Trappist beer

The Trappist beer is brewed by or under the supervision of Trappist beer. The beer must be made ​​in a Trappist monastery or in the immediate vicinity. The bulk of the proceeds of the sale of the beer earned must serve social works.

Background

The life of the monks divided into praying, reading and working. They also make foods such as cheese, bread, vegetables and even beer. Beer brewing is an important source of income. In contrast to the rest of Belgian abbey beers Trappist beer is brewed by the monks themselves and the proceeds used for social purposes. The other orders have given the brewing operation to an outside brewery (eg Leffe from the brewery InBev ). The alcohol content of Trappist beer is often very high, 6 to 12 percent. There are about 27 different kinds of Trappist beer. The term Bière Trappist is an indication of origin with strict criteria. Most Trappist beer is available in 0.33 liter bottles. Achel, Chimay and Westmalle also sell 0,75 liter bottles that are sealed with a champagne cork.

The current Trappist beers and breweries

There are currently (as of January 2014) ten Trappist breweries, six in Belgium, three in the Netherlands, one in Austria and one in the United States. Since 1 June 2012, Trappist beer is also available from Engelszell in Upper Austria. In December 2013, the right to express their beer bottles to provide the first non-European Trappist brewery in the Saint Joseph 's Abbey in Spencer / Massachusetts in the United States with the Trappistenlogo. Similarly, the Dutch brewery was classified in the Abbey Maria toevlucht under the Trappist breweries.

The beers that brewers bear the logo of the International Trappistenvereinigung confirming the authenticity. To be allowed to carry the logo of the following conditions must be met: the beer must be brewed by Trappist monks and the majority of revenue earned from the sale of beer must be supplied to charity in a Trappist brewery under the supervision and responsibility. The beer La Trappe from the Netherlands had this logo between 1999 and 2005 take from the bottles as they had entered an agreement with the Bavaria brewery group, so that the Trappist beer was brewed by Trappist monks no longer exclusively. After an agreement with Bavaria in 2005, the brewery of La Trappe, however, was controlled so that the logo could be used again. Since June 2011, the French Abbaye du Mont des Cats ( Abdij op de Katsberg ) sold in Godewaersvelde ( French Flanders ), a Trappist beer under the name Mont des Cats. However, this must not carry the Trappistenlogo because it is brewed not on site, but at the Abbey of Notre- Dame de Scourmont at Chimay in Belgium.

List of former Trappist

  • Mary Wald ( Germany )
  • Mont des Cats (France)
  • Sept Fons (France)
  • Chambarand (France)
  • Oelenberg (France)
  • Notre Dame du Gard ( France)
  • Notre Dame du Port Du Salut (France)
  • Tegelen (Netherlands)
  • Banja Luka (Bosnia )

Information for pleasure

Trappist beers should at cellar temperature (12 to 14 degrees) and will not be stored in the fridge, otherwise they will be cloudy. Fluctuations in temperature and light have a negative effect on the taste. Before enjoying the beer should rest at least eight days, so that the suspended matter can accumulate. When pouring is very proceed cautiously so as to leave the sediment in the bottle, the lees should not get into the glass. Trappist beer is served in a special tray so that it can breathe and brings out the full flavor.

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