Trappistes Rochefort 8 (2014)
(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
6.68
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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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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
21/XII/24 - 1.5L bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Timtage Rochefort Tasting with foodpairing, BB: n/a (2024-xxx)
Food pairing: dark chocolate mousse with Rochefort 10 and tonka beans, prepared by yours truly.
Clear reddish brown beer, practically no head. Aroma: spicy, dry, oxidized, earthy, dusty, cardboard, sourish impression, earthy, oxidized. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: dry, a bit sourish, spicy, oxidized, dusty, cardboard, not great. Aftertaste: bitter touch, sourish, a little fruity, dried fruits, a bit watery in the finish. At age 10, the youngest Rochefort magnum of the tasting, but hasn’t aged the best, alas. Oh well.
Food pairing: dark chocolate mousse with Rochefort 10 and tonka beans, prepared by yours truly.
Clear reddish brown beer, practically no head. Aroma: spicy, dry, oxidized, earthy, dusty, cardboard, sourish impression, earthy, oxidized. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: dry, a bit sourish, spicy, oxidized, dusty, cardboard, not great. Aftertaste: bitter touch, sourish, a little fruity, dried fruits, a bit watery in the finish. At age 10, the youngest Rochefort magnum of the tasting, but hasn’t aged the best, alas. Oh well.
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Dranken Geers
on 21 Dec 2024
at 22:15
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2020
at 20:29
8/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2015
at 15:23