Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle no. 4 11/11/2018
From the fall of 1914 through the end of the war in 1918, thousands of troops were stationed at the abbey. One of the monks, […]
Tag: Trappist Beer
Achel Extra Blond
Some beers are available all over the world, including some Trappist beers. If you look hard enough, you can probably find a Chimay or an […]
Orval – Bottle no. 2 28/03/2017
And now, bottle number two in The Brux Project Orval edition! Years in the making, I’m finally getting to properly cellar and trace the develop […]
Spencer Trappist Holiday Ale
Special beers created to commemorate the Christmas season are a long tradition of the monastic brewery. Brewed to a higher abv with special ingredients, often […]
The Brewing Monks: A New Trappist Brewing in England
On my recent trip to Belgium last September, I learned that several Trappist monks from an English abbey were touring the Trappist breweries of Belgium. […]
My Orval, My Orval Day
Orval. There are few names more hallowed in the world of beer. In a country like Belgium where beers vary from town to town, Orval […]
Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Mary and the Baby Jesus at Orval
Merry Christmas from I think about beer! I liked how the bare limbs of the weeping willow and the thinning autumn foliage framed the Art […]
Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Lauter Grant in Action at Trappistes Rochefort
I love old copper brewing equipment. It’s fun to photograph because you can really capture the rich tones of the metal. Additionally, you can see […]
Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle No. 1 11/22/2016
Westvleteren 12 is a world classic beer and one that’s often lauded as the “best beer in the world.” It’s also one of the hardest […]
The Brewing Monks: A Potential 12th Trappist Brewery Begins the Process in Spain
On March 16th of 2016, a new beer was presented to the Spanish press: Cardeña Tripel. Located just outside Burgos in Northern Spain, Monasterio de San […]
Tre Fontane Tripel
Tre Fontane is the newest brewery to join the brotherhood of Trappist breweries. Their first offering is a Tripel. Thanks to my friend Kevin of […]
La Trappe Isid’or
La Trappe is the elder of Netherland’s two Trappist breweries with over 130 years of brewing experience. Zundert, on the the other hand, has only […]
Orval – Bottled: 14/06/2012
Orval is consistently one of my favorite beers. Brewed in the Trappist monastery of Orval deep in the Belgian Ardennes, Orval has achieved international fame […]
The Brewing Monks: The Benedictine Breweries (Part 1)
Updated & edited 03/07/2014 The Brewing Monks: The Benedictine Breweries (Part 1) In the first 5 parts of the The Brewing Monks, we looked […]
The Brewing Monks: The Trappist Breweries (Part 2)
In the first part, The Brewing Monks: A Brief History of the Trappist Order and Monastic Brewing, we covered the basic history of Trappists and […]