 Trappist beers |
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  There are "only" 6 Trappist beer brands in Belgium: Chimay, Orval, Rochefort, Westmalle, Westvleteren and Achel. No other beer has the permission to mention Trappist. Many people use the word "Trappist “wrongly. For example, Leffe is not a Trappist beer but an abbey beer! Moreover, the beers Trappists beneficent of a legal protection and carry the inscription "authentic trappist product" which guarantees the authenticity of the product.
The Trappists beers generally have a strong alcoholic strength (of 6 to 12°), blond or brown, have second fermentation in bottles, with the taste slightly burned bitterness. We have approximately 20 different Trappist beers in Belgium. |
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The principle of the Trappists beers is that the beers are manufactured in the community of the abbey. The life of the monks is shared between the prayer, the reading and work. Thus, the monks manufacture beer, cheese, meat products, bread and even cultivate fruit and vegetables. Thanks to this work, the monks guarantee their subsistence. They must also devote their benefit to works of social matter.
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