Over at A Good Beer Blog, Alan begins tasting the beers from Brouwerij St. Bernardus. He includes a bit of the history of the brewery that might lead you to believe it was once a monastery where beer was brewed.
Not exactly, but as Alan writes, “Correct me if I have that mixed up. I […]

Quote of the week (at least), from Michael Bowe, who brews at Angel City Brewing in California:
“The Germans make great beer. The Belgians are like Germans on psychedelics — they do all sorts of crazy things.”
Read the whole story in the Los Angeles Times.
A quick disclaimer. Brew Like a Monk (blush) gets a mention […]

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 […]

Within a matter of weeks drinkers as a few select spots in Santa Fe, N.M., will be able to order Monks’ Ale on draft in a specially designed Monks’ Ale glass inscribed “Made with care and prayer.”
They are bound to have questions, because what will be the first monastery brewery in the United States […]