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Beer Tourism and Belgian success story! A place to learn French! And Enjoy Food! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Belgium unquestionably has most of the iconic monastic ‘trappiest’ breweries in Europe! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wouldn\u2019t\nanyone love to travel and visit a place to degust\u00e9r or savour and appreciate\ndrinking and eating lots of yummy food, while learning French? This is a very\ngood way to learn a language. Fit into Language could be your private tour\ninterpreter or it can be arranged by Belgian locals to come and show you\naround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If\nyou love beer, Belgium is one of the best places to go and enjoy beer, taste\nthem and cook with it! Yes, a famous beef stew, or lamb stew is delicious with\nbeer! One of these is the famous Carbonade\nflamande, carbonnade<\/strong> or \u00e0 la flamande<\/em> is a\ntraditional Belgian, French Flemish, Northern Brabantian and Zeelandic Flemish\nsweet-sour beef and onion stew made with beer, and seasoned with thyme, bay\nleaves and mustard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Belgium beer is famous\nbecause most of the Belgian beers are a specialty, you can find over 195\nbreweries according to the latest\nfigures furnished by Zythos, 93 beer firms\nand 5 gueuzeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Belgium has all types and all styles of beers,\nBlonds, Lambick, Dry, Pale, Ales, and special flavoured ones like berries,\ncalled Kriek, Framboise or Geuze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A specialty\nare those made in the abbeys, where monks still make the beer, in beautiful\nBelgian antique abbeys, good food like squared mini cheese platters and other\nfood specialties like dried saucisson or sausage. The landscapes of these\nBelgian monasteries or abbeys are pretty ancient, some with old ruins. You can\nstep into time and see sometime the brothers or monks walking and working in\nthe berweries\u2026 The history of the\n“Trappist” terminology<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The term\n\u201cTrappist\u201d is derived from \u201cLa Trappe\u201d, a French Abbey located in Normandy.\nTrappist monks have their origins in France and not in Belgium as many wrongly\nassume. It refers to the order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance,\nshortly known as the \u201cTrap\u00adpist Order\u201d. Although its origin goes back to the\nmonastery of C\u00eeteaux founded in the XII century in Burgundy, it was not\nofficially final\u00adized until 1892. Since then another 5 Trappist abbeys developed in Belgium all producing beers and\nstill existing to this day. These are Chimay, Rochefort, Orval, Westvleteren\nand Achel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So\nwould you like to try some of this fantastic beers and be a beer specialist! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Then travel to Belgium, visit and enjoy its famous drink and foods! You will learn fast as most French Belgians will practice with you in any bar! Here is a list of the best Trappist beers: Best,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cristine<\/p>\n\n\n\n Information is cited from Wikipedia<\/a>, Google<\/a> and from Trappist.com<\/a>, Belgibeer.com<\/a>, Beertourism.com<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Beer Tourism and Belgian success story! A place to learn French! And Enjoy Food! Belgium unquestionably has most of the iconic monastic ‘trappiest’ breweries in Europe! 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\nThe Trappist monks follow the Trappist order, which is based on the Rule of St.\nBenedict (6th century).
\nAs time passed, the French state became hostile towards the Cister\u00adcian order\nand interrupted the development of the \u201corder\u201d during the French Revolution\n(1789 – 1799). They confiscated the La Trappe mon\u00adastery and closed the\nreligious houses. The Trappist monks were forced to flee France and took refuge\nin Switzerland, Russia, and Belgium.
\nOn their arrival to Belgium, the French \u201cTrap\u00adpist\u201d monks settled in Westmalle,\nAntwerp (Flanders). As previously discussed, during a reform in the Trappist\nOrder, the monks could drink wa\u00adter as well as the regional drink of the peo\u00adple.\nThe local Belgian drink was not wine but beer. For this reason, and because\n\u201cTrappist\u201d monks must produce what they consume, the monks began to brew. The\nfirst Trappist beers were born at this time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Westvleteren 12<\/em><\/strong>. Elected several times best beer in the world!
2. Orval<\/strong>. The strong amber that is becoming increasingly hard to find.
3. Chimay Bleu<\/strong>. The super star available everywhere and that connects you to God.
4. Westvleteren 10<\/strong>. The sweeter version of the 12, hard to find!
5. Rochefort 10<\/strong>. The bitter, sweet symphony from the south.
6. Westmall Tripel<\/strong>. First Trappist brewery!
7. Westmalle Dubbel<\/strong>. Less strong than the Tripel.
8. Rochefort 8<\/strong>. Nice and intense remarkable just as the 10.
9. Rochefort 6<\/strong>. Sweet and easy drink sister. For everybody.
10. Westvleteren Blond<\/strong>. The unusual blond for the Trappist range.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n