Chimay
Chimay Spéciale Cent Cinquante Limited To Just 6 States
Those hoping for a shot at the Chimay Spéciale Cent Cinquante, you may be disappointed. The trappist brewery made just 12,500 cases for the entire world, and the United States got just 2,500 cases. What states got them? Virginia, Florida, California, Kansas, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Puerto Rico.
Spéciale Cent Cinquante means “150” in French and celebrates Chimay’s 150 anniversary. This release is the first new beer to leave the brewery in 46 years. Hunterdon Distributors in New Jersey has already sold out of the 500 cases they were allocated.
Bad news for some Chimay fans out there.
Chimay Celebrates 150 Years With New Brew (Updated)
Chimay celebrates 150 years of monastic brewing with Speciale Cent Cinquante. Translated from French, ‘Special Hundred Fifty’.
To celebrate teh 150 years spent at the Abbey Of Scourmont, the Chimay Trappist brewery has developed this exceptional anniversary beer brewed specially for the occasion.
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Availability: 750 ml bottles, Corked & Caged
Arrival: September, 2012. Limited to 12,500 cases world wide. 2500 Stateside.
10% ABV
More: https://beerstreetjournal.com/chimay-speciale-cent-cinquante-limited-to-just-6-states/
Trappist Beers Celebrated With Stamps
There is never a question that Belgium loves their beer. The Belgium Post has issued a set of stamps commemorating the who’s who of Trappist beers. The 6 Belgian monasteries are commemorated are Chimay, Orval, Achel, Rochefort, Westmalle, and Westvleteren. [StampNews]
