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 - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7
From Alko Ylläs. Smell of wheat, some yeast. Pale golden colour, white head. Aroma of wheat, yeast, some spices and faint hops. Light body. Fresh. Lightly bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at home shared with Laura. Clear dark autumnal red-brown color with a medium to full sized off-white head. Aroma is malts, light wort-ish. Flavor is malts, a bit metallic, grainy, bitter. Hmm average. For a non-alcohol beer though it's not bad.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home shared with Laura. Clear bright yelloe-golden color, full sized white head. Aroma and flavor are both surprisingly citrusy. That's actually a pleasant surprise. A non-alcohol beet that's actually quite inviting to drink. Finish is mostly bitter and a bit metallic but there are still slight citrusy hints. Not bad at all. First non-ABV beer I've ever drunk that's more than acceptable I think.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5
Flaska från SB. Mahognyfärgad vätska med poröst skum. Söt smakbild med katrinplommon, fikon och melass och malt men egentligen relativt torr och lättdrucken då kropp och alkohol saknas. Blir lite märkligt i munnen men funkar väl hyfsat.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Brewdog Doghouse, Edinburgh. Pours clear yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of red fruit, yeasty spice. Taste has citrus and a hint of varnish, which I don't mind. Clean finish.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Dark amber colour with small white head.Aroma is sweet malty with flavour of honey and brown sugar sweet mil lively with mild hin of hops and malt.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
From one monoprix, at Paris, in my point of view, it is a solid quadrupel, round and smooth, plum and apricot, some hop. 02.08.2019, drinking it at Bonfol, Jura, holidays in family.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750ml bottle. Mahogany colour with ruby shimmer and average to huge, frothy to macropore, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, sulphureous, dark beige head. Slightly toasty and nutty, dark and caramel malty as well as yeasty fruity aroma, hints of plum, raisin, sultana, a touch of dried cherries. Taste is sweet-ish, slightly toasty and minimally nutty, caramel and dark malty, additionally slightly sugary, also yeasty fruity and mildly bitter, minimally leafy hoppy, hints of plum, raisin, sultana, a touch of dark honey.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, dense, prickly carbonation.
Nice fruitiness, rather sweet, a tad overcarbonated - hoped for more.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle coming from the holy amstein, for peaceful and brave people, a day of rain like yesterday, a touch of autumn, melancholic, full body, malty, smooth, yeasty, toffee, apricot, plum, bitter, 10% to be happy, listening bossa nova. 02.10.24
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Sweet, malty smell. Unusal taste, slightly sweet with an after taste that is like yougart maybe.