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rochefort_4 * Talk about cloistered!  No one was around, so we went into town to buy some #10 and #8.$1.10 per bottle...  
how much can we carry? Not enough! * 450 x 300 * (55KB)

IMG_7667 * In 2004, my dad Ed and I try again looking at the brewhouse from outside the gate... * 2048 x 3072 * (2.2MB)

IMG_7666 * the question is will we get in?

Ed gives us a 5% chance of sucess... * 2048 x 3072 * (2.79MB)

AbbayeRochefort * clearly an underestimation!  We visit the chapel for 14:15 Sexte & None (prayer time)  with the brothers of the abbaye after which... * 924 x 629 * (503KB)

IMG_7669 * we take a tour of the brewery with Father Antoine. * 3072 x 2048 * (2.49MB)

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IMG_7677 * from the 'sampling' taps... * 3072 x 2048 * (2.31MB)

IMG_7672 * to the overall appearance the site brewing since 1595.  This is an overwhelming experience to be remembered. * 3072 x 2048 * (2.36MB)

IMG_7678 * After a quick pose with the Heavyweight Gruit, we tour the cellar and aging rooms ... * 2048 x 3072 * (2.28MB)

IMG_7682 * and head back through the old abbaye to the visiting room... * 3072 x 2048 * (2.38MB)

IMG_7684 * where father Antoine pours a Rochefort 10 for my father... * 3072 x 2048 * (2.51MB)

Clearly one of the cleanest, most beautiful we've ever seen...