Rochefort Trappistes 10

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

bottle from joes place. poured a murky brown with a great beige head. aroma of bread, caramel, prune, brown sugar, and plum. flavor was brown sugar, plum, alcohol, and caramel. full body with high carbonation.

Poured from bottle with a slightly redder-brown color than the bottle color itself. Massive head to begin with that slowly settled to around a 1/4 inch. Aroma is boozy dried apricots/juicy prune. Wow, this is my first Rochefort, so smooth on the palate and that 11.35 abv is dangerously well-hidden. Enjoying this delightful beer with dark chocolate covered orange peels, perfect which pairs nicely together. It reminds me of a more floral aroma version of the Duchess de Bourgogne. Nice warming alcohol finish. Yum.

Beer just doesn’t get any better than this one. Have had on tap in Brussels numerous times and from bottles here in the States and each and every time the taste, aroma, feel and drinkability just knocked my socks off. This and Westy 12 are the definition of great beer.

Pour is lake water-murky brown with large tan head. Aroma is dried fruit, raspberries, sour malt, touch of alcohol, and a hint of brandy. Flavor is a sleeper. It starts slow with bubbly subtle malt. Then a complex earthy fruit flavor emerges from underneath. It’s dates, raisins, prunes, cinnamon, cloves, and alcohol; strong alcohol. A bit of brown sugar in the finish. Solid, but not quite all I was expecting.

Bottle. Nice trappist-brown cloudy pour with a medium light brown head. Aroma of caramel and raisins. Great taste of plums, dark fruit, figs and caramel with faint hints of brown sugar and yeast. Slight warming alchol finish.

Great brew. Completed my series of having 6,8, and 10 in a row. Aroma is some fruits, both dark and citrusy, with floral and chocolate notes. Flavor is just full of various flavors, fruits, chocolate, coffee, sugars. Good stuff.

Tasted blind with savvy1982 vs Dieu du Ciel! Rigor Mortis, Westy 12, and Chimay Blue. Pours a reddish brown with a nice tan coloured head. Aroma is bright and fresh. Floral perfume, lemon, grapefruit, herbs, and banana. Tastes chocolaty, with plums, citrus, flowers, cherry, apple, molasses, cloves, anise, and bready yeast. Palate is very nice, builds as it sits. Very, very good beer. Was surprised this was my second favorite behind the DDC, and miles ahead of the Westy and Blue.