/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>10882728
The only good thing Catholics have ever contributed to this world.

>>10882728
Check out pic related anon: Het Anker Gouden Carolus Cuvée Van De Keizer Imperial Dark

>>10882728
That stuff is delicious, even if it is the "Bud" of Abbey Ales.

>>10882915
Meaning....?

>>10882728
>there are anons on /ck/ that have never had fucking chimay blue

never tried chimay, but i buy pic related once or twice a year.

>>10883222
It's very refreshing on a hot summer day

>>10883839
god tier

>>10882728
Orval is the best Trappist beer

reasonably priced chimay is the only reason to ever go to Canada.

tfw you're belgian and get these beers in every bar and supermarket, feels good man

>>10884396
do belgians drink "belgian ipas" or is that some retarded shit they make just for americans?

>>10884408
lol nah, it's just a style of beer making inspired by belgian beer

>>10884010
>9% abv
>refreshing
how do they do it

>>10884476
i honestlty wouldnt call chimay refreshing, it's too rich in flavour for that and too high in alcohol content. But it's good

>>10884476
>>10884486
A nice La Chouffe Blonde, though...

Belgian beer is best beer. Fuck all this IPA shit.

>>10882728
this is better
>>10884476
copious amounts of sugar to increase the ABV without increasing the body aka breaking the shit out of the bavarian purity law

>>10884513
I had a couple of those on sunday, always tasty.
You should try Gouden Carolus Triple if you liked Chouffe

>>10882745
>Het Anker Gouden Carolus Cuvée Van De Keizer Imperial Dark
>>10883839
>>10884339
>Orval
>>10884513
>La Chouffe Blonde
>>10884559
>Gouden Carolus Triple

>tfw OP
>tfw none of the above are in nearby stores
>at least this one is available >>10884547
expecting good things

Amai mijne frak, da nog niemand dit heeft gepaald kan ik echt nie geloven

>>10884648
Abt 12 is really good too. Have you tried ordering online?

>>10882728
Nigga your just getting started in Belgian beers. Try these if you find them(especially 8 and 10).

chiming in to shill one of my favs

>>10884396
These beers are also very easy to come across in the US, but more than twice the price as where you're from.

>>10884408
You're dumb.

>>10883839
Personally prefer trippel. Kinda feel like quad is just too thick, even if it is a really tasty beer.

>>10882728
Op gets it!
best fucking beer I've ever had

>>10884663
>Have you tried ordering online?
I'm a casual I only buy at the government mandated stores

>>10882745
Seconded. The most balanced quad I've ever tasted desu. Drank it during the early morning of Easter Saturday like the devote alcoholic protestant I am.

>>10882728
>chimay
the red is my all time faveourite beer
great for cooking with too

>>10885261
I really do feel for Ontartiofags. Even in the southern US the government liquor stores sell for decent prices.

>>10884408
there are two different ways to mitigate bitterness in food and drinks.
>salt
>sweet
as salt can nearly completely neutralize the bitterness, this isn't the route you normally want to go down. if you have doubts, put a small amount of salt in your coffee.
sweetness, on the other hand, does more to complement the bitterness, which is what makes dipas and imperial ipas less bitter, due to having a higher sugar content. belgian beers are usually characterized by the sweet and sour flavor profiles, and combining that with a normal ipa can give you a less bitter product, yet without the high abv.

>>10884547
is this shit still legitimately brewed by monks? are any trappist ales still brewed in abbeys?

>>10884408
they probably enjoy a nice blonde ale with a crisp herbal hop taste

>>10884547
>>10884648
>>10882728
>>10882745
>>10883839
based

pic related is great too, was pleasantly surprised

>>10885507
They all are, it's a requirement.

