7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle, BBE x.x.2013, at Black Door, Helsinki, on 2008-09-20) Amber. Hazy. Small white head. Chocolate and malts in nose. Full bodied palate with quite a lot of carbonation. Malts, chocolate, light bitterness and some sweetness in taste. Malty and bitter aftertaste that lasts long.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2008
at 03:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Rochefort 6: Bottle: Pours a leathery brown with a vinous red tint. Aroma is mild of maltiness, chocolate, fruit, and a little sherry. Tastes malty with chocolate, fruit, etc. I want to think that there is more to it, but it is so balanced and blended that I can’t get any further. Nice and pure, but not overly amazing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2008
at 20:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
330 mL bottle. Pours brown with a medium, fizzy off-white head that vanishes rapidly. Aromas of tart apple and raisin. Like the higher-gravity Rocheforts, the flavor is primarily sweet caramel balanced with dark fruits, with yeasty flavors in the background. Leaves an aftertaste exactly like honey. Not quite as complex as Rochefort 8 and 10, but a very nice beer in its own right.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2008
at 01:25
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Poured a reddish dark brown with plenty of beige head dissipating quite quickly. Complex rich aroma with fruits and spice and early on something rather funky. Full bodied with good carbonation giving a creamy, fluffy mouthfeel. Strong complex taste that evolves. Initial fruit and spice evolves into a rich dark toffee, raisins chocalate phase which develops a long rich and slightly bitter finish. A very well balanced and complex beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2008
at 08:49
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle, Beer Ritz, Leeds. Poured a very dark brown virtually black colour with a dissipating tan head. Aroma was yeast, hops, brown sugar, citrus, plum and brandy sodden dark fruit. Very rich man. Flavour was beautiful, loads going down; yeast, roasted malt, chocolate, blackcurrant, citrus, grape, booze. Awesome !! Brooding, long bittersweet finish. There can’t be many better beers in the style. Hats off to the Monks again !
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2008
at 12:52
9.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Ahhh, fan-tas-tic stuff..Dark chocolate brown appearance, off-white head. Aroma of raisins, chocolate, some alcohol, malts. Flavour is rich, raisins, chocolate, malty, other dark fruits, a little tartness. Mouthfeel is very creamy and thick, lots of carbonation but not assertive. Smooth. Superb.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2008
at 12:32
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Had this beer many times, this stuff just keeps amazing me. Pours very deep dark brown, like dark chocolate, with a creamy beige head. Aroma is imo the only "flaw", it could have been stronger. Subtle aroma of dark fruits, mostly malts and dark chocolate, some alcohol. Flavour is soft, malts, lots of dark chocolate, some dark fruits and a bit of alcohol. The beauty of this beer is that you don’t have to work your way through a load of sugary sweetness like with so many other dark strong ales. Soft and creamy mouthfeel, nice lingering finish, full bodied.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2008
at 03:28
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
I have to say, this beer always disappoints me a bit. The 8 and 10 are among my all-time favourites, but this one just won’t do. Murky brown colour, beige head. Aroma of malts, some chocolate. Lively carbonation. Flavour is roasted malts, bit of dark fruits, lots of dark chocolate bitterness, some caramel. Very dry.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2008
at 04:31
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
330 mL bottle. Pours red brown with a small white head. Aromas of dark fruits, caramel, hint of alcohol. Flavor is a combination of caramel and dark fruit with touches of black licorice, bread, hops, and apple. Raisin finish. Excellent flavor profile, very enjoyable. A little better than my recollection of Rochefort 10.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2008
at 00:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
aroma dominated by nutty and dark fruity flavors. nice. hazy very very dark brown, bordering black. rather large light-brown head. flavor is very interesting. it didn’t taste like it was strong, but i could feel the alc. at once in the body. alc. unbeliveably well hidden.. taste is balanced so well i have a hard time figuring what this great taste is composed of. palate a little bit watery, overall an impressive brew, not the best i ever tasted but VERY good, even for a belgian.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2008
at 15:42