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name | style | |
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1 | Toppling Goliath Kentucky Brunch | Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry |
2 | Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter | Stout – Imperial |
3 | Westvleteren 12 XII | Quadrupel / Abt |
4 | 3 Fonteinen Zenne y Frontera | Lambic – Unblended Jonge / Oude |
Finally, there is Duvel (8.5%) – not a Trappist ale a Belgian classic all the same. Described by Oxford Companion to Beer as “the progenitor of a beer style widely known as Belgian strong golden ale ”, it gained its moniker (Flemish for “real devil”) because of its dangerous drinkability.
“All Trappist monasteries brew a [ beer ] for their own consumption to drink with their meals. If they want to have a beer , that’s what they drink .”