Monks’ Ale
Historically, patersbier was a monastery’s beer brewed and enjoyed solely by the monks and their guests. Over time, patersbier has come to refer to the product of the monastery’s basic beer recipe. Abbey Brewing’s patersbier is Monks’ Ale, a session-ale characterized by its malt-hop balance, smooth drinkability and crisp finish.
Monks’ Ale, an abbey single (enkel or patersbier) ale, is the first beer produced by the Benedictine Monastery of Christ in the Desert. Very few breweries in the entire country make this style of beer.
Monks’ Ale has a distinct aroma of cloves and moderate fruity esters (particularly stone fruits). The yeast lends a note of clove and, in combination with the malts, hints of plum and apricot. The malts provide a distinct honeyish quality up front and round, full middle. The malts and yeast leave a clean, crisp, dry finish to Monks’ Ale.
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Monks’ Ale es una cerveza muy especial que sigue el estilo Enkel o Patersbier, receta tradicional y original del siglo XVI que muy pocas cerveceras en Estados Unidos producen. Tradicionalmente esta cerveza estaba reservada para los monjes y sus invitados, y ahora está disponible para que tú la disfrutes.
En la foto aparece el Hermano Christian Leisy, OSB, Monje activo
Monks’ Wit Ale
Wit beer (Belgian), la biere blanche (French) or white beer is a top-fermented ale brewed with a barley-wheat blend. Wit beer descends from medieval beers that were brewed with “gruit,” a blend of spices and other plants, rather than hops. Abby Brewing captures the spirit and flavor of the Belgian wheat style beer with Monks’ Wit Ale, a refreshing ale with a multi-dimensional flavor profile.
The refreshing blend of spiciness and fruitiness make Monks’ Wit Ale an ideal beer for summer (although it is available year-round).
Monks’ Wit Ale has a complex yeast character that lends a robust profile that accentuates the imported coriander, tangy orange peel and other spices. The pale malt provides a sweet, bready quality, and the wheat and oats lend a creamy taste and velvety elegance. The imported hops and spices give a clean, dry finish to this light, refreshing ale.
The hop blend includes Czech Saaz and British Fuggle. Grains include White Wheat Malt as well as unmalted flaked Soft Red Wheat and oats, which give the ale a creamy taste.
Monks’ Wit Ale incorporates traditional Indian coriander, Spanish sweet orange peel, bitter orange peel and other mild spices.
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Monks’ Wit Ale es una descendiente de la cerveza elaborada en la edad media, siendo muy popular en esa época. Hoy en día es elaborada con lúpulos, siendo una cerveza muy refrescante para esos días de calor.
En la foto aparece el Hermano Rodrigo Barrenechea González, OSB, Monje activo
Monks’ Dubbel Ale
Like traditional Belgian Abbey dubbel ales, Monks’ Dubbel Ale and Dubbel Reserve Ale are brewed with Belgian dark candi syrup, so it is slightly sweeter and higher in alcohol content than standard ales.
Monks’ Dubbel Ale is a full-flavored and well-balanced ale with an attractive amber glow. Enticing yeast-driven aromas of banana bread, cotton candy and treacle are a pleasant prelude to flavors of toasted walnut, dark fruit and caramelized sugar. Mildly spicy and earthy hops artfully balance its full-bodied maltiness, yielding to a long, crisp, complex finish.
Monks’ Dubbel Reserve Ale has a similar aromatic profile with added hints of herb, spice and mint. The flavors of toasted walnut and caramelized sugar are balanced with distinctly herbal, spicy and flowery hops.
Monks’ Dubbel Reserve Ale is brewed with three hybrid varieties (Chama, Latir, and Mintras) of indigenous hops (neo-mexicanus) grown at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert.
Both beers use European-derived yeast and two grades of dark candi syrup originating from Belgium.
The dubbel ale was first brewed at Westmalle Trappist Abbey in Belgium in 1836. The rest of the world was able to taste it when it became commercially available in 1861, and it has since become one of the most popular beer styles in all of Belgium.
Abbey Brewing offers a taste of the Belgian monastic brewing tradition with its full-flavored Monks’ Dubbel Ale and Dubbel Reserve Ale.
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Monks’ Dubbel Ale es la favorita de los chefs, por su tradición, aroma, sabor y armonía. Está llena de sabor, bien balanceada y con un atractivo color ámbar. Hoy en día es una de las cervezas favoritas de los amantes de las cervezas artesanales.
En la foto aparece el Hermano Bernard Cranor, OSB, Monje ativo