Trappistes Rochefort 6
Brasserie de Rochefort

Trappistes Rochefort 6Trappistes Rochefort 6
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From:
Brasserie de Rochefort
 
Belgium
Style:
Dubbel
Ranked #8
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
92
Ranked #4,272
Avg:
4.15 | pDev: 9.88%
Reviews:
1,100
Ratings:
2,750
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 05, 2024
Added:
Jul 12, 2002
Wants:
  245
Gots:
  557
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Ratings by RoyalT:
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Reviewed by RoyalT from Michigan

4.13/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Appearance – Dark brown with a tinge of orange to the body. I controlled the head at the pour, but it still came up nicely and laced the glass on the way down.

Smell – This is heavy on the toasted malt. The deep, dark fruits are present as well. I can pick up a strong blackberry scent along with ripe apricots, tobacco, dates, big figs, and oranges soaked in brown sugar syrup.

Taste – This is awesome. Those big fruity flavors come out monstrous at the tongue. The brown sugar syrup shows up huge, as does the mashed figs and dates. The malt steps back a bit from the nose and is replaced by a serious effort at spicing. All the traditional BSPA spices are present, cinnamon among the more prominent.

The malt really turns bready for me about halfway through the bottle. It comes out more as I go along, even though I pulled this from the fridge a full half hour before pouring. This is an excellent example of the style.

Mouthfeel – Big carbonation and a full, chewy mouthfeel make this a meal unto itself, although that won’t stop me from eating :)

Drinkability – After falling in love with the “8” some time ago, it was nice to try this weaker cousin. The ABV is down but the flavors are right on target. Well done.
Sep 23, 2003
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by JokersAce

4.36/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Brownish burnt caramel in color. Tastes like toast with vegemite in the best way possible. Good bready malty grain character like fresh baked crisp bread, plentiful caramelized flavor profile with some vegemite like yeast character here adding some umami salty somewhat salty profile. Otherwise I'm getting notes of buckwheat honey, dried fig, dried prune, dried apricot character. If beer is bread in a glass, this is toast in a glass.
Mar 05, 2024
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Reviewed by Spike from England

3.45/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
330ml brown glass bottle.
L: Hazy, bronze colour (orange when backlit) with two fingers of foam.
S: Fruity and alcoholic.
T: Lots of stone fruit flavour. Good balance of sweet and bitter. Metallic aftertaste.
F: Medium/light body with foaming carbonation.
O: Underwhelming when cold but, after being left at room temperature for half an hour, is… still disappointing. Smells rich and fruity and the flavour is ok (no better) but the mouthfeel is poor (so much carbonation that it becomes thin and acidic).
Mar 04, 2024
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Reviewed by turfy from Texas

4.04/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A medium brown\amber body with fine sediment particles and an off white head. Aromas of dark fruit, grapes, bread and faint banana. Same tastes on the tongue, with a light, high carbonation mouthfeel. A very well crafted beer.
Feb 29, 2024
 
Rated: 4.7 by mushycake from Connecticut

Jan 31, 2024
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Reviewed by Weisenbeer from Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Not really sure how I've missed this classic (for reviewing purposes anyways) .... I'm pretty sure this comes in a series and this one is known as number six ... Will certainly be seeking out the others. This is top notch
Jan 21, 2024
 
Rated: 3.85 by Nyoder

Jan 20, 2024
 
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Reviewed by BillyNoonan from Ireland

4.18/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 330 ml bottle. Pours mid ber gold with glorious floating shards of sedimentary yeast. Nutty, earthy and absolutely delicious. Crisp and dry finish. Everything you would ask for in a dubbel. Happy days.
Dec 03, 2023
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Reviewed by PlutonowyManiek from Belgium

3.83/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Copper-chestnut colour with a strong haze. White foam, not very high and rather impermanent. It melts leaving a slight dross.
Yeasty, malty aroma with lots of spices, through which bread, honey and nutty notes come through.
In the taste, the accents that formed the background in the aroma are emphasised more. There is more breadiness, nutty notes, then there is maltiness, a little honey, yeast and spice notes. Bitterness on the finish, not too high with an herbal character.
Saturation high, quickly saturates. Medium fullness, the liquid has a smooth, palate-pleasing texture.
11.05.2019
Nov 24, 2023
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

4.3/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
11.2 oz bottle enjoy by date 11/29/2026 into a Watu chalice.
L: SRM 12 Pours clouded medium dark caramel color with some dark thin sediment, a thin & fast receding off white head that goes to almost no edge foam, good amt of fine carbonation bubbles, no lacing. Sediment is in suspension.
S: Tannins, apple, plum, very light malts.
T: Gently fruity, plum, very light citrus zest, a hint of grapes, a touch of honey, affably sweet caramelized malts, distant brown bread notes, malts are gently toasted. Has a floral finish but not much aftertaste.
F: Brisk effervescent medium to med-light bodied feel with a broad middle and a very lightly chalky medium-fast length semi-smooth finish that is fairly drying.
O: I rolled the bottle so that all of the sediment is involved. A brisk , fruity, and slightly dry Double that will compliment many foods. Lightly effervescent and gently sweet. Becomes smoother with warming. It is outstanding in its style.
Nov 12, 2023
 
Rated: 4.46 by shadowslink7 from Illinois

Nov 12, 2023
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Reviewed by balaji_dutt

4.67/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Definitely a beer that tastes better as it warms up. I live in the tropics and this beer can warm up quickly here. But even then it tastes great, with caramel notes coming through.
Nov 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Oct 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by cabsandking from Ohio

Oct 10, 2023
 
Rated: 3.96 by Giggy from Michigan

Aug 28, 2023
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Reviewed by brureview from Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Amber color with a 2F head in an Orval chalice.

At first, lightly spicy aroma, followed by a good fruitiness.

Tangy, spicy MF, not overdone.

Fruity taste accompanied by a lightly spicy finish.

Excellent beer. A chalice is recommended. Start at about 49° and let the beer warm up for more flavor.
Aug 22, 2023
 
Rated: 4.09 by TrojanRB from Texas

Jul 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.21 by Finudhwair

Jun 24, 2023
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Reviewed by robwired from Kansas

4.4/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours an effervescent head that was gone when I turned back around. Has a sweet, malty nose.
Has a red amber color.
The flavor is malty sweet with an effervescent mouthfeel. Light finish with a light bready aftertaste.
Jun 23, 2023
Trappistes Rochefort 6 from Brasserie de Rochefort
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 2750 ratings