tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post5403467291794991979..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Trappist Ales - Westmalle (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart)Jeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-30616753405211689102008-08-22T14:51:00.000-07:002008-08-22T14:51:00.000-07:00Per usual, Wikipedia gets some things wrong, but I...Per usual, Wikipedia gets some things wrong, but I can't spend my life correcting them.<BR/><BR/>To the hops questions, Westmalle has a very sophisticated lab and it clocks the tripel at 39 ibu, which certainly accents the dry (88% apparent attenuation) nature of the beer. The hops are Tett, Saaz and Styrians and other hops that may change and not be named (extract, for bittering).<BR/><BR/>The Stan Hieronymushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423863209263153614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-27450025689074000522008-08-20T12:58:00.000-07:002008-08-20T12:58:00.000-07:00Some added insights to Belgian Tripel History:From...Some added insights to Belgian Tripel History:<BR/><BR/>From Wikipedia because it's easier to copy/paste than write it myself...:-}<BR/><BR/>"The Trappist abbey in Westmalle brewed a new beer in 1934, calling it "superbier". It was a strong blonde ale and was very likely based on a blonde beer the monks had been brewing sporadically since 1931. In 1956, the recipe was modified and it then took onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-10284131304675339252008-08-19T08:59:00.000-07:002008-08-19T08:59:00.000-07:00Jeff - Westmalle's yeast is a single strain. Notew...Jeff - Westmalle's yeast is a single strain. Noteworthy is that Westmalle provides the yeast for Westvleteren and Achel.<BR/><BR/>In both cases the breweries pick up freshly top-cropped yeast at Westmalle the day that they brew.Stan Hieronymushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423863209263153614noreply@blogger.com