Trappistes Rochefort 8
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy - Rochefort in Rochefort, Namur, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.93
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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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7/10
Tried
on 07 Mar 2026
at 18:09
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
1,5 l Cuvee Vintage 2010. (Aged six years in My cellar). Drink in 31.12.2016. Big bottle from La Houbloniere in Belgium. And 750ml bottle. Vintage Cuvee 2010. (Drink in 2023) Special Thanks to Tim for rare and old bottle. No coz, jednak za pieknie sie nie starzeje to piwo, owocowe, sliwki daktyle, figi, rodzynki jumbo i karmel tak jak wersja magnum nie widze specjalnych roznic. Tamto pite po 6 latach a to po az 13, a wiec ponad 2 krotnie dluzszy czas, ktory specjalnie nic nie wniosl.
Tried
from Bottle
at
La Houblonnière
on 22 Feb 2026
at 21:12
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 2025 vintage. Caramel aroma with notes of dark fruit, spicy Belgian yeast, toffee, leather, banana and clove. Pours dark caramel brown colored with a large tan head that has good retention and decent lacing. Starts with caramel, dark fruit, toffee and leather flavors as well as having a rich duo body and dry mouthfeel. Finishes dry with spicy Belgian yeast, banana and clove flavors. Excellent Belgian.
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from Bottle
from
Bubbles Liquor World
on 16 Feb 2026
at 00:02
8/10
Tried
on 24 Dec 2025
at 09:18
6.5/10
33 cl, bottle.
Might've been already expired since 5-6 months, so not a good experience :(
Might've been already expired since 5-6 months, so not a good experience :(
Tried
from Bottle
from
Auchan Cluj Iulius Mall
on 20 Dec 2025
at 11:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
330ml Bottle - Deep amber in colour. Dried fruit and some boozy notes in the aroma. Malty taste with dried fruit and caramel. Moderately rich.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2025
at 19:32
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2025
at 15:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2006 bottle, poured in a Duvel glass. Hope that's all right. Dark, solid brown pour, thin layer of foam. Nose has some specialty malt spice, a bit of Chardonnay, perhaps. Very nice after nearly 20 years. Taste is wonderfully surprising. Again, specialty malt with caramel roast, light spice of coriander, maybe a bit of allspice. And there's some nice, basic "beer" taste underlying the whole thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2025
at 03:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 bottle.Dark brown colour and off white head.Sweet fruits and spices.Warming mouthfeel and semi dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2025
at 12:53
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2025
at 00:40