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Why are monk beers so fucking good?

>> No.18143152

>>18143142
They're the best beer but that's not saying much as all beer tastes like urine

>> No.18143189

Hefeweizen in general is the patrician choice

>> No.18143192

>>18143142
They follow a godly, celibate path and channel all their Vril energy into making amazing Beers. This is why nobody can beat them.

>> No.18143203

>>18143142
I want to be a monk that fucks whores

>> No.18143288

>>18143152
If your urine tastes like beer, you might wanna get checked for diabetes.

>> No.18143332

>>18143142
They aren't though. Most I've had were completely underwhelming or bordering on bad. I don't get the mutt obsession with them. Even in Belgium I hardly saw anyone drinking them

>> No.18143930

>>18143203
that's what's called a friar

>> No.18144145

>>18143142
All beer just tastes the same to me. Foamy and shite.

>> No.18144193

>>18144145
low test

>> No.18144374
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>>18143142
I gave this a shot recently. It was pretty amazing. when held up to the light it's actually a really deep red. Really rich and complex flavor, good alcohol warmth. It's a perfect fall/winter sipper beer.

>> No.18144405
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>>18143142
try franziskaner dunkel, it's bussin

>> No.18144468

>>18143189
based, nothing like a big glass on a warm day

>> No.18144483

Just thought I'd say that a monastary or something opened near me a few years ago. Never ran into a monk/friar until last summer when I saw one at a Lidl wearing the whole sackcloth get up and rope with the knots and everything.
I was surprised he was so young, couldn't have been older than 30, and he drove off in a nice car. Don't remember what.
If I see another, shall I ask him about beer?
And I just looked it up and the monastery is "temporarily closed." Covid?

>> No.18144488

>>18143142
That beer is a top 10 for me

And I mean that amongst 1000+ beers i've had

>> No.18144547

>>18143142
That is my favorite beer so yes

>> No.18144683

>>18144374
it has a monk on the label and saint in the name but technically it's not a monk beer (anymore)
however its predecessor was a Westvleteren trappist brewed under license untill 1992 and when that was stopped it got renamed to st. bernardus without any change in the recipe
bit of an "ahktually", it's one of my favourite beers

>> No.18144705

I use to go with my dad and his work buddies to the westvleteren Brewery when I was 17

>> No.18144765

>>18143142
Because monks aren't drunks and care more about flavour and quality.

>> No.18144797

>>18143142
I take it you are american. Dont know if those are available for you:
>Weltenburger
> Augustiner

>> No.18145077

>>18143189
This. Paulaner and Erdinger are very nice.

>> No.18145132
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>> No.18145287

>>18143152
If beer tastes like urine then I'm gonna be a massive piss chugger.

>> No.18145507

>>18143142
dedication and its not meme tier hop piss like every other beer these days

>> No.18145509

they didn't have anything better to do honestly

>> No.18145535
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18145535

coming through make way for the king

>> No.18145537

Satan wants you

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18145541

I like to get optimated.

>> No.18145856

>>18145535
I love Chimay blue. Those monks know how to brew some delicious beer.

>> No.18145995

>>18144765
>Monks aren't drunks

History clearly shows us otherwise

>> No.18146314

This shit is gross. I'll stick with lager

>> No.18146323

>>18143142
For 500+ years, these orders have thought about only 2 things: God and beer

>> No.18146458

>>18143142
no threat of going under, because they already live their lives at rock bottom
they dont need to appeal to retards and dont nees to make massive sales because they dont need money
because of this they probably make little profit but do it for the good of just making a nice ass beer

>> No.18146629

>>18144483
Eh leave them alone

>> No.18146726
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18146726

>is probably one the best beers on God's green earth
How do they do it bros?

>> No.18147262

yes

>> No.18148157

>>18144483
Is he a Trappist? If not he probably doesn't make beer. I think fine Benedictines do but not many.

>> No.18148222

>>18146726
I never got to try it before local stocks ran out. sucks. hopefully we get another christmas shipment this year.

>> No.18148224
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18148224

>>18143142
I prefer miners beer

>> No.18148434

>>18148224
Quick rundown?

>> No.18149285

>american beer is so appalling they consider entry level euro swill as godly

>> No.18149716

>>18143142
because traditionally monks brewed for themselves and then just sold the surplus they had, so they cared more about the quality than brewers who just wanted to make money. of course that isn't the case anymore anyway

>> No.18149721

>>18148434
Eastern European commie nonsense basically, its suppossed to be like a Monk beer but instead its associated with a union or whatever. In this case its coal miners.

>> No.18149859

Because they're blessed in the name of God. If it's not monk beer, you should avoid it like the plague because it WILL drive you to sin.

>> No.18149864

>>18144765
>>18145995
Beers and alcohol in general had low Alcohol content in medieval times.

