Since the basics about the first- and third-place beers in Belgian-Style Abbey Ale at the 2005 Great American Beer Festival already appear in Brew Like a Monk it made sense to get the same information about Tripel de Ripple from Brugge Brasseries in Indianapolis, which won the silver medal.
So over the next three days (thus […]

For the record, Leffe Blond, an official abbey ale brewed for Notre-Dame de Leffe by Interbrew/InBev, is an ale. Brewers pitch yeast at 64 °F (18 °C) and fermentation temperature rises to 77 °F (25 °C) during four or five days of primary.
Nonetheless, Leffe grabbed a bronze medal as a lager in the recently […]