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Wine Details
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2002 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal Winner. A Rich, Full
Bodied Belgian Abbey Ale. It has
Wonderful Aromas of Cloves,
Banana, and Underlying Flavors
of Plum and Raisins as a result of the Authentic Belgian
Ingredients we use.
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Varietal Definition
Abbey Ale:
A fruity, strong ale made by secular brewers in Belgium and based on the products of the Trappist abbeys. Abbey beers began to appear shortly after the Second World War, when secular breweries took commercial advantage of the true cultural heritage of Belgium's monastery brewing traditions, and the growing success of Trappist beers. Some Abbey beers were made by genuine monasteries until the early 20th century, such as Affligem Abbey, who brewed until the First World War, and whose name now appears on beers made by the Heineken owned Affligem Brewery. Abbey beers are not a fixed style, but will tend to be a brune (a Belgian brown ale, sometimes termed dubbel), a strong pale ale or tripel, and a blonde ale or blond.
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