meat stock, good quality stewing beef simmered long and slow, and the correct type of Belgian Trappist Ale, is difficult to find. In fact, I may never have had one.

Rollins) and played at a very reasonable level, so that I was able to carry on normal conversation with one of the owners, and a nice young French couple next to me. The cellar "Trappist Lounge" is suitably dark, decorated in...

Michael was as open-minded as one could possibly be. My ideal Michael Jackson beer is the first really good beer I ever had, which was sought out with the enthusiasm inspired by his World Guide to Beer. That was a Trappist, and...

a great selection of quebec microbrews that are harder to find and to top it all off, they have all the trappist beers, and some other belgians.

Coniston’s Blue Bird Bitter Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier And the bottle list: Orval Westmalle Trappist Tripel Trappistes Rochefort 10 Maredsous 8 Ommegang Abbey Ale Dogfish Head Raison d’Etre Gouden Carolus Tripel...

had anything we didnt like there. And the hosts are more than happy to help you pick one of the beers to suit your tastes and mood. That said, if they have it in that day, you have to try the Rochefort 10 – its a dark yet...

ales are in fact the rich chocolatey Dubles made by Trappist (I think that means very happy) Monks. When I headed home one time I had 17 bottles of beer (some of them the big Trappist champagne bottles) and 2 kilos of chocolate in...

or weisses. Drinking, say, a trappiste right from the fridge is as much a shame as drinking a red Bordeaux at that temp. Cooling tip: room temp belgians cool to proper temperature in about 20 minutes in the fridge, and warm to...

Belgian beer is really diverse stylistically. If you’re wanting more stuff like Chimay specifically, then you’re looking for trappist ales like the aforementioned Westmalle and Rochefort. Rochefort is probably my...

how about the purple potatoes which are almost blue? and with the blue curacao, you could make a delicious adults-only jello for dessert. and you could serve wings with blue cheese dip. and, hmm, lessee, to drink how about some...

ending in -ator: Paulaner Salvator, Spaten Optimator, ... Trappist ales such as Rochefort, Westmalle, Chimay This time of year you’ll find lots of Oktoberfest beers, usually amber (but some blonde) with a toasty malt flavor...

maple sap) but I’m sure it will still be worth visiting. Most seem to be quite far away from the city, but Mirabel, Oka, etc. aren’t too long of a drive if you can rent a car. If you find one in Oka area, make sure...

I really like this one from Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey in Oregon: Link: http://www.trappistabbey.org/fruitcake.html

's robes. they have an excellent selection of belgian trappist ales on tap, and an extensive menu of hard to find and expensive beers. you are not permitted to talk loudly. cool spot for a beer or two.

Samuel Smith’s Pale Ale, England Hitachino Japanese Classic Ale, Japan Westmalle Tripel, Trappist Ale, Belgium Chimay Blue, Trappist Ale, Belgium Corsendonk Abbey Brown Ale, Belgium Liefmans Goudenband, Belgium Rochefort 8, Trappist...