Trappist

Question 1

Where is Rochefort, and when was it founded?

Answer 1

Belgium, 1595

Question 2

What are the current operating Trappist Abbeys?

Answer 2

Rochetfort
Westvleteren
Chimay
Orval
Westmalle
Mont des Cats
Koningshoeven
Stift Engelzell
Achel
St-Joseph’s
Abdij Maria Toevlucht
Tre Fontane

Question 3

Where is Chimay, and when was it founded?

Answer 3

Scourmont Abbey, Belgium
1863
Chimay is the name of the town in which the abbey is located.

Question 4

Where is Achel, and when was it founded?

Answer 4

Belgium, 1998

Question 5

When was the ITA founded?

Answer 5

International Trappist Association. 1997

Question 6

Where is Westvleteren, and when was it founded?

Answer 6

St. Sixtus Abbey, Belgium
1838
Westvleteren is the name of the town in which the abbey is located.

Question 7

Where is Orval, and when was it founded?

Answer 7

Belgium, 1931

Question 8

Where is Westmalle, and when was it founded?

Answer 8

Belgium, 1836

Question 9

What and where is Mont des Cats, and when did it produce beer? Where is it brewed now?

Answer 9

An abbey in French Flanders, established 1826, producing beer from 1848-1905.
Production was reestablished in 2011, and is now performed at Scourmont Abbey, Chimay.

Question 10

Where is Koningshoeven, and when was it founded? What is the name of the brewery within the Abbey?

Answer 10

Netherlands, 1884

La Trappe

Question 11

Where is Stift Engelzell, and when was it founded? What years did it operate? And what is the name of the beer?

Answer 11

Austria, established 1293
Beer was produced from 1925 to 1929, then stopped until 2012
Gregorius

Question 12

Where is St.-Joseph’s Abbey, and when did it begin producing beer? What is the name of the brewery?

Answer 12

Massachusetts, 2013

Spencer (the name of the town)

Question 13

Where is Abdij Maria Toevlucht, and when was it certified for production? What is the name of the beer?

Answer 13

Netherlands, 2013

Zundert (the name of the town)

Question 14

Where is Tre Fontane, and when was it certified for production?

Answer 14

Italy 2015

Question 15

Where is Mariawald? When did it stop producing beer?

Answer 15

Germany, 1956

Question 16

What are the requirements for Trappist Beer?

Answer 16

Brewed within the walls of a Trappist monastery, either by the monks or under their supervision.

Must be of secondary importance within the monastery, and it should witness to the business practices proper to a monastic way of life.

Not intended to be a profit-making venture; the income covers the expenses of the monks and the maintenance of the building and grounds. Whatever remains is donated to charity.

Question 17

During what period did Koningshoeven not display the Trappist logo? Why?

Answer 17

1999-2005
In 1999, and LLC was set up as a subsidiary of the commercial brewer Bavaria to take over day to day operations, which caused a dispute with the Internatonal Trappist Association.
Koningshoeven was granted the right to display the logo again after a long review and settlement, which inlcudes more active control of the brewery by the monks.

Question 18

What does the term “Abbey Beer” imply?

Answer 18

Beer brewed in a style common to trappist breweries, but not in accordance with the conditions laid out by the International Trappist Association.

Question 19

Name three characteristics common to Trappist ales

Answer 19

Top-fermenting
Secondary fermentation in the bottle
No pasteurization or antiseptic agents used

Question 20

What is Patersbier?

Answer 20

Beer brewed as an “enkel” by the monks to drink themselves while working.
Less than 5%abv, may include sugar and spices.

Question 21

What is a dubbel?

Answer 21

Brewed with double the malt - rich, malty beer
Spicy, phenolic, mild bitterness, medium to full body
Always dark (v. light colored Tripels)
ABV 6.5-9.%

Question 22

Classic dubbels:

Answer 22

Westvleteren 8
Westmalle Dubbel
Chimay Premiere (red label)

Question 23

What is a tripel?

Answer 23

Brewed with 3x the malt, plus Belgian candy sugar (25% sucrose, lightens the body)
Creamy, fruity/estery, sweet finish, light golden in color
ABV 8-12%

Question 24

Classic tripels:

Answer 24

Westmalle Tripel
Chimay Cinq Cents (White)
Achel 8º

Question 25

What is a quadrupel (quad)?

Answer 25

Great strength, bolder style:
Deep brown/garnet, rich, malty, sweet
ABV 9-13%

Question 26

Trappist Quads:

Answer 26

Rochefort 10
Westvleteren 12
La Trappe Quadrupel

Question 27

2 trappist beers not produced inside the walls of a monastery

Answer 27

San Pedro de Cardeña, Castilla y León, Spain
Mont des Cats, France