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Post by aurender on May 24, 2015 19:16:56 GMT
Love a good Trappist beer myself Rocfort 8 Red Chimay and White Westmalle Blonde Some fantastic new beers coming through the craft beer industry too Good taste. Just had a Rochefort 10 with my tea. For Chimay, the blue is much better than the red. Westmalle dubbel is excellent (and currently on sale in Waitrose at £1.83 per bottle). only problem this this week was when we went shopping at Hopduvel beer warehouse in Ghent. We found out you really can't get enough beer in a Porsche 911 plus two men and luggage. Craig sadly refused to get the bus home to make more beer room. did make room for some 1.5 litre special reserve Chimay though. |
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Post by John on May 24, 2015 20:01:29 GMT
The Blue is far to Heavy for me
We go to slightly different tastes with regards to Belgium beer I like strong and refreshing you like strong and powerful
I love the idea of being able to take a 1.5 litre of Chimay home!
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Post by aurender on May 24, 2015 20:12:47 GMT
John
The Westvleteren 12 is a must for you. It really is quite sensational! For a lighter blond, try the Westvleteren 4 which is the everyday beer of the monks at Westvleteren.
Last night we had a Guiden Draak quadruple which wasn't at all heavy in spite of having 11% strength. The other recommendation for you might be La Trappe quadruple: again very strong but not dark.
Of course Waitrose carry Karmeleit Trippel which I would think you might like. Very much the typical blond Trippel, not having quite the bittersweet of the Westmalle Trippel.
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Post by MartinT on May 24, 2015 20:18:13 GMT
Blue Chimay for me. Fab beer, but mustn't drink too much!
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Post by aurender on May 24, 2015 20:39:46 GMT
John
One I forgot that might be right up your street is La Chouffe. Really excellent beer that exactly meets your definition.
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Post by pre65 on May 24, 2015 20:47:38 GMT
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Post by John on May 24, 2015 21:02:47 GMT
Yes love La Chouffe but not tried Westvleteren 12 or 4 but enjoy everything else you suggested
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Post by aurender on May 24, 2015 21:18:41 GMT
Westvleteren is really worth the effort to try. Problem is that it is only available in three ways.
First you have to telephone the monastery and if you get through.they will give you an appointment to come and collect two cases of beer.
Second alternative is to visit the cafe deVrede across from the monastery and, if you are lucky, they will have some 6 packs available for sale. Even if they don't, they will have some for consumption in the cafe. They also have home made ice cream made with Westvleteren 12 which is a real treat.
Third option is to try and find some on the usual auction site. The first lot I bought was sourced from someone in Belgium who had obviously bought from the monastery and was reselling at a huge profit.
Whilst the 12 is dark, it is not at all heavy and really has some very delicate layers of flavour.
All of the dubbel and Trippel Belgian beers seem to benefit from being stored and served at 12-16 degrees, rather less cold than you might think. Only the light blondes should be served cooler.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2015 23:16:41 GMT
On the visit to Westvleteren, we ordered two glasses of 12. The driver then announced he could only take a sip or two of his - so I sank the best part of two glasses. Which has precisely the same effect as drinking a bottle of wine solo. And a very fine way indeed to get sozzed at lunchtime.
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