Greetings from the Mid-West

[sstillwell]

Hey, if you want more info about Trappist monks, try http://www.monks.org.  It's the web site of a Cistercian Trappist abbey in Trappist, KY, USA.
 
They've got some info on the history of Trappists and monastic orders.
 
Also, try Chimay's web site at http://www.chimay.be or http://www.chimay.com.  More good info.
 
From a fellow brewer and bassist!
 
I'm going to have to get all my brewing gear cleaned up...I haven't brewed anything in years, but suddenly it sounds good...
 
(Message edited by sstillwell on April 25, 2003)

[palembic]

Hithere Scott,
 
wow ...good info there.
So you answered the question: What monk-'brand' are Trappist?
Cistercians!
So now you have to re-read my part of the thread to accept some correction:
there are definitely MORE Trappist abbeys in the world than 6. What I meant to say was that there are only 6 of them brewing beer and 5 of them are in Belgium.
Sounds better no.
BTW: Scott, you're a beer-brewer too?
Brother Paul (the good one) -also knowed as Elzie- is a brewer too!
Brother Dino (Brother Paul the Fake one) and me are merely beer lovers. However that an uncle of mine runs the Lindemans breweries. They make  beers that seems to be very popular at your side of the pond: the framboise and the pecheresse: both beers with fruit added.
 
Okay ... who of those brewers around here will invent a good Ale-mbic???  
a real bassbeer!
Bottoms-up!
 
Paul (the bad one)

[sstillwell]

Oh, Paul, you shouldn't have said that...
 
I LOVE Lindeman's Framboise...
 
Rasberry soda pop with a kick!  Or barley champagne with Chambord, depending on how you look at it...
 
It's just useless trying to brew a proper Lambic here, though...the whole thing depends on lactobacilli that sour the beer (actually controlled spoilage).  The whole thing is location-dependent...If you don't have the right bacteria, you won't get the right flavor...
 
Hmmm...an Ale-mbic beer...Well, it would obviously have to be BOTTOM-fermented...but then that would make it a lager, not an ale...hmmm...that could pose a problem...decisions, decisions...
 
Ok, I need to go on a beer run.  Let's see, I need some Lindeman's, and some German Rauchbier, and some Spaten Oktoberfest...hmmm, throw in some Chimay for good measure, and some Guiness to top it off!  Oooo...can't forget the Theakston's Old Peculier...
 
Uhhh...then I'll put it in the little fridge next to where I keep my bass rig when I'm not using it....I had to mention basses in there somewhere...
 

[palembic]

Brother Scott,
 
go for the Chimay Blue Label!!!!
 
Paul
 
PS: I'm ashamed of myself but I don't like the Framboise beer. Too sweet! Lambic beer is originally VERY sour. When I was young we drank it after harvesting the potatoes with a friend farmer. VERY refreshing on a hot day!

[sstillwell]

I'll have to try some of the other Lambics as I can find them here (they're a bit hard to come by).  Maybe I can find some Gueuze and get a little closer to the traditional Lambic.  
 
Regards,  
 
Scott
 
(Message edited by sstillwell on April 30, 2003)

[keebler]

Man I'm thirsty!