>>10883839
This stuff tastes like mop water

>>10885507
yep, you have to brew it in the abbey to get the trapist authenticity certificate
Bernardus is one of the few that isn't brewed by monks, it was brewed on the license of some monks as "Westvleteren 12" (the 2nd highest rated beer on Ratebeer), but now the monks brew it in their abbey and the brewery they used to have a deal with still brews the same beers under their own name

>>10885559
>>>10883839
>This stuff tastes like mop water
Woops. Mistook this for another beer. West something or other. Flat and gross

>>10885571
st bernardus abt 12 is slightly better than westvleteren 12 imo

This is some good shit

>>10883839
>>10882728
Are these really that impressive for Americans? I mean I've had both and they're good, but nothing to write home about, can't even remember the taste

>>10884547
based

>>10884513
My grandpa had a vacation home 10 minutes away from Achouffe, I practically grew up on this stuff.

>>10884547
>>10884674
Rochefort 10 > Abt 8 > Abt 12

>>10885522
Kasteel Donker is great for when you want to get absolutely hammered: cheap, high % and tastes great. If you like it, I'd also recommend their Kasteel Rouge, with cherry.

>>10884674
Heer, ik ben niet waardig, dat gij tot mij komt, maar spreek slechts één woord, en ik zal U drinken.

>>10884702
Karmeliet breakfast is best breakfast.

>>10885586
Westvleteren?

>>10885618
It's a matter of taste, really. At least you can get St. Bernardus at the supermarket, Westvleteren is too damn far away and I personally prefer Rochefort.

>>10884702
My nigga

>>10885483
LCBO actually is better than any store in the US if you're looking for belgians

OP here, just got Chimay blue, red, this >>10884547 and rochefort 10

>>10882728
I saw this at my local liquor store recently. I should pick it up if its really that good as my fellow cu/ck/s say.

>>10886313
>>10885586
He's probably talking about Westmalle, which is shit tier

>>10884674
8 and 10 are the best supermarket Belgian supermarket beers.

>>10886601
>this delusional maplenigger

Is Chimay Grande Reserve different from Blue? This thread inspired me to go shopping and I swear it tastes different even though the bottle is so similar.

>>10885559
>>10885586
No, you were right the first time. This stuff is weirdly sweet and gross.

Every now and again I go to the local liquor warehouse and buy one of every trappist, but I've learned to skip this one specifically.

>>10884674
8 is def my favorite.
i too only get them once or twice a year, but i sit on em until the next time i get around to picking some up. i like em to sit in a dark part of the pantry for 4-6 months.

>>10882728
Trappists make best everything.

pic related - probably the best mass-produced chocolate in the world

>>10888882
>Is Chimay Grande Reserve different from Blue? This thread inspired me to go shopping and I swear it tastes different even though the bottle is so similar.
maybe you had a barrel aged one? or just an older bottle may taste different

>>10882728
fuck, this thread motivated me to go out and buy some more

>>10884513
Headache in a bottle, one of the nastiest commercial heavies. $1 more a bottle hereabouts buys the vastly superior Chimay.

>>10884702
I drink four of these every day and i do not regret it at all

>>10884339
this. also chimay blanc is the best chimay

>>10886302
kasteel rouge was good too. kind of saccharine and I think I would prefer a fruit beer from rodenbach or liefmans but still good

>>10884547
I once ordered St. Bernardus Christmas Ale at a pub, I thought it was good, very drinkable and light. Then, when I was drinking I started to feel funny, and then I checked on my phone it's ABV: 10%. Probably the best concealed alcohol I've ever tasted in a beer.

>>10886616
I've decided rochefort 10 > chimay blue > chimay red = st bernardus

So many excellent beers in this thread. Trappist beers are far better than a lot craft beers and dont seem to be as popular as I would expect for such good quality. I've tried a few types and Westvleteren 12 is the GOAT.

>>10887376
No, he's actually right. Especially around Christmastime.
You'd be amazed at what Americans pay for trappist beer.

>>10886253
nowadays no. American craft beer long surpassed any beer europe is capable of producing and europe hasn't been able to respond with anything but german, belgian, and czech piss water since.