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A Trappist beer is brewed by trappist monks at their monastry and should show the authenticity
stamp introduced in 1997 by the six monastries in Belgium still brewing trappist beers: Achel (the newest one since 1998),
Chimay, Orval, Rochefort, Westmalle and Westvleteren. Trappist beers have
a golden or dark colour, varying alcohol degree, are top-fermented with second or third fermentation in the bottle and all
have a slight fruity taste. These beers are considered as the world’s top quality beers!!! Since 2006, The La Trappe
monastry and brewery from Holland has been recognised as an authentic trappist brewery. The Saint-Sixtus monastry in Westvleteren
has absolute world reputation and its beers are in very high demand. Unfortunately, their beers are not commercially distributed
and therefore quite rare. The availability is unpredictable and supply is sporadic… but it is worth waiting.. Very very
recently, the Koningshoeven monastry from The Netherlands regained their authenticity label and are again considered as a
real Trappist beer.
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Orval
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6.2%
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Golden coloured with specific“Gout d’Orval”
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Chimay Red
Chimay Premier
Chimay Blue
Chimay grandreserv
Chimay wit
Chimay 500 |
7.0%
7.0%
9.0%
9.0%
8.0%
8.0%
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Dark trappist beer, malty and spicy.
Dark trappist beer, malty and spicy.
Cupper red, malty and spicy taste
Cupper red, malty and spicy taste
Golden amber, hoppy taste, refreshing acidity
Golden amber, hoppy taste, refreshing acidity
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Achel blond
Achel bruin
Achel Extra
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7.5%
7.5%
9.0%
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Newest trappist. Blond, fruity with hoppy finish
Newest trappist. Dark, malty and spicy. Excellent
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Rochefort 6
Rochefort 8 Rochefort 10 |
7.5%
9.2%
11.3%
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Red coloured, fruity/spicy, released 1 per year
Brown, very fruity and malty. Great beer.
Very dark rich fruity. Long delicious finish
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Westmalle double
Westmalle triple |
7.0%
9.5%
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Brown, rich, malty and fruity taste. A classic!
Golden world class triple. Hoppy and fruity.
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Westvleteren 8
Westvleteren 12
Westvleteren blond |
8.0%
11.0%
5.8% |
Dark, sweet and fruity. Excellent but very rare.
Dark diamond. World’s best beer?
Golden, light and hopped to perfect bitterness
However, these days it is extremely hard to get!
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La Trappe blond
La Trappe brune
La Trappe tripel
La Trappe quadrupel
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6.5%
6.5%
8.0%
10.0% |
Nice dry and crispy blond trappist ale.
Malty fruity with dry finish, dark brown trappist.
More complex triple blond ale, fruity and hoppy.
The strongest blond trappist beer in the world |
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