La Trappe Trappist - Abdij O.L.V. Koningshoeven
Commercial Brewery
in Berkel-Enschot,
Noord-Brabant,
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Owned by
Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers)
Associated Venue: Proeflokaal La Trappe
Established in 1884
Within the abbey walls, Brewery de Koningshoeven produces Dutch Trappist ale. Still under the supervision and responsibility of the monks and still based on the inner conviction "to do good": part of the proceeds go to charities. These original principles provide La Trappe Trappist with the exclusive label "Authentic Trappist Product" from the International Trappist Association.
Between 1969 and 1980 the beers were produced under license by Artois (InBev). By 1999 the monastery had become a subsidery of Bavaria - Netherlands this resulted in La Trappe beers no longer displaying the Authentic Trappist Product label. In 2005 an agreement was reached by which the monks would take a more active part in the brewery operation and so the label was restored.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle @ Mathews Tasting. Pours cloudy pale chestnut with huge white head. Aroma is banana, pear, yeast, coriander, and cloves. Taste is very sweet, and light bitter. Body is oily with medium carbonation. Finish is long and mostly sweet with notes of malt, esters and spruce.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap @Westside Pint of Origin. Brown with a fading beige head. Brown sugar dough aroma with modest stewed fruit elements. Light bodied. Some dark fruit light doughy bread. Nice moderately bitter spicy end. A bit empty in the middle.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle at home shared with Laura. Typical blonde appearance, white head. Typical blonde aroma: wheat, malts, light grains. Flavor is, also, typical blonde beer imo: wheat, malts, grainy quote firm and a medium sweetness, with an unmistakable fizzy carbonation. To be honest: pretty bad.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 33cl.from AH XL, Muiden @home poured into a footed pilsner glass. Hazy pale golden colour, dissipating slowly, good frothy white head, good lacing. Aroma sweet malt, grain, yeast, lemon, some banana, bit skunky. Taste medium sweet and slightly, bitter, some acidity, malty, yeast, grain, lemon, light spicy notes. Light body, watery texture, soft carbonation, sweetbitter and light acidic aftertaste, well balanced, quite enjoyable, nice.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle @ Torben Mathews tasting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle. Pours a deep mahogany, modest off-white head. Welcoming sweet toffee nose. Lovely dubbel-like sweetness to taste, noticeable candy rock toffee.. high carb, really nice for AF.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Amber witt off white head - Malt aroma with some dark fruity notes - Malt body with dark fruity flavours - The malt and dark fruity flavours goes into the finish - This was good
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Seems a bit sweeter than I remember of regular La Trappe Blond (note: need to revisit) and the extra malts do show up in the rich mouthfeel. Very pleasant.