Garrafa Cerveja Rochefort 10 33 cl

Rochefort 10 33 cl

ABV: 11.3% · Untappd: 4.04 · IBU: 27

The monks' meal! With 11.3% alcohol, Rochefort 10 is the strongest version of all L’Abbaye de Rochefort beers and, surprisingly, it was the beer for the monks' refectory. It therefore had to be an even more special beer, where the richness of the malts and sugars would make the difference. And so it is; Rochefort 10 is an extremely dense beer with a strong presence of toasted malts in both aroma and palate. Pair it with a Rochefort cheese for an intense experience! EAN: 5412858000104

Dominant flavor: Sweet and Malty

€4,09

Beer profile

Style

Belgian Strong Ale - Quadrupel

Colour

Brown Ruby

Serving Temperature

9°

Pairing

Brand

Origin

Bélgica

Volume

33.0 cl

Foam

Aroma and Flavor

Intense caramel and chocolate with notes of fruits such as dried figs and candied cherries.

Suggested glass

About the beer

The first mention of a brewery at Rochefort monastery dates back to 1595. The abbey and its brewery were closed in 1794. The abbey was later re-established in 1887 and the brewery in 1899. Around fifteen monks currently live at Rochefort Abbey.

Rochefort 8 is the younger “sister” in the full Rochefort range. All of this abbey's beers follow the same recipe; what distinguishes them from one another is the amount of malts and sugars added, which gives rise to more or less full-bodied and more or less alcoholic versions of the same base beer. According to “Brother” Antoine, the beers are simply called 6, 8, and 10 because they are ready to drink after six, eight, and ten weeks, respectively, although some devotees like to leave the strongest one for another month or two.

A curiosity: when Michael Jackson1 visited the abbey and tasted the beers, his tasting notes reminded him of food. “Brother” Antoine explained that those beers had indeed already been food, as these Trappist monks did not eat meat or fish, and even cheese was banned for a long period. In other words, without the nutrients in the beer, the monks simply would not have survived. Nowadays, the dietary rules are fortunately no longer so rigid.

1Michael Jackson (Wetherby, March 27, 1942 — London, August 30, 2007) was a journalist, beer and whisky critic, author of various reference publications, and one of those primarily responsible for the resurgence of interest in craft beers and the dissemination of beer culture in general.