Yuengling, shmuengling, we're getting beer made by monks

By adamg on Fri, 10/18/2013 - 9:44am

Beer Street Journal reports the Saint Joseph Abbey in Spencer is adding a brewery, and its first Trappist offering will be called Spencer:

Spencer is a full-bodied, golden-hued Trappist ale with fruity accents, a dry finish and light hop bitterness.

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Authentic

By CT on Fri, 10/18/2013 - 10:10am.

That's really cool. Their products (jellies, jams) already meet the standards to have the Trappist logo. I hope their beer does as well (if it's any good that is). The label alone will give it international recognition.

http://www.trappist.be/en/pages/members

That piece of news...

By laurence_glavin on Fri, 10/18/2013 - 1:06pm.

That piece of news has left me speechless.

Well, I stopped buying their

By Hyde_Parker on Fri, 10/18/2013 - 11:22am.

Well, I stopped buying their jam when they started using high-fructose corn syrup instead of sugar...

But, that said, this is exciting news and I will make sure to try some of their beer.

You should read labels more carefully

By JeffFnotloggedin on Sat, 10/19/2013 - 11:10am.

Trappist jams and preserves don't use high fructose corn syrup, they use sugar and regular (ie non-chemically-modified) corn syrup. That is, in fact, one of the reasons I buy them.

Just double-checked the jars in my fridge and confirmed online - ref