Trappistes Rochefort 8 (2011)
(Batch of Trappistes Rochefort 8)
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy - Rochefort in Rochefort, Namur, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.98
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The lower gravity cousin to Rochefort 10. Nicknamed "Spéciale" (’The Special’), this beer is the most recent production. The Rochefort 8 has a more tawny colour and a more pronounced aroma, with an even richer fruitiness (a slight undertone of fig?) and a little more spiced dryness, like that of a cake, which gives a balanced finish to the final notes.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
21/XII/24 - 1.5L bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Timtage Rochefort Tasting with foodpairing, BB: n/a (2024-xxx)
Food pairing: blue cheese (Fourme d’Ambert), toasted raisin and walnut bread, sour cherry compote with star anise, all prepared by yours truly.
Clear reddish brown beer, practically no head. Aroma: a bit oxidized, leathery, dry dusty impression, some cardboard, earthy. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sweet, nice, earthy, caramel, some milk chocolate, a little hoppy, dry touch. Aftertaste: bitter notes, dry, hint of caramel, a bit spicy, milk chocolate, slightly sweet, soft acidity, nice stuff!
Food pairing: blue cheese (Fourme d’Ambert), toasted raisin and walnut bread, sour cherry compote with star anise, all prepared by yours truly.
Clear reddish brown beer, practically no head. Aroma: a bit oxidized, leathery, dry dusty impression, some cardboard, earthy. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sweet, nice, earthy, caramel, some milk chocolate, a little hoppy, dry touch. Aftertaste: bitter notes, dry, hint of caramel, a bit spicy, milk chocolate, slightly sweet, soft acidity, nice stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Dranken Geers
on 21 Dec 2024
at 21:30
6.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2020
at 20:24
7/10
Brown, huge malts, spicy cardboard
Tried
on 04 Jul 2019
at 18:50
8/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2015
at 15:23