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My favorite. Gets better with age so if look at the bottle dates every now and then you'll find a real treat with one that's been sitting for a while

Found this in a small grocery in upstate NY.

>>6043677
this guy knows what he's saying

another good choice is the Westmalle

>>6043677

That must be why the last time i had it was really mediocre but the first time it was the best beer i ever tasted.

>>6043685
At 6.9% it keeps improving? That seems strange. I'm not denying it, just curious as to how

>>6043700
Yeah I've had some that are over the date and really great. As long as they are stored right. I've had them a year or more older then the bottle says and it was fantastic. Some years are better too.

http://spencerbrewery.com/

American Trappist ale.

Its very good and supports a good cause. Its pricey, but its legit trappist ale made by monks in Massachusetts.

Rochefort 10 is my favourite. Haven't had Westvleteren yet though.

>>6043752
Rochefort 10 is my favorite as well.

>>6043752
This.

What's the proper name for those tulip shape glasses you drink Chimay from?

>>6044891
Goblet

>>6044891
hipster chalice

>>6044891
A Tulip.

>>6044891
Goblet or chalice. I believe there is a difference though, one having thicker glass than the other or something.

>>6045016
This is incorrect.

>>6045031
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/101/glassware/
>Tulip shaped glass
Tulip.
>Chalice
>Goblet
Newp.

>>6045047
Well he's wrong, because Chimay isn't drunk from tulip shaped glasses.

I thought he'd rather heard what the glasses you drink Chimay from are called than what tulip glasses you don't drink Chimay from are called.

>>6045047

>>6045058
>Tulip
>Use with these Beer Styles:
>American Double / Imperial IPA
>American Wild Ale
>Belgian Dark Ale
>Belgian IPA
>Belgian Pale Ale
>Belgian Strong Dark Ale
>Belgian Strong Pale Ale
>Bière de Garde
>Flanders Oud Bruin
>Flanders Red Ale
>Gueuze
>Lambic - Fruit
>Quadrupel (Quad)
>Saison / Farmhouse Ale
>Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
>>Quadrupel
>>Belgian Strong Dark
I've had Chimay in both tulips and chalices. No need to be so deeply contrarian about it.

>>6043644
I've only had the blue, are the others worth having as well?
>>6043677
I see this in my local shop, might grab it next time.

>>6045064
Huh, that's not tulip-shaped. Maybe you should respond to >>6044891 and let him know.

>>6045068
In Belgian beer culture every beer is drank from its own particular glass. It's not so much contrarian as traditional. Glassware matters. When you drink a beer from its own glass, you allow the brewery to take an extra step to influence the drinking process by providing its own aesthetic, presentation, hand and mouth feel et cetera, which allows them to present their product exactly as intended.

Of course you can drink it from a mason jar if you want, but if someone asks about what Trappist ales are drunk from I wouldn't say a jar just because I've had some from a jar before.

>>6045091
I-is it bad I mainly just drink beer from pint glasses?

>>6045098
I wouldnt say it is bad because you can do what you want, but i also wouldnt say it is good. It is at least better than drinking it from the can/bottle.

>>6045104
I just guess I like pint glasses.
The heft, and the fact they can hold all of a 12 oz bottle/can

>>6045098
Well, you could do better. Different beers are served in different type of glasses not merely for presentation (which is in itself extremely important and influences the whole experience), but also for reasons of flavour, head maintenance, carbonation et cetera.

Having a few of the proper glasses for your favourites on hand goes a long way.

>>6045131
Living in a shitty apartment college leaves very little room for all those glasses.
Any single glass similar to the ones you post that would be somewhat better overall for certain beers?

>>6045131
>which is in itself extremely important and influences the whole experience
This is a concept that flys over the heads of so many people. Especially on /ck/ people get so offended when you pay extra money for something just because it looks nice. Whether it be a nice chinese gaiwan, or a nice coffee kettle or a chemex. Yes, a huge part of the appeal is the aesthetics but there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

its essentially a trappist ale
get her a 4pack of this shit

>>6045140
Indeed. Especially since presentation literally alters how things taste, that's how powerful it is in influencing your mind.

That's why professional tasters use pic related and that's also why distillers add caramel to their whisky.

>>6045135
I guess a chalice, a tulip, a pint glass and a pilsner glass go a long way. Maybe a weizen glass if you drink a lot of those.

Surely you have room for four or five glasses?

>>6045098
Yes especially since it's so god damn easy to find a slightly bigger wine glass instead even for a pleb like me. I drink all of my ales and stouts from one of those, and of course Trappists.

