Monastery brasserie De Kanunnik

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2 Monastery brasserie De Kanunnik Between 1104 and 1794, Rolduc was a classical abbey named Kloosterrade. In the abbey, men (and initially also women) lived according to the rule of Saint Augustine. Therefore, they were called Augustinian Canons or Canons Regular of Saint Augustine. The Rolduc canons were no monks, because monks devoted themselves to a life of contemplation of prayers and work and basically never left the monastery. The Rolduc canons, however, also had several tasks outside of their community. Some worked for example as chaplain or priest in the surrounding parishes. In general, the life of the canons of Kloosterrade wasn t much different from the life of monks in other monasteries. They lived a simple life according to strict rules, focusing on community life, prayer, refraining from private property, labour and study. In the strictly regulated daily rhythm of the monks, meals were very important. These were the moments in which the community gathered in order to feed themselves with whatever God s creation had delivered. Mostly, meals were simple, but good. The monks often prepared meals according to own recipe, using whatever the land produced in that specific season. Water was the most important beverage, but because of its good taste and long preservability, the monks also drank beer and wine. Therefore, many abbeys, like Rolduc, owned their very own brewery and vineyard. The dining hall or refectory was often modestly furnished: with long wooden tables and plain benches. At meal time, there was a peaceful atmosphere, which was only interrupted by the voice of a lecturer, who read from an edifying book or who dictated the monastery rule. In the monastery brasserie De Kanunnik, Rolduc Abbey tries to revive some of that classical monastery atmosphere, by combining simplicity and style. Like the friars of Kloosterrade, our chefs prepare every meal with love and dedication. Whenever the season permits, the meals will be prepared with ingredients from our very own monastery garden. The menu has been composed according to the daily rhythm of the Divine Office: Between Sext and None (our lunch menu) Between Vespers and Compline (our dinner menu)

3 Opening hours Kloosterbrasserie de Kanunnik Monday until Thursday Lunch menu Dinner menu Friday until Sunday Lunch menu Dinner menu until o clock until o clock until o clock until o clock until o clock until o clock

4 Between Vespers and Compline (Our dinner menu) Appetizers Corn chips with salsa dip 2,50 Green olives filled with capsicum and spelt bread 3,50 Grissini (Italian breadsticks) with regional Livar ham and spiced meatballs 4,50 Starters Hangop with marinated white and green asparagus, roasted quinoa and dried abbey bread 11,00 Home smoked leg of lamb with ramsons pesto, pine nuts, abbey bread crunch and salad 12,50 Poultry meat and pistachio terrine with tarragon cream and regional apple compote 12,50 Tuna with marinated asparagus, sesame dressing, wasabi cream and linseed crunch 13,50 Entremets Creamy asparagus soup with eggs from regional free-range chicken, ham and chive oil 8,50 Slowly cooked quail with lukewarm potato and celeriac salad with hazelnut oil 12,50 Baked sea bream with green asparagus, tomato antiboise and braised lamb ears 13,50 Main courses Regional specialty of the day (only from Monday until Thursday!) 16,50 Kanunnik burger: veal burger on brioche buns with onion compote, truffle cream, Livar bacon, Romaine lettuce, melted Cheddar cheese, served with French fries and tomato ketchup 18,00 Asparagus flamande: asparagus with ham, poached egg, braised lamb ears and butter sauce 19,50 Warm vegetable garden: seasoned couscous with different kinds of seasonal vegetables and tomato extract 19,50 Fresh fish from the market : let us surprise you! 21,50 Baked veal sirloin steak with parsnip cream, regional asparagus and red port wine sauce 22,50 Duet of Lamb: leg and cutlet with regional asparagus, potato rösti, green peas with ramsons and lamb sauce 23,50 Additional French fries with main course 3,00 All main courses are served with creamy potato gratin, except for the Kanunnik burger.

5 Dessert / Cheese Abice : ice-cup with different flavours of ice cream 7,50 Limoncello cake with raspberry jelly, red fruits and Bastogne crumble 9,50 Red fruits with hangop (buttermilk dessert), strawberry sorbet and mint crumble 9,50 Regional matured raw milk cheese with black walnut, fruit loaf and elderberry jelly 12,50 Coffee- Compline Coffee with friandises 5,50 Abbey coffee - with Frangelico liqueur 6,50 Spanish coffee - with Tia Maria 6,50 Italian coffee - with Amaretto 6,50 Limburgian coffee - with Els la Vera 6,50 Irish coffee - with Jameson Irish Whiskey 7,00 Groups up to 8 people can choose from the menu Our dishes can contain allergens! If you have an allergy, please let us know!

6 Father Abbot s wine cellars Sparkling wines Toso Prosecco Spumante Extra Dry - Italy Glass 5,50 Bottle 29,50 Champagne Domaine José Michel Brut Champagne, France Bottle 63,00 White wines Domaine de Luc Viognier - Vin de Pays d Oc, France Bottle 25,50 Montes Chardonnay Reserva - Central Valley, Chili Bottle 27,50 Castel Firmian Pinot Grigio Trentino, Italy Bottle 29,50 Rosé wines Lac Rosé Gris Grenache Coteaux de Languedoc, France Bottle 27,50 Red wines Domaine de L Arnet Les Olivettes Syrah-Carignan-Grenache Coteaux de Languedoc, France Bottle 25,00 Montes Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Central Valley, Chili Bottle 28,00 Torre Quarto Rosso Primitivo Puglia, Italy Bottle 30,00

7 Semi-Sweet wines Klosterhof St. Michael Kabinett Rheinhessen, Germany Glass 4,00 Bottle 23,00 Sweet wines / Dessert wines Passeur de Soleil Muscat de Frontignan Coteaux de Languedoc, France Glass (50cc) 2,50 Bottle 35,00

