Brouette de Bières
La Trappe Quadrupel
Netherlands
Range of beers brewed in Netherlands is quite small, but one of them is worthy of attention. Indeed the only trappist beer not brewed in Belgium is dutch, this is "La Trappe".
Furthermore, dutch people have a quite modest consumption, indeed an inhabitant drinks 79l per year (that is 4 to 5 33cl bottles per week).
- Trademark:
- La Trappe
- Kind:
- Amber
- Alcohol content:
- 10%
Amber beer
Prepared with slightly roasted malt, an amber beer is recognizable thanks to its "caramel" or "amber" color. It is sweeter and contains more alcohol.
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Top fermentation
Fermented at a temperature between 59°F and 79°F, top fermented beers are famous because of their more complex flavours. Moreover, they often have a higher alcohol content (depending on the malt quantity) than bottom fermented ones.
This fermentation type was originally the most spread one, but since this time bottom fermented beers have flooded the market. Mainly brewed by artisanal breweries, top fermented beers are the ones prefered by beer lovers.
Refermented in the bottle
Refermentation in the bottle is due to the addition of yeasts, and sometimes sugar, in the beer while bottling. Then beer is stored in a hot (68°F to 77°F) fermentation room for a few weeks before being sold.
Once begun, refermentation goes on during the conservation of the beer. Consequently taste and alcohol content evolve all along its ageing.
Because of the presence of yeast, you're likely to see a little sediment at the bottom of the bottle and beer can be a bit cloudy.
Trappist beer
Very restricted label, only 7 breweries can put it on their bottles.
To be recognized as trappist, the beer must be brewed within a trappist abbey under supervision and responsibility of monks. Moreover, this label means that most of the benefits are devoted to charities.
Quadruple malting
Beer brewed with a malt quantity quadruple as usual. As malt provides sugar for the fermentation, quadruple malted beers have a huge alcohol content. Moreover they are quite rare.
As there is no official definition for a "quadruple" beer, the preceding explanation is mostly used in Belgium but is not approved unanimously.
Beer on sale: click on bottles to add them into your wheelbarrow
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