Reblogged from I think about beer:
Rochefort 8 was first released to the public in 1955 after Chimay helped the struggling Trappist brewery revamp their brewery and recipes. 8 was the second of the new beers created (6 being the first). 8's recipe is nearly identical to the recipe of 6 and 10. The same ingredients are used, only slightly modified from recipe to recipe to increase the fermentable sugars and the hop balance.
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Trappistes 8 is my favorite of the Rochefort offerings as well. Either 8 or 10 blows Abt 12 out of the water. Honestly I am happy to not even trying to look for West XII as long as I can still get Rochefort.
