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333:, which is associated with the abbey. The monks themselves drink this variety rather than the stronger three. Prior to 2015, it was unusual for bottles of the Chimay Dorée to be available outside the Abbey or local inn. However, from 2013, a limited quantity of this beer was sold on draught in the United Kingdom, at 19 Fuller's pubs and in Italy, where only 50 pubs sell this variety of beer, as well as in 330 ml bottles in some export markets. In the Christmas season of 2016, Chimay made available a gift set with all four varieties and two chalices, and since has been available in limited quantities in the USA. 169: 383: 343: 395: 244: 212:
As with all other Trappist breweries, the beer is sold only for financial support of the monastery and good causes. The brewery business pays rent for use of the property within the abbey, which is used to support the monastic community. The majority of the profit from the sale of the beer is
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The water for the beers is drawn from a well located inside the monastery walls. The filtered solids from the beer mash are recycled into livestock feed which is given to the same cows that produce the milk for Chimay cheeses.
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distributed to charities and for community development around the region. As of 2007, sales figures for Chimay products exceeded $ 50 million per year.
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Chimay 150, 10% ABV blonde ale. Originally brewed as a special, 150th anniversary ale, now in regular production. Noted for its spicy, smoky character.
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The beer is transported from the monastery to the bottling plant 12 km away, which can fill 40,000 bottles per hour, of which many are
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Chimay Dorée (Golden), 4.8% ABV ale, brewed from very similar ingredients as the Red, but more pale and spiced differently. It is a
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in the bottle for three weeks before being shipped around the world. 50% of Chimay beer production is sold on the export markets.
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monastery. It was the first brewery to use the Trappist Ale designation on its labels.
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for the monks themselves which is occasionally sold as Chimay Gold; they are known as
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Since 1876 the monastery has also made cheese, and as of 2010 offers four cheeses.
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Chimay Blue, 9% ABV darker ale. In the 75 cl bottle, it is known as
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The brewing plant was updated in 1988, and as of 2005 produced 12
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for the monks. The monastery also makes four varieties of cheese.
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Old Chimay, a hard cheese matured for at least six months.
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Chimay with Beer, whose rind is soaked in Chimay beer.
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