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Grimbergen Blonde
Produced by Alken-Maes, is a strong blond beer with softness yeast in mouth,
reminiscent of the Trappist, and a persistent crown
It has a light aroma hops, less pronounced in mouth. It is very sweet but without being heavy, with a strong hint of vanilla in the aftertaste. You can drink very well, although not in large numbers due to graduation. It is nice complex and deeply rooted Belgian ale. According to tradition, the Grimbergen Blonde is based on an ancient recipe that was used in the Grimbergen monastery in 1128. The Alken-Maes brewery dates from 1880 and the company resulting from the merger of two local breweries
Specifications
- Manufacturer: NV Brouwerijen Alken-Maes Brasseries SA
- Location: Jurnet, Hainaut
- Style: Strong ale
- Color: Bright Gold
- Alcohol: 6,7 %
- Serving Temperature: 7.2 °C
- Accompaniment: Roast lamb, beef stew
Chimay Rouge
Chimay Rouge, also known as premier, is a copper-colored beer from light
and fruity aroma with hints of apricot and blackcurrant. In the mouth has
a silky texture with nuances of emerging fruit and balanced with a pleasant
bitterness and a spicy, dry finish.
The company Abbaye of Scourmont’s Notre Dame was founded in 1862 to provide sustenance to the monks and create funds for the abbey. Chimay beers are marketed since 1925. Having established the company, currently the largest employer in the region, monks have returned to their prayer life while the brewery acts as an independent firm.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Bieres of Chimay SA
- Location: Abbaye of Scourmont’s Notre Dame, Chimay. Hainaut
- Style: Belgian Abbey Dubbel (Trappist)
- Color: Copper
- Alcohol: 7 %
- Serving Temperature: 14 °C
- Accompaniment: Fried fish or seafood
Pauwel Kwak
Traditionally, all Belgian beer market their own cups, which are supposedly
the best containers to drink their beer.
However, none of which is as characteristic as the glass amphora-shaped and round base that is served in the Pauwel Kwak. It is inspired by the cup used by the drivers during journeys and could deposit in the stirrup. Idea of a famous legendary innkeeper for his strong ale similar to that now bears his name. It is made with three kinds of malt and sweetened with sugar candy; it tastes creamy and warm with a caramel malt character.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Brouwerij Bosteels
- Location: Buggenhout, oriental Flandes
- Style: Strong Belgian ale
- Color: Red amber gold
- Alcohol: 8 %
- Serving Temperature: 13 °C
- Accompaniment: Black chocolate
Leffe Brune
Leffe beers are marketed in four varieties. The most popular of these is the
Leffe Brune, a strong-tasting brown ale with an intense aroma of caramel and
hints of roasted chocolate and red fruit; in mouth has a slightly sweet end
reminiscent of raisins and spice balanced with dry hops.
Leffe brand is the most famous of all Belgian abbey beers. Unlike authentic Trappist beers, they are not genuinely monastic products but the result of a trade agreement whereby a company can produce beer under license and the benefits are divided between the company and the monastery. The Abbaye Notre Adame Leffe was founded in 1152 in the town of Dinant, near Namur. It began to brew in the s. XVIII, but ceased after the French Revolution.
The Leffe was first produced in the 1950s by a local brewer and, although the relationship with the abbey remains, at present the beers are produced in Artois (Interbrew ownership) in Leuven, near Brussels. Of the other three beers Leffe, the most important is the Leffe Blonde, a pale gold ale with a delicate spicy and fruity aroma, soft-bodied, creamy and strong presence of orange and coriander. The Leffe Radieuse, seldom seen and known as Vieille Cuvée, is a complex beer with a creamy aroma of banana, citrus, coriander and cloves.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Abbaye de Leffe SA
- Location: Leffe, Namur
- Style: Brown abbey ale
- Color: Brown
- Alcohol: 6.5 %
- Serving Temperature: 10 °C
- Accompaniment: A strong beef stew