Rochefort Trappistes 10

Brewed by Brasserie Rochefort
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Rochefort, Belgium

Pours very dark with a soft off-white head forming atop leaving a thin white layer over time. The aroma is fantastic! It smells a bit like jam from the huge aromas of plums and there’s a brandy aroma that is equally as strong and amazing. These aromas really strike out and grab your attention. Other sweet dark fruits like figs and dates really come together nicely alongside the deep rich caramel and nutty aromas. The nose is just incredible! I could sit and take in whiffs of this all day long! The carbonation is rather lively on the palate. Again, the taste is very plumy and the other dark fruits are very noticeable. The brandy comes through a little as well, but the rich nuttiness and the sweet dark fruits really come out. It’s rather soft on the palate and a little sweet in the finish.

Pours dark brown with massive head. Aroma of dark fermented fruit. Taste of the same with a lot of complexity that is hard to put a finger on, I did get a slight taste of leather even though I do not know what leather taste like, but it was in a good way.

Aroma of apricot, fermented fruit and cherries. Appearance is very dark brown with a nice head. The flavor is sweet, prune, liquorish and alcohol, also a bit sour aftertaste. This is a real classic. However the different bottles seem to differ a bit. This was not the best bottle I’ve had.

Bottle at Winking Lizard Crosswoods location. Opaque brown pour with a huge tan head. Sorta of tart aroma that is also very creamy and yeasty. Notes of alcohol and dark fruits as well. Creamy and yeasty flavor with a touch of sourness and alcohol. Dark fruits and a bit of chocolate in there.

Finally tried this classic brew after seeing it come and go too many times from my store. Dark cloudy brown, almost black. Nice thick head that appropriately coats the glass. I was surprised by the nose. The aromas were more of dark fruits like cassis, plum, dark cherries, and raisins. I was expecting more maltiness, brown sugar, and molasses. Pleasantly surprised. The mouth feel was my favorite part of the beer. Rich and creamy with impeccable balance. For 11.3% the alcohol flavors are almost non existent. I think this bottle was young though, because the complexities were not quite there yet. Still a wonderful brew. Great experience. Drank next to a Avery Reverend (quad as well). No comparison what so ever. The Rochefort blows it away.

From bottle. Cinnamon, brown sugar and malt make up a rather rich aroma. Deep walnut colour with a frothy tan head. It looks fantastic and formed how you would like a beer too. Rich syrup like texture. Full bodied flavour. Spices, fruit and hops. This beer is like sitting next to a fireplace. It makes you fell warm and content. Its like a fine sherry or port. Its complex smooth finish makes for a fine ale. Its almost perfect. I love this beer.

Pours cloudy dark brown with lively carbonation and a lasting off-white head. Considerable yeast at bottom. Aroma is sour cherry, alcohol, yeast, apple, soggy toast. Very carbonated feel. Burnt, especially in the finish. Considerable alcohol, with those dark fermented fruit tastes infused slightly. Finish is fairly short, little bitterness. Bit of banana. I think of the concept of darkness when I drink this beer. Perhaps I’ll turn the light off. Now I think of silence, so I turn the music off. This is a beer of muted senses, belittlement beneath a vast black sky of stars. A deeper swig reveals a more complex flavor with fruits coming through in the middle. Once the alcohol begins to hit you, the flavors and the aroma dissolve together into a very favorable final impression. I like it, but I would still says it does not live up to my expectation- perhaps I do not enjoy a good quad as much as a stout or belgian porter. Still excellent beer.