>>6045164
I should add, thrift stores may be your best friend in this case, especially if you're a poor student.

>>6045164
>>6045193
Alright, thanks guys.
Honestly there isn't much room in my kitchen for much anymore (fucking stupid roommate).

Has anyone tried the beer from Spencer brewing? Just got some in at my preferred liquor store but I don't know if it's worth $17 for four bottles. Would be cool to try seeing as they are the only 'merican trappist brewery but I'm not sure.

The Roquefort 10 is fantastic, OP. Bernardus 12 is too but I'm not sure if they are a trappist brewery.

>>6045269

Whoops should have read the thread. Didn't see>>6043748 or >>6043752

My post was pointless.

>>6043748
Got that MA swag. I think trappists are my new favorite sect of any religion. Not just for brewing but also for being self sustaining.

>>6045252
Keep your good glassware in your own room for safe keeping. This has saved me from coming home to some drunken pleb slobbering over them more than once.

>>6045164
http://www.riedelusa.net/spiegelau-stout-glass-set-of-2.html what do you think of these?

>>6046031
Well I personally find it aesthetically displeasing so it wouldn't make me very happy, but Spiegelau has a top tier reputation. So I'm sure it's a good product.

I'm not at all familiar with what such a shape would do for the beer though, so as far as drinking experience goes I couldn't say.

>>6043752
>Westvleteren is awesome, but it's hard as fuck to get some. You gotta call the monks first to see when they have stock and the fuckers NEVER ANSWER, then you can only buy 2 crates and they note your car's number so you can't go back twice.

>>6046052
from what I read they seem pretty good.

>>6046083
That's stopped me from buying some. Not because it's too much trouble but because I don't want to jump through hoops for fuckers in order to be allowed to beg for their product.

Trappist Rochefort No 10.

Often rated in the top 5 beers in existence

Rochefort 10, easy.

Speaking of which, r8 my haul /ck/

>>6047016
This is the only trappist beer I've had - where should I go from here? Should I try the other ones, or are they objectivly inferior?

>>6049269
You started at the top. Big mistake.
Now all other beers will taste like shit and you will never appreciate anything other than Rochefort 10. Sex, joy, pride: all these things will pale in comparison to that rich black beer you so crave.

>>6049269
There are others that are good. Rochefort is fucking amazing but pricey for everyday drinking. Chimay is another really good brand that isn't quite so expensive.

>>6048941
These are also good.

>>6049291
Well that's not really true?

Rochefort 10 was my first trappist, but I can still appreciate other stuff.

>>6046465
This or >>6047016

tfw recovering alcoholic but still love good beers

>>6049350
That sucks, bro

I used to be a heavy problem drinker, not really alcoholic. I worked down to just drinking Friday and Saturday nights, 7 drinks each. Puts you in a 'moderate risk' category and my health is much improved. I love alcohol.

>>6049373
Yea, I've tried moderating myself but always wind up right back at blacking out every night. I was drinking 3 handles of vodka, 3 20 packs of shitty beer, and various 750ml bottles of better (and higher abv) beer per week, give or take a little. My little brother even started brewing his own beer which I've never had.

I think I could manage ok for a little while but inevitably I'd be back to locking myself in my house getting shitfaced all the time.

>>6043644
chimayy lmao

>>6049430
god fucking damn you i'm sick and that made me laugh so hard i started coughing and spat a big glob of mucus aright on my T Y and U keys and now im trying to clean it out of the cracks

>>6049430
goddamn it

>>6049430
Top 10/10 lel kek lol

Just what this thread needed.

>>6043644
Of what I've had I'd say chimay, they're all great, and they tend to be cheaper.

>>6048941
>those monk faces

>>6049430

God fucking damnit that caught me off guard.

Trappists taste like liquid dirt.

>>6050623
you must have really tasty dirt where you live

From Belgium with love

>>6050623

>>6050623
Yer mum's cunt juice isn't a Trappist ale.

>>6049424
I will never understand how someone could enjoy being drunk that much. For me, being drunk is OK and it's fun if I'm out doing something, but I can't stand all of alcohols side effects.

>>6051061
not him, but it more or less deadens the mind, can help take the edge off of stuff or make you completely forget things.
It's a bad thing, but sometimes it really helps people where medication does not.

I try not to sin on days I consume Trappist ales, because their worth is beyond their price tag. I don't even believe in god, but the beer is so good that I want to honour the values of the men that brew such excellence

>>6051386
upboat

>>6051386
I do believe in god, an odd thing to admit on 4chan, and I feel the same way about Flemish sour ales.