than Chimay and go with Westmalle's Triple and Rochefort’s 8 and 10. As for six packs, here are a few suggestions: IPA: Green Flash West Coast IPA; Stone IPA; Ballast Point Big Eye IPA; Speakeasy Big Daddy. Holiday Beers:...

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...

I’d say La Fin du Monde is a Belgian-style tripel. Try other examples from Allagash, Fat Tire, Westmalle, Chimay white label, etc. It tends to be very clean tasting, while some of the others may be fruitier. Don de Dieu has...

Barleywine Victory Old Horizontal Westmalle Tripel Val-Dieu Triple They even gave we a case discount. A couple other assides my mother’s family is from Blacksburg although none live there now. She was an Ellett and Her mother...

A Trappist ale is brewed at one of six (currently) Trappist monasteries that brews beer. These are Westvleteren, Chimay, Achel, Westmalle, Orval and Rochefort. An ale brewed in the Trappist style is called an abbey ale. A good way...

, wonderful beer. Corsendonk Monk’s Brown Ale is a dubbel. Ommegang (from upstate NY) is broadly in the dubbel style. Corsendonk Monk’s Pale Ale is a tripel. Also the original, Westmalle, is great. Hope that helps!

/spice characteristics from the yeast strains. Try any of the Chimay beers, Rochefort, Westmalle, or Affligem. There are a lot of producers making Belgian styles outside of Belgium these days, too. Unibroue out of Quebec is a...

Orval might be a bit intense for someone who says they don’t like beer...but if someone truly savors wine they should appreciiate the complexity of Orval. But even many beer lovers have a hard time with it! I just had...

I enjoy: westmalle tripel rochefort 8 delerium tremens & their noel version corsendonk houblon chouffe these are just off the top of my head. so what kind of belgian is the raison d’etre?

, and Westmalle Triple

't cost a fortune. It tastes just as good as those made by the monks. Things that will break your wallet: -Chimay (Belgian) made by monks, one of the more famous belgian. I like the red the best -Westmalle (Belgian) again made by...

A buddy and I stopped by Vee Vee in Jamaica Plain the other night and were pleasantly surprised by the beer list. I had a McChouffe on draught, friend had Westmalle Dubbel. They had about a half dozen total, including a kriek...

I am a big fan of Unibroue beers. La Fin Du Monde is my favorite of their beers, as I find that it approaches my all-time favorite beer, Westmalle Trippel. I hope you are able to find it locally, and if you do, you should try the...

I think the jazz place is actually spelled “Bimhaus” or something like that. Drink a Westmalle Tripel if you go there (for more info on beers and pubs, I VERY highly recommend the Good Beer Guide to Belgium and...

. St. Bernardus Tripel, Westmalle Tripel, and Grimbergen Tripel can all be consumed out of a goblet... they’re all tripels. Serving beer in a brewery glass is all very nice, but it’s unecessary and a little twee. And...