The complete Trappist line up.

When I'm asked rare beers I've tried, Westvleteren 4 is one I always forget.

Been reminded of it because St. Bernardus Extra 4 just turned up at Ton Overmars. Sadly, it's golden.

 

Please elaborate.

 

St Bernardus Extra 4 is a Belgian Pale. Westy 4 was a dubbel, so the former is a poor substitute for the latter.

 

According to the International Trappist Association the Tre Fontane abbey in Rome, Italy became one of its newest members. There's already a Tre Fontane ale (a belgium-style tripel with eucalyptus flavour, 8.5% vol.), but it's currently being brewed outside the abbey. The monks are now in the process of installing their own micro brewery inside the walls of the abbey, to start brewing themselves. That way, their beer will probably get the ATP-label, and becomes Italy's first authentic trappist ale.

 

Thanks for the timely reminders....I have a beer road trip to Belgium starting in 3 weeks. I better start making my list of everyting I need to try/buy while I'm there.

 

It's pretty confusing since "La" is like saying "The", but in French (La maison = the house). So it's an abbey in The Netherlands but it has a French name.

 

Happy American finally got a true Trappist brewery

 

I did a Trappist tasting recently and we had beers from all 10 Breweries:

Rochefort 6
Rochefort 8
Rochefort 10
Westmalle Dubbel
Westmalle Tripel
Westvleteren Blonde
Westvleteren 8
Westvleteren 12
Chimay Premiere (Red)
Chimay Tripel (White)
Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue)
La Trappe Dubbel
La Trappe Isid’or
La Trappe Isid’or Oak Aged Blond Ale
La Trappe Tripel
La Trappe Quadrupel
La Trappe Quadrupel Oak Aged
Orval Trappist Ale
Achel 8° Blond
Achel 8° Bruin
Stift Engelszell Benno
Stift Engelszell Gregorius
Spencer Trappist Ale
De Kievit Zundert

 

i think it would be lmsot impossible to do all of them. some of them make patersbier which you can only get at the monastery. something like @Kanger posted seems more doable than every trappist beer brewed and also quite delicious as well

 

Granted some of the beers got stuck in customs at JFK for a week!

 

From the Trappist website:
In 2014 Engelszell developed a third Trappist beer: NIVARD, a blond beer with 5.5% ABV

 

Nivard was sold as 'Jubiläumsbier', before it had the ATP-label :
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30035/126370/