Rochefort Trappistes 10

(bottle, 8 months) murkiest, darkest red–brown hue, frothy mahogany head, great lacing. gorgeous aroma of subtly perfumed floral hop spices, chocolate, toffee and caramel, raisins, figs and sweet spices such as cinnamon and cloves. flavour has a well-rounded chocolate and toffee base, with lots of hop spices, dried fruit, alcohol, fresh malts and a yeasty breadiness - the blend changes with every sip, very complex. body is surprisingly light, with a sweet-bitter warming finish. superb!

Pours a dark plum color from the bottle with a frothy tan head of foam that darkens as it dissapates. Smells of cider and meat with flavors of dark cocoa, potato, raisins, and apple in the taste. Very earthy with a healthy amount of sediment at the bottom of the glass. Certainly worth returning to in the near future.

Bottle from Cheesy, Prague. Deep dark brown in color; nose of mincemeat, Christmas pudding, figs in the packinghouse, the still-juicy, half-cooked point midway from grapes to raisins. In the mouth, more fruit (orange peel, slivovice) and great tannic notes rinsing to an evenly balanced finish with just a touch of bitter back-bite. Is she difficult? Yeah. But she’s worth it.

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.

Taste is sweet, dark fruits, cereal-tasting malts, and alcohol. For a beer of this strength, the alcohol is pretty well-hidden, but still noticeable - not distracting though. Good, but considering the price, I don’t know that I’ll ever drink it again.

Nice frothy head that wouldn’t go away and extremely smooth considering the ABV. Must try

pours a dark murky brown with a boisterous frothy head, slow to dissipate. Great aroma- can smell it from 4 feet away, but still smooth and not over-aggressive. Notes of raisin, caramel, malt. Flavor is otherworldly- aggressive alcohol, some vinous qualities, malt, raisin, dark fruit, sweet molasses. Unfairly good. Palate is wondrous, sticky but oh so gentle on the tongue. Probably my favorite beer ever.

I don’t know what else I could say besides that this is definitely the best beer I ever tasted. Pure flavor coming from many different sources. Very thick fruity start and a satisfying spicy finish. At almost $7 a bottle I only had one but was plenty warm once I was finished. Worth the wait!!!