Picture of Your Beer!

[GerritV]

Another abbey, another beer !
Tongerlo Blonde looks and tastes amberish. But I'm not complaining.
(well, except perhaps for the fact that I didn't choose to become a monk) ?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Another abbey, another beer !
Tongerlo Blonde looks and tastes amberish. But I'm not complaining.
(well, except perhaps for the fact that I didn't choose to become a monk) ?

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Beautiful glass; what is the Abbey, and - while you say the beer tastes "amberish", what is it really like in terms of a classic Belgian abbey ale?

Looks amazing, and I trust that you will enjoy it.

 

[GerritV]

The abbey is located in Tongerlo.
There' a long history about the abbey and its beer. If I'm not mistaken, the Haacht brewery has a license to produce the beer (or at least had at a certain point in time).

Back to the blonde...
It does not have the complexity of a tripel. It's light (6°), and goes well with a cheese dish according to many. But, with refermentation in the bottle, the taste is quite rich and above all smooth (which is what I meant earlier with "amberish").

 

[Scepticalscribe]

The abbey is located in Tongerlo.
There' a long history about the abbey and its beer. If I'm not mistaken, the Haacht brewery has a license to produce the beer (or at least had at a certain point in time).

Back to the blonde...
It does not have the complexity of a tripel. It's light (6°), and goes well with a cheese dish according to many. But, with refermentation in the bottle, the taste is quite rich and above all smooth (which is what I meant earlier with "amberish").

A beer that flatters and complements cheese; excellent. And smoothness win a beverage is a quality that I rate highly, irrespective of whether that is in wines, beers, ports, cognacs, or even whiskies.

Thanks for the links. Much appreciated.

 

[Jan-jan]

Looks good the Tongerlo!

 

[GerritV]

We had ourselves a Grolsch at lunch today.
Nothing too special, but I do remember their slogan from many years ago "Vakmanschap is Meesterschap" (google translated as "Craftsmanship is Mastery"). Their advertisements always had some nice imagery of craftsmen in action.
I guess part of that spirit is still showing in their quite authentic bottle cap ;-)

 

[Scepticalscribe]

We had ourselves a Grolsch at lunch today.
Nothing too special, but I do remember their slogan from many years ago "Vakmanschap is Meesterschap" (google translated as "Craftsmanship is Mastery"). Their advertisements always had some nice imagery of craftsmen in action.
I guess part of that spirit is still showing in their quite authentic bottle cap ;-)

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Yes, I remember when I first came across that charming bottle (and that cap) as a student, and how wildly impressed I was by it.

 

[GerritV]

Yes, I remember when I first came across that charming bottle (and that cap) as a student, and how wildly impressed I was by it.

Haha, so you too !

 

[Jan-jan]

Grolsch is good. Very good taste. Is a beer from the Netherlands, my neighboring country.

 

[diggy33]

Taking advantage of a beautiful March day, out on the deck. Got the coals going to get some chicken on the grill

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Taking advantage of a beautiful March day, out on the deck. Got the coals going to get some chicken on the grill
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Looks amazing; do enjoy.

 

[GerritV]

Had a few Omers on Saturday. Pictures were already posted earlier ;-)
Perhaps check out the Omer Commercial.
Click on the center label to see the whole movie, it's quite fun.

 

[pachyderm]

Had a few Omers on Saturday. Pictures were already posted earlier ;-)
Perhaps check out the Omer Commercial.
Click on the center label to see the whole movie, it's quite fun.

Their brewery is on my bucket list...

 

[Jan-jan]

Does someone knows the trappist beer of Westvleteren? Brewed by monks.

 

[GerritV]

Does someone knows the trappist beer of Westvleteren? Brewed by monks.

I do know Westvleteren, but not the beer.
Any specific name apart from “Westvleteren” that I should look out for?

 

[Jan-jan]

I do know Westvleteren, but not the beer.
Any specific name apart from “Westvleteren” that I should look out for?

Look for the Sint-Sixtusabdij, abbey of Sint-Sixtus.

 

[diggy33]

Just some good ones from the weekend

 

[Jan-jan]

Enjoy!

 

[tcphoto1]

I tried to hide the opened bottles in the back.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Found this in the fridge at work.

Corona Extra.

 

[pachyderm]

Found this in the fridge at work. View attachment 904577
Corona Extra.

I knew it!

lol.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Does someone knows the trappist beer of Westvleteren? Brewed by monks.

I know of it (and am very well acquainted with the splendid beers brewed by both Trappistes Rochefort and St Bernardus) but have yet to make the celebrated acquaintance of this legendary beer.

Look for the Sint-Sixtusabdij, abbey of Sint-Sixtus.

Shall bear that in mind; thanks for the recommendation.

 

[pachyderm]

not my pic but my go to this month:

It's better in this little bottle IMHO... in my Guinness pint glass... which isn't actually 16 oz but that's cool...

 

[diggy33]

Almost a month since the last post??? Yime to revive this thread

 

[pachyderm]

Almost a month since the last post??? Yime to revive this thread
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I find these 3 very intriguing ...