Tag: Abbey

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  Bourbon Cru Abbey Quadrupel

  November 1, 2012 -

  Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, VA Brewed like a quad, displays an orange hue with a substantial head and brilliant clarity. Aged in Virginia bourbon barrels. Almond toffee and oaky vanilla aromatics give way to dark cherries, raisins and mature whiskey. Plum flavor is greeted by caramel overtones and an assertive yet rounded body and... View Article

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  Belgium's Trappist Brewing Abbeys May 1, 2004 - Charles D. Cook

  Beer, brewed by monks? The very concept might shock some people, especially in our alcohol-phobic society. But northern Europe has a long history of monastic brewing, stretching back as early as the seventh century AD.