"Joris Pattyn" > wrote in message
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> I have heard this several times over, as well as people taking an oath on
> the 6, and inevitably, on the 10. It is essentially a matter of personal
> taste, as in essentio, all three Rochefort beers are brewed to EXACTLY the
> same recipe, the only difference being the ration ingredients/water. I'm
> not making this up, they've told me so in all earnesty at the brewery.
> Taste, OK, but if somebody tries to tell me Rochefort 8 is more complex
> than Rochefort 10, I can't help guffawing.

Well, I didn't literally say the 8 is more complex than the 10, but I can
see how I left that impression with "Rochefort, especially the 8 ...". I
find them both amazingly complex. I just happen to prefer the 8, for
whatever completely unobjective reason. Maybe I find the somewhat lower
alcohol content compared to the 10 to create a more balanced beer. Maybe
it's the expression of fermentation and its byproducts that varies between
working two different-strength worts. I dunno. And it's not like I'd ever
turn away a 10.

-Steve