Because they already had the knowledge and books for brewing, they began to make beer. Monks will drink table beer during meals. Funny other historical story: Chimay used to make its ales using cascade hops. Why the American hops? To thank the U. But Chimay recently had to stop using cascade hops, because the American craft explosion made cascade hops too expensive. BD: What defines a trappist beer in terms of production?
Bobo: Consistency and authenticity. Monks buy the best ingredients and the most up-to-date technology. People have this image in their heads of monks still stirring vats of beer, but these are high-tech breweries.
Chimay still uses water from wells they dug in We still make beer from that high-quality water. The house yeast dates back to , because we lost all our old yeast during World War Two. And all the grains come from around the region from local farmers. BD: How would you pair Chimay ales with food? Bobo: The tripel I would pair with seafood. A lot of people also cook with Chimay ales.
It has to do with the quality of the beer, like how a better wine will make for a better reduction. Kyle Swartz is managing editor of Beverage Dynamics magazine.
A Trappist beer is defined by the origin of the beer and not by the type of beer. The designation is protected and in order to obtain it, the beer must meet strict criteria. The profits from the sale of Trappist beer must be used for the proper religious functioning of the monastery, and any surplus must be dedicated to charitable and social works.
The quantities brewed each year are quite limited. Some religious communities have obtained the designation in the Netherlands, France and even in the United States. They are numerous in Belgium, like the Trappist Westmalle Triple. For Abbey beers non-Trappist - which are therefore no longer brewed by monks , the criteria are less strict. The brewery must have a link with the abbey, whether it is the location, the taking over of ancestral monastic recipes or even a licence issued by the monks to a brewer in the past.
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