Catalogue no. BBG034

Rochefort

Brewery: Brasserie des Trappistes Rochefort
Beer style: Quadrupel
Glass style: Goblet
Place: Rochefort (Wallonia)

Curator’s Notes

This is a remarkably restrained glass for one of Belgium's best-known Trappist beers. A traditional goblet carries little more than the Trappistes Rochefort name in gold Gothic lettering and the small abbey emblem alongside it. There are no elaborate decorative features and almost nothing to distract from the simple form of the glass.

That restraint is arguably its greatest strength. Rochefort needs little introduction or visual theatre, and the glass seems content to let the beer and the Trappist name speak for themselves. It is sober, traditional and perhaps even slightly austere — but all the more attractive for it.

I paid €4 for this example at a flea market, rather more than I usually pay for glasses found this way. The seller clearly had a better idea than most that Rochefort glassware was collectible, although collectible should not be confused with valuable.

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