Fire at Trappist Abbey Rochefort

A dramatic fire engulfed part of the abbey of Notre Dame de Saint Remy-Rochefort on Dec. 29, 2010, as the monks were enjoying their dinner.  None of the Trappist monks was injured and no beer was damaged.  The main part of the brewery and the library were saved.  The fire was started in a shed housing a generator that was being used during a power outage caused by heavy snow in the region.  The good news is that the damage, while very intense as seen in this photo, was limited and the brewery is expected to resume production soon.

In other good news, the Lonely Monks Trappist Tour Beer Tour of Belgium is still set to go Oct. 15-24, 2011, and we plan to include Rochefort.  Visit Belgianbeerme.com for details.

Introducing Bamberg Beer Me!

Seasons greetings beer hunters!

 If you are still looking for that hard-to-shop-for-the-person-who-has-everything beer enthusiast, keep in mind beer tours make the perfect stocking stuffer!

Some of you know I have been working on creating two new beer tours, this time of Bamberg, Germany. This branch of BBM! will be known appropriately as Bamberg Beer Me! Beer Tours of Bamberg.

Information, dates and prices for the tours are now posted on a new website. Detailed itineries are in the works and will be posted soon. In the meantime, here are the new tours. Merry Christmas!--Stu

• Spring Beer Garden Tour of Bamberg: Rauchbier & Beyond, June 9-16 • Eight days, seven nights. $1795
• Fall Bock Beer Tour of Bamberg Oct. 25-Nov. 2, 2011 • Eight days, seven nights. $1795


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