>> No.18150019

>>18143142
Because those whack jobs have been doing it for over a thousand years.

>> No.18150020

>>18148222
Do get it as soon as possible anon. I had a bottle and then tasted some Chimay, it felt like light beer compared to the Rochefort

>> No.18150024

>>18149716
Depends. The profit of trappists goes to the needs of the monks to sustain their lifestyle and all the rest goes to a good cause, it's one of the requirements to get that label.
So they're not exactly driven by greed even to this day.

>> No.18150029

>>18148222
lel, where i live every decent sized supermarket sells them

>> No.18150043

>>18143142
Do you know Octoberfest beer festival is held in Munchen, capital if Bavaria, wich is German for "monks"?

>> No.18150132

>>18149864
More commonly drunken was small beer, or table beer, that was had with meals by everyone including children as it was the cleanest, safest water the common man could drink.

>> No.18150220

>>18144405
I went on a trip to Münich and Franciskaner was served everywhere. We drank so many 1L jugs of dunkel Franciskaner it was fucking delicious.

>> No.18150238

>Weissbier
>Franziskaner, Paulaner, Erdinger ITT

Wait till you fags discover Weihenstephaner Weiss

>Abbey bears

Someone already posted Westvleteren, St. Bernardus and Rochefort 10, very nice guys.

My pick would be Westvleteren (very expensive)>Rochefort 10 (great and cheap alternative)>St. Bernardus (a bit less flavorful Rochefort).

>> No.18150242

>>18146726
>is probably one the best beers on God's green earth

I agree with this assessment. Pretty much the best beer you can drink on European soil. In fact, I'll make a trip to the supermarket for one right now.

>> No.18150251

>>18150238


>>18145132

Oops, my bad, didn't see you here. There it is, the best weissbier.

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>>18150238
I tried it and wasn't impressed at all. But to be honest they all feel samey to me.
Schneider Weisse is another godtier one.

>> No.18150288 [DELETED] 

>>18148157
They're Franciscans.

>>18146629
I wasn't planning on going to the place or anything. Just if I happened to run into one out somewhere.

>> No.18150374 [DELETED] 

>>18150238
St Bernardus isn't an abbey beer. West-Vleteren isn't that much more expensive than Rochefort.

The vast majority of Belgian abbey beers aren't abbey beers. Abbeys began noticing their beer became popular so they licensed their name to commercial breweries to do charity. Some breweries stick to the actual recipe(s) like Maredsous and Witkap Pater (which is the original abbey beer). Others are well known garbage, especially Leffe, which is nothing more than a leftover of Stella Artois brewing with E-numbers and sugary syrup added. That's why the Trappists (especially West-Vleteren) became anal about their beer, by the way.

>>18144683
That's nonsense, they've completely changed the recipe. The Vatican gave them a call and they had to. You've clearly never tasted West-Vleteren. They brew their beer with the same water and the same knowhow as West-Vleteren but they couldn't be more different. And yes you're right about their beer being very good.

>> No.18150402 [DELETED] 

>>18150374
>West-Vleteren isn't that much more expensive than Rochefort.

You mean retail or straight from the abbey? Because I can get Westvleteren for €12 per bottle (excluding shipping), and I can get Rochefort 10 for €3 in my local supermarket.

>> No.18150412 [DELETED] 

>>18144405
That is a damn good beer
>>18144145
t. 25 year cigarette smoker

>> No.18150421 [DELETED] 

>>18150238
Weihenstephaner is the same category as the rest. Dunno why Americans fall for this shit. They seem to have a very good marketing agency overseas.

>> No.18150443 [DELETED] 

>>18150421
I'm Dutch, I honestly think Weihenstephaner is a click above the rest.

>> No.18150579 [DELETED] 

>>18150402
West-Vleteren always comes straight from the abbey. There's no retail. If it's retail it's not only 12€/bottle, it's also diluted beer or a different beer with a new label.

You're far better off with any of the other Trappists. Chimay are the biggest producers, their "Grande Réserve" is very good though, Rochefort is obviously very good, there's nothing wrong with a simple Westmalle: simple abbey life, simple Belgian life. No fuss, enjoy - we all end up on the same graveyard eventually. There's Trappists in the US, Austria, the Netherlands and Italy who make/made very respectable beer as well; they all had guidance from West-Vleteren, just like St-Bernardus. Their beer is/was as good. Achel (the Netherlands) is no longer a Trappist beer, for example.

>> No.18150614 [DELETED] 

>>18150374
>they've completely changed the recipe. The Vatican gave them a call and they had to
did they? can you provide a link where i can read more?

>> No.18150693 [DELETED] 

>>18150421
No, it's actually really good. Don't tell me to drink some beer that's only available in Europe because I'm American and probably can't get it.

>> No.18151368

>>18149721
thats fine and all but is it actually good?