, viscous, medium body.

O-Great quad. aged 10 years and it's still incredible.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2013 17:48:15 | More by Seanniek91

Mikey256

Colorado

4.96/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

I have to say this is one of the best beers I have ever had. This is truly the champaign of beers. The sweet fruit notes, small bubbles, and acidic taste mirror that of a fine champaign, only with the distinct Belgian Trappist flavor. The complexity of this beer is outstanding and makes it a beer to savor. I can't wait to have another one.

I used a glad designed for Trappist beer and ended up with almost no head which surprised me. There was also more sediment than I have had in other Trappists beers, but that didn't effect the flavor. Otherwise this beer is as perfect as it gets.

Serving type: bottle

10-06-2013 16:44:19 | More by Mikey256

a0lbudman

Alabama

4.99/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

11.2 0z bottle poured into a pint glass
A- dark brown color with a light brown foam
S- smell is like sweet cherries with rum
T- has a light roasted tatse with the flavor of fruit
M- you can feel everything in the mouth that you smell
O- the aftertaste is what makes the beer so good to me. Just has a flavor that last a long time after you take your last drink. I am not one to like high ABV beers, but I do this one. worth the $7.99 I paid for it, but will but the 4 pack next time.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2013 00:50:36 | More by a0lbudman