La Trappe Oak Aged

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Message andrepintado beers 3998 º places 125 º 08:25 Sun 5/3/2015 Hey guys, There are probably 100 different La Trappe Oak Aged threads around here, but I want to do a vertical tasting with the 18 batches of the Oak Aged version of La Trappe. Problem is: I have none, yet. Do you know someone/someplace who has all the oak aged batches for sale? I know that the last 5 or 6 can be more or less easily bought online, but how about the earlier ones? Cheers, André
Message Benzai beers 20020 º places 321 º 12:01 Sun 5/3/2015 In short: it is impossible. Batches 1-3 are gone for sure, there is a very small chance a couple of bottles remain of the batches 4-8. I think I may have some of the batches 9-15 but not all of them and they are pretty costly. Bottles cost 11 euros at the brewery and older batches have been sold for up to 25 euros or even more. I know for fact batch 6 was worth 28 euros back in 2013 so who knows what it’ll go for now. So unless you are prepared to empty your wallet, search very hard and probably do multiple trades, I think this can’t be done.
Message Benzai beers 20020 º places 321 º 12:02 Sun 5/3/2015 Edit: unless you buy De Koningshoeven, cause there must be bottles of all batches hidden somewhere over there ;)
Message Lowenbrau P beers 5872 º places 433 º 12:04 Sun 5/3/2015 Buying breweries only for the ticks, way to go

Message Christos beers 6111 º places 110 º 12:14 Sun 5/3/2015 I tried something like that at the time Batch 13 was out. Searched a lot, ordered, checked who had it on his Haves to trade for it etc, quickly I realised it’s just impossible. The first batches are gone or hidden in someone’s basement and then also forgotten. Still, I managed to have 9/13 back then, now Batch 18 is out but I have stopped even looking for them, if it hits my local shop I’ll get one but that’s it.
Message yespr P beers 55623 º places 43 º 12:45 Sun 5/3/2015 Go to Antwerp and spend a night with several good friends at Kulminator is your best option I think to try the most of these. /Jesper
Message 574deadzone beers 1420 º places 11 º 16:44 Sun 5/3/2015 Is this one of those where they’re all the fucking same and it’s just a ploy to get you to buy them all? Or should I do more research and not ask stupid questions?
Message 574deadzone beers 1420 º places 11 º 17:04 Sun 5/3/2015 Too late!

Message JulienHuxley P beers 6219 º places 450 º 21:49 Sun 5/3/2015 Different barrel blends each time. I got a batch 2 on a shelf in a store in Strasbourg last summer so it’s possible. Happy hunting :)
Message 77ships P beers 14200 º places 939 º 00:30 Mon 5/4/2015 Originally posted by yespr Go to Antwerp and spend a night with several good friends at Kulminator is your best option I think to try the most of these. /Jesper They still had first 10 or so last time I check. About 20 euro for most +/- 30 for the first 2.
Message Benzai beers 20020 º places 321 º 00:58 Mon 5/4/2015 Originally posted by 77ships Originally posted by yespr Go to Antwerp and spend a night with several good friends at Kulminator is your best option I think to try the most of these. /Jesper They still had first 10 or so last time I check. About 20 euro for most +/- 30 for the first 2. Note that there is a difference between the two quercus editions and the ’regular’ batch 1 and 2. When we were there in 2013 they did have a quercus version, but I doubt they had bottles of the regular batch 1 and 2. That said, you know the ins and outs of that place Eugene so if you say so..