Buy Cantillon Iris - Grimbergen Brassin de Noël - Westmalle Dubbel

The Cantillon brewery is closely linked to Brussels, a city which has the iris as its symbol. As the name indicates, the "marsh iris" is a plant growing in humid areas. The historical center of Brussels is built on swamps where this flower used to grow abundantly. 
In 1998, the Brussels Museum of the Gueuze celebrated its 20th anniversary. The Cantillon brewery decided to make a new spontaneous fermentation beer for this occasion, named after this symbolic flower. 
It is a completely original beer which, contrary to the other products of the Brewery, is not brewed with 35% of wheat. The Iris, which is only made with malt of the pale ale type (giving a more amber colour to the beer) conserves the typical flavour of the spontaneous fermentation, the complex aromas and the vinous taste. 
The hopping is different too. Lambic is made with 100% dried hops, for the Iris we use 50% of dried hops and 50% of fresh hops. The latter cause a superb acidity, the former, due to their tannins, enable to conserve the beer while preserving all its qualities. 
After two years in the barrel, the Iris undergoes a second fresh hopping two weeks before the bottling. A linen bag, filled with hops, is soaked in the beer for two weeks. This technique, called "cold hopping", gives the beer a more intense savour and makes the smell and the taste more bitter.

Dubbel

Het donker, roodbruine trappistenbier van Westmalle, de Dubbel, bevat dankzij nagisting op fles (7%) een rijke en complexe smaak. Die wordt gekenmerkt door toetsen van karamel, mout en fruitige esters die doen denken aan rijpe banaan. De eerste kennismaking met de Dubbel van Westmalle is een crèmekleurige dikke schuimkraag. Na het drinken laat deze een mooi kantwerk achter in het glas. Maar de echte herinnering van dit evenwichtige trappistenbier met zacht mondgevoel is ongetwijfeld de lange, droge afdronk.

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Cerveza con denominación de origen trapense, de 7% de alcohol, de alta fermentación, con segunda fermentación en botella.

Cerveza oscura, elaborada con agua subterránea natural, malta tostada, levadura propia, lúpulo y azúcar candeal morena. De aroma afrutado y caramelizado, un paladar pronunciado a malta tostada y algo dulce. Es el mejor ejemplo de una cerveza que pide un aperitivo para acompañar.

Acompaña bien a aperitivos con pan tostado, jamón o queso fresco, y para la comida combina muy bien con carne de caza menor ,conejo o estofado.