Trappistes Rochefort

Description: Brewed in Belgium.

Newest Review: ... is actually because they are named in Belgian degrees, rather than our standard ABV percentages for expressing beer ... more

... strengths. The name Rochefort comes from the region the brewery is based in. The Trappist name for the beer style is actually protected by law and can only be used by certain breweries (this being one of them). Apparently there are now only six Trappist breweries left in the world (all in Belgium) and all these breweries produce beers under the strict rule of the Trappist Order of Monks ~ dating back to Medieval times. Trappist beers vary in colour and taste and their styles are distinctive to the individual brewery, but ...more

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Trappistes Rochefort: I've Trapped a Trappist! (1067 words)
by - written on 13/03/05 (Very useful, 190 readings)
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I would like to tell you about a nice bottled beer I tried at February’s Chesterfield Beer Festival. This one is a pretty strong Belgian beer and a little on the expensive side compared to your average pint of bitter. It is, however, rather good and goes by the name of Rochefort 8. ~~~THE BREWERY. Rochefort is brewed at the Abbaye Notre Dame de St. Remy. It can be found in what used to be a Trappist Nunnery in Namur (a province in the Rochefort area of Belgium) deep in the Ardennes. The Abbey itself has been there since 1230, but beers have been brewed on the premises since the 16th Century. The present brewery that produces Rochefort 8 has ... Read the complete review

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