What's your favorite Beer?

[Guest]

I can't be the only one drinkin' on a Saturday.  Lets see those beers…

[Morose_Penguin]

You weren't :). Yesterday I finished of the last of the Belgian ( and Dutch) beers I bought recently:

Very nice, more will be purchased…

Edited for my increased knowledge...

[Seul]

You should try the Tripel: really good stuff!..

[Morose_Penguin]

I'll have to find somewhere that sells it first :).

[FurattoHeddo]

MP, La Trappe is actually a Dutch trappist beer…

[Seul]

Correction: the only Dutch Trappist beer…  I would bet good money that centuries ago they were Belgian, though 

[Morose_Penguin]

@FurattoHeddo:

MP, La Trappe is actually a Dutch trappist beer…

Thanks for the info… If I'd checked the bottle closer I would have known earlier. But after working late last night my only thought was: "Beer in cupboard... Need to drink beer".

Edited original post to appear less ignorant (futile, but I do try ;)).

[Morose_Penguin]

The (foolish) assumption was: beer brewed in abbeys = Belgian.

[Chris]

I think I once read on a box of Chimay that there are only 7 Trappist breweries in the world- 6 Belgian, one Dutch.  So based on statistical averages, beer brewed in abbeys = Belgian is usually the right call.

[Seul]

From Wiki:

There are currently seven breweries that are allowed to have the products they sell display the Authentic Trappist Product logo:

Bières de Chimay
Brasserie d'Orval
Brasserie de Rochefort
Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
Brouwerij Westvleteren/St Sixtus
Brouwerij der Sint-Benedictusabdij de Achelse Kluis/Achel
Brouwerij de Koningshoeven/La Trappe

Of course: then there are dozens and dozens of other abbey beers…

[FurattoHeddo]

^Yep, but those abbey beers are commercialised beers and not actually brewed by monks … there probably will be an eight Trappist later this year called Stift Engelszell from Austria (they haven't officially been granted the label just yet) ...

[Seul]

St Feuillien blond. As you know I'm a HUGE fan of their extra blond dégustation beer, so was wondering what the normal blond would taste like. Well: it is enormeously good. Not a tripel, but still a 7.5° beer!.. This and the La Trappe tripel were the two beers I added to my shop's stock a week ago… Both passing with flying colours!..

[Giles]

I love your dedication to your jobs…...

[Seul]

I have to drink it, you have to wear it: we both could be doing a lot worse ey!.. 

[Giles]

Can't argue with that….

[Megatron1505]

I make parts for missiles, what should I do? 

[Seul]

Look after me when I need some spare parts…

[Morose_Penguin]

:).

[Seul]

Dear Gods that looks appalling 

[Morose_Penguin]

Tastes fine though :). That's what counts.