Trappistes Rochefort 10
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy - Rochefort in Rochefort, Namur, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
8.39
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Bottle: Unfiltered In 1952, in order to place the modernisation of the brewery on the right commercial footing, much care was taken with the launch of Rochefort's two new beers. The refectory beer had been the basis for the development of the ‘Middel’ (also known as ‘Merveille’) which became the Rochefort 6. The 10, however, needed something else to elevate it: candy sugar, steeped in the wort in metal baskets, quite an innovation in those days. Furthermore, two malts were used in the brewing process: pils and caramel malt, as well as wheat starch, two varieties of hops and Rochefort’s own yeast. The result was the powerful Rochefort 10, a beer sure to warm your heart with its robust dose of alcohol.
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8/10
Tried
on 25 Nov 2019
at 17:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a deep golden mahogany with a big creamy beige head. Aromas of dried sweet fruits, dark sugar, chocolate and slight nuts. Roasted malty taste with sweet fruits and yeast. Slightly alcoholic. Very soft carbonation. Not really worth 4.3 in my opinion but Trappists isn’t my favorite type of beer - at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 17:20
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml 2016 bottle. Murky dark brown, big fluffy foamy head. Calvados, cognac, caramel, marzipan, dark chocolate, heavy red wine, booze. Malty sweetness, dry bitterness. Full bodied, oily texture, soft carbonated, dry finish. Great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2019
at 19:18
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Dark brown with a hint of red, decent head. Raisins, plum jam sweetness in the nose. Sweet, but complex like a fine dessert: red dried fruit, jam, nutty spices, caramel, fruitcake. Tied together with a belly-warming alcohol warmth a bit reminiscent of Sherry. Classic, almost perfection.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2019
at 19:11
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
330 mL bottle from Whole Foods, poured into a snifter. Very dark reddish brown, with complex aroma and taste. Caramel malt and licorice nose, dark fruit boozy taste and finish. Impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2019
at 02:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
0,33 l bottle. Pours dark amber brown with a finger of lasting beige head. Aroma is fruity, plenty of dried fruit, dried plums in particular, raisin and dates, there is also some caramel and toffee. It has vinous properties, similar to strong red vine from a region with plenty of sunshine. Alcohol is present, but not too forward. Taste is quite heavy sweet and medium bitter. Body is full, carbonation mild, mouthfeel sticky. Finish is long, rich with dried fruit and mild lasting bitterness. Mild stomach warming sensation adds to very pleasant experience.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2019
at 15:30
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Surprised to see I had never rated this. Consequently, I didn't make any notes. Bottle was a few years old and had lost a little of the usual floral/parma violets elements. Lots of dark fruit, very belgian, yeasty, thick and smooth. Yum. Another aged bottle, this time lots of treacle, caramel. Still great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:02
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2019
at 19:32
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Aroma of yeast and hops. Yeast, chocolate, blackcurrant, coffee, alcohol and some roasted malt in the taste. Malty and syrupy with an intense long bittersweet finish. A classic! After several tastings on the terrace of Café de Engel in Oldenzaal, I'll stick to my rating. With every sample you discover more flavors and aroma's.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08