Trappistes Rochefort 8
(has 18 batches)
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy - Rochefort in Rochefort, Namur, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.95
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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
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2020
at 21:48
8/10
0,33 litre Bottle from Taxfree store ar Schipol AirPort. Amber with offwhite head. Malts, hops, Caramel, sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2020
at 22:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Adding in my 300 Beers To Try ticks because I want to see how they impact my stats and some of them I will never see again. Will however re-rate them when practical.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2020
at 11:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Zurecht eines der besten Biere der Welt, Erdnüsse von vorn bis hinten, in Nase und Trunk, sehr malzig, komplexer Abgang, langer Nachhall, hohe Drinkability, super Ding.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2020
at 17:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33 l bottle from Vrutak. Shared with little Dina. Hazy brownish amber, small off-white head. Aroma shy at first, spices, soft alcohol. Soon, dried fruits such as figa, nuts like roasted hazelnut, brandy or liqueur quality, alcohol present. Cocoa underneath, along with roasted malts. Rich. Flavour is sweet, spicy, dried fruits, high alcohol. Medium body, mineraly texture, soft finish. Gentle and strong. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2020
at 18:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark brown colour. Aroma of caramel, licorice, dark and red fruits, spices, hard candies, figs, raisins, dactyls. Intensive and complex. Taste of caramel, figs, licorice, spices. Very dry. Watery. Alcoholic. High carbonated. Average one, expected more.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2020
at 19:53
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2020
at 20:47
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
0,33 bottle.
It is a dense cognac reddish-brown color with a nice yellowish-white, long lasting foam. First, the aroma does not feel so much under the foam, it is a bit cognacic and sweet. Later raisin, spicy, very delicious. Carbonic acid okay. Alcoholic, warming, sweet-strong-winey flavors, with some weirdly musty bitterness that suits it. Full, strong dessert beer. If you keep it in your mouth, there are plenty of flavors and aftertaste, it is worth trying! Super!
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Sűrű konyakos vörösesbarna szín, habja szép sárgásfehér, tartós. Illata kitöltéskor a hab alatt még annyira nem érződik, kicsit konyakos, édeskés. Később mazsolás, fűszeres, nagyon finom. Szénsav rendben. Alkoholos, melengető, édes-erős-boros ízek, némi furcsa dohos keserűséggel, ami illik hozzá. Testes, erős desszert sör. Ha a szájban tartjuk, rengeteg mellék és utóízt elérhetünk, érdemes próbálgatni! Szuper!
It is a dense cognac reddish-brown color with a nice yellowish-white, long lasting foam. First, the aroma does not feel so much under the foam, it is a bit cognacic and sweet. Later raisin, spicy, very delicious. Carbonic acid okay. Alcoholic, warming, sweet-strong-winey flavors, with some weirdly musty bitterness that suits it. Full, strong dessert beer. If you keep it in your mouth, there are plenty of flavors and aftertaste, it is worth trying! Super!
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Sűrű konyakos vörösesbarna szín, habja szép sárgásfehér, tartós. Illata kitöltéskor a hab alatt még annyira nem érződik, kicsit konyakos, édeskés. Később mazsolás, fűszeres, nagyon finom. Szénsav rendben. Alkoholos, melengető, édes-erős-boros ízek, némi furcsa dohos keserűséggel, ami illik hozzá. Testes, erős desszert sör. Ha a szájban tartjuk, rengeteg mellék és utóízt elérhetünk, érdemes próbálgatni! Szuper!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2020
at 17:58
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Aucun doute, nous sommes bien ici sur une Rochefort. Superbe complexité, une puissance maîtrisée et un équilibre aromatique hors pair. Par rapport à la 10, un léger bémol sur l'équilibre structurel (je dis bien léger, car nous sommes ici sur une bien de haut rang), avec un alcool sur le final aux accents de gin/vodka quelque peu perturbant et une amertume que je trouve en l'occurrence légèrement poussée. Mais je suis dans le détail, et il ne faut occulter le plaisir pris dans cette dégustation, bière de haut vol dans la plus pure tradition trappiste. En verre, nous sommes sur un brun quasi limpide recouvert d'une fine couche de mousse. Dès le nez, on retrouve cette alliance présente également sur la 10 et particulièrement riche : poire, prune, figue, chocolat, réglisse, coriandre, cannelle avec un alcool chaleureux et une amertume fraîche. On retrouve cette fraîcheur à l'attaque sur une très belle complexité aromatique. Les arômes gagnent en plénitudes en seconde bouche pour notre plus grand plaisir. L'arrière bouche et le final verra ressortir l'alcool faisant un peu plus que ses 9,2 %. Bière qui mériterait sans conteste de vieillir, mais qui nous régale déjà. Merci à nos chers moines.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2020
at 06:33
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Vintage bottle poured in even more vintage Rochefort chalice. Clear mahogany with thick beige head that seems to last a lot longer get than fresh versions. After almost exactly 4 years the head is strong here! Quite fruity, but still some chocolate milk like the fresh versions, figs and raisins are coming on, soft berries. Over medium sweet and medium bitter. Almost full bodied with boozy finish. It is still very good, but I think this doesn't hold up to a fresh one from the same batch. This one tastes way older than it's actual age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2020
at 23:54