Maweni
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I just got back to the states after spending a week in The Netherlands. Besides drinking as much European beers as possible, including Heineken (IMO tastes much better than H export) I also got to visit the only Trappist brewery outside of Belgium - La Trappe in Tilburg. I also went on a brewery tour (which was in Dutch).
There is nothing better than drinking these Trappist beers fresh off the tap. I was lucky enough to sample both from kegs and bottle conditioned side by side. The legged beers offered more aroma, malt and spicy complexity than the bottle. The bottle condition had more yeast profile. When the brewery bottles their beer they add a little glucose and some fresh yeast. This fresh yeast definitely is noticeable and does mask some of the complexity of the Trappist beers. My favorite was there Quad, Pur and the special Isi'dor.
There is nothing better than drinking these Trappist beers fresh off the tap. I was lucky enough to sample both from kegs and bottle conditioned side by side. The legged beers offered more aroma, malt and spicy complexity than the bottle. The bottle condition had more yeast profile. When the brewery bottles their beer they add a little glucose and some fresh yeast. This fresh yeast definitely is noticeable and does mask some of the complexity of the Trappist beers. My favorite was there Quad, Pur and the special Isi'dor.