I discovered in my cellar today that I had purchased a bottle of Chimay White and forgot about it.One of the things I like about drinking Trappist beers is the history. The monastery started brewing in 1862. When you open a Trappist beer, you are opening up history.
You may have noticed in all my beer pictures, I use the same pint glass but tonight I'm using a snifter glass. There are very few beers and wines that I believe the shape of the glass actually has an effect on the beer drinking experience. Belgian and Trappist beers are among the few exceptions. This is because so much of the experience of these bees takes place in the smell.
Chimay corks all of their bottles. Again, I don't much like corked beer because cork is susceptible to cork-rot. I did not have that in this beer but I did once on a Chimay Blue. The cork on this beer was amazingly easy to remove by hand.
