Rochefort Trappistes 10

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

BB 1/9/2013... pours the color of walnut stained wood with a sandy white head which leaves lots of drippy lacing. specks of yeast evident and the beer turns opaque when the slurry hits it! sweet grainy aroma is full of golden raisins, caramelized pears, buttery caramel, bananas and savory-ish yeast. lots of flavors... vanilla, chocolate, coffee/toasted nuttiness, bananas, caramelized d’anjou pears, golden raisins, lots of sweet grain/malt, toffee, wood.... so rich! it finishes with alcohol and a ton of spices. the abv% isn’t unwelcome. in fact, it helps to clean up the sugars, balance it out and make it insanely drinkable. noble/skunky/grassy hops linger in the aftertaste. the body is medium but the mouth feel is slick and smooth across the tongue. buttery texture coats the inside of my mouth...

Awesome dark brown pour with a small beige head. No lacing on glass. Smell is plums, raisins, sweetness, and some spice. Taste is same and is so complex and well balanced. ABV is hidden well beneath the excellent taste and aroma. By far a new fav!

Nice and God bless those monks. Dark beer just the way I like it. Nice tan head that lasts forever. Nice raisin taste. Mostly what I could taste throughout the beer. Thick mouthfeel, nice and smooth.Did you know monks would drink the darker beers while they were fasting for nutrition? Darker beers were also used to be given to nursing and pregnant Mothers for nutrition. Times aren’t the same are they?

Plum, prune, cherry, and brown surgar aroma with a little cinnamon. Unbelievable in its complexity. Average light brown head. Virtually no lacing that is mostly diminishing. Hazy body with medium particles. Sweet initial flavor wih a little sour in the finish. Medium to full bodied with an astringent mouth feel.

Medium brown with small short lasting head. Raisins, chocolate and plenty of malt lead to spices, bread and a generally smooth finish. Best beer ever! Charming.

coffee, bread, nuts, black, hazy, frothy, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, for very strong beer very nice flavor,medium body, long finish, slick feel,

Purchased 3 yrs ago - 1st rainy day seemed like a good day for this. Pours a gorgeous deep deep mahogany with garnet highlights and a fluffy long lasting tan head leaving nice lace on the glass. First thing I noticed is the big hiss on opening .. the yeast have been working Nose: Plum, figs, some licorice, bready notes along with white pepper and way way deep in the background is a whiff of alcohol along with a touch of old ale like vinous qualities. Taste: Lots of rich malt notes including caramel dark fruits and tons of spicy notes leaning towards white pepper. For the malt complexity this beer finishes dry. The palate is a little overwhelmed by the carbonic bite and the hugely warming alcohol Mouthfeel: The higher than expected carbonation makes the beer more dry than expected and does not have a luxuriating finish which the nose hinted Overall: Stuff of legends in the nose (with a such a big alcohol % hidden so well) maybe my bottle got over carbonated. The taste complexity was there but the high carbonation was a quite distracting. Once I drove out the CO2 the magic - maybe my bottle was slightly over carbonated. While the huge alcohol makes this a sipper the rich flavors and super dry finish make the sips closer (Caveat: The floor can get uneven very quickly)

Very dark brown beer with beige velvet-like head. Aroma is sweet and temptating: raisins, fruits and some spicys are also found. Flavour is not so sweet than you can expect based on aroma. Flavour changes quite dry in the end. Spicys, dry hops and fullness flavour with pepperness made from alcohol per cents are found. Rochefort 10 is wonderfull complex and strong beer that gives you joyful surprises for every mouthfull.