Fuck yeah, they do! And you live in the land of the Trappists, which makes me damn jealous. Although we do now have one official Trappist monk brewery here in Massachusetts. Good stuff!
According to @Stallion they also make a fine wine... HOLY SHIT, THEY MAKE BUCKFAST IN A CAN NOW?!?!? What happened, did the referendum scare the English, got them thinking the Scots might get off their ass and do something with themselves so they had to find a way to make Buckfast even cheaper and easier to pound? Forget that. Next time I'm over there I'm only going to go with the original.
It was my 3rd and final beer of the evening, had 2 Gerardus Blonds before that, also a Trappist beer... Lets say i slept very well...
I thought I had sampled and enjoyed every Trappist beer with the exception of Westvleteren, but on looking up how to spell it, I discovered that Spencer (St. joseph's) isn't the only new member to the club. Two more I didn't know about: Engelszell Abbey (Austria) Zundert (Netherlands) So that's ten official Trappist breweries, four of which are not Belgian! I've got some drinking to do, assuming I can get ahold of these other newcomers.
Speaking of trappist beer has anybody flown lately? Airport bars should be sued for entrapment. They have these awesome beautiful looking craft beers that will empty your wallet faster than my wife! You better hope your layover isn't too long or you will be cleaned out. Just sayin!
That is, unfortunately, a general aspect of craft beers. The best bang for your buck is actually at beer festivals. I'm going to one in a few weeks that will cost $25 for unlimited samples from about 40 local breweries. The glass they give you is small, so typically a sample is 2-3 ounces, but try that across 40 breweries, most with a few different beers, and you easily get your money's worth. Boston also has a Belgian beer fest later in the year that will certainly include most of these Trappist beers.
A while ago my brother found a Dutch site with some American beers, thinking about ordering some... Some of the American beers they offer: California Lager (4,9%, Anchor Brewing) Poleeko Pale Ale (5%, Anderson Valley) Brooklyn Lager (5,2%, Brooklyn) Juniper Pale Ale (5,3%, Rogue Ales) Pale Ale (5,5%, Fying Dog) Liberty Ale (5,9%, Anchor Brewing) Dead Guy Ale (6,5%, Rogue Ales) EIPA (6,9%, Brooklyn) Anchor I.P.A. (6,5%, Anchor Brewing) Brother David's Triple (10%, Anderson Valley) Hop Ottin' I.P.A. (7%, Anderson Valley) Raging Bitch I.P.A. (8.3%, Flying Dog) Anchor Porter (5,6%, Anchor Brewery) Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout (5,8%, Anderson Valley) Mocha Porter (5,3%, Rogue Ales) Brekle's Brown (6,0%, Anchor Brewery) Boont Amber (5,8%, Anderson Valley) Hazelnut Brown (6,2%, Rogue Ales)
Generally the older stuff. There are some beautiful hymns, of course, and closer to the modern era, a lot of gospel music is fantastic. But I don't think I've ever heard any current Christian rock that wasn't absolute crap.
Christian rock... I had to hop a ride with a girl from work to school, and she had this playing for the whole ride. It was like Limp Biskit and Kenny G had a baby and named it this exact genre of crap.