8 Wines from Mayschoss Sparkling wines Sekt Riesling Brut Cuvée Prestige An extra dry, very fruity sparkling wine with fine bubbles. An ideal aperitif! Bottle 24,50 Sekt Rosé Spätburgunder Ahr, Germany A festive, sparkling and full bodied rosé sekt with a touch of raspberry and strawberry. Glass 6,00 Bottle 29,50 White wines Riesling Trocken An aromatic, fruity, full-bodied Riesling. Delicate scent of melon and citrus. Glass 4,00 Bottle 19,50 Riesling Klassiker Trocken A high quality, full bodied, fruity Riesling with a lot of character. Delicate scent of melon and citrus. Bottle 22,50 Riesling Spätlese Halbtrocken Nice soft wine with the familiar freshness of the noble Riesling grape, pleasant sweetness of the late picked, ripe grapes Glass 4,00 Bottle 19,50 Rosé wines and Blanc de Noir Spätburgunder Blanc de Noir Trocken White wine made of red grapes! The bouquet reminds of peaches and pears. Fruity taste. Bottle 22,50 Spätburgunder Rosé Trocken An elegant rosé wine of the Spätburgunder grape, also known as Pinot Noir. Fresh, tasteful and with character Glass 4,50 Bottle 23,00 Red wines Spätburgunder Nicolaus N Trocken The aristocrat amongst the Spätburgunders from Mayschoss. An aromatic and intense taste! Glass 5,00 Bottle 23,50

9 Beers Abbey beers Rolduc Tripel Rolduc Brouwgilde Blonde Non Rolduc Brouwgilde Rolducker Zwaere Affligem Tripel Affligem Dubbel Affligem Blond 4,50 Regional beers (Brand) Pilsener (0,25l) on tap 2,40 Pilsener (0,3l) on tap 3,50 Pilsener (0,5l) on tap 4,50 Weizen (0,3l) 3,75 Weizen (0,5l) 5,00 Lentebock 3,75 Please ask our staff about the beer of the week! Belgian beers Liefmans Fruitesse Mort Subite Kriek Lambic 4,00 Duvel Duvel triple hop 4,50 La Chouffe 4,75 Non-alcoholic beers Heineken 0,0% Radler 0,0% Radler 2,0% 3,00 Brand Weizen 0,0% 3,75 Sodas & Juices Pepsi Cola Pepsi Max 7-UP SISI Orange 2,25 Royal Club Bitter Lemon Tonic 2,25 Royal Club Apple Juice Orange Juice 2,50 Royal Club cassis Tomato Juice 2,75 Lipton Ice Tea Green Tea 2,50 Crodino 3,50 Fresh orange juice 4,50 Dairy based drinks Chocolate drink 2,50 Fristi yoghurt drink 2,50 Rivella 2,50 Mineral water Sourcy natural 0,33l/0,75l 2,25/ 6,50 Sourcy sparkling 0,33l/0,75l 2,25/ 6,50

10 Port wine Sherry - Vermouth Osborne Dry Sherry Osborne Medium Dry Sherry 3,00 Martini Bianco Martini Rosso 3,00 Kopke Ruby Port Kopke White Port 3,25 Campari 4,50 Domestic spirits Bols Vieux Coebergh Bessenjenever 3,00 Bols Jonge Jenever Bols Oude Jenever Els la Vera 3,25 Bols Corenwijn 3,50 Foreign spirits Berentzen Apfelkorn 3,00 Jägermeister 3,75 Pernod 4,00 Smirnoff Vodka Gordon s Gin 4,25 Ricard 5,00 Bacardi Carta Blanca Rum Bacardi Carta Negra Rum 5,00 Whisky Johnnie Walker Red Label Scotch Whisky Jameson Irish Whiskey 5,50 Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whiskey 6,50 Armagnac Cognac Calvados Cles des Ducs Armagnac VSOP Joseph Guy Cognac De Rochenac VSOP Remy Martin VSOP 6,25 Pere Magloire Calvados VSOP 6,00 Liqueur Amaretto Baileys Cointreau Drambuie Frangelico Licor 43 4,75 Pisang Ambon Sambucca Tia Maria 4,25 Limoncello 5,00 Grand Marnier 6,00

11 Hot beverages Coffee Decaf Espresso 2,50 Cappuccino Caffë Latte Machiato Café au lait 3,00 Double Espresso 3,25 Added flavour vanilla, caramel or cinnamon (surcharge) 0,50 Tea 2,50 Freh mint tea with honey 3,00 Hot chocolate / with whipped cream 2,50/ 3,00 Specialty coffees Abbey coffee - with Frangelico liqueur 6,50 Spanish coffee - with Tia Maria 6,50 Italian coffee - with Amaretto 6,50 Limburgian coffee - with Els la Vera 6,50 Irish coffee - with Jameson Irish Whiskey 7,00 Our house wines White wines Louval Privilege Chardonnay-Viognier - Vin de Pays d Oc, France Glass 4,00 Bottle 23,00 Escapa Sauvignon Blanc-Verdejo La Mancha, Spain Glass 4,50 Bottle 25,00 Rosé wines Louval Privilege Cabernet-Grenache - Vin de Pays d Oc, France Glass 4,00 Bottle 23,00 Red wines Louval Merlot-Cabernet-Sauvignon Vin de Pays d Oc, France Glass 4,00 Bottle 23,00 Perdido Tempranillo Navarra, Spain Glass 4,50 Bottle 25,00

12 Rolduc Abbey wine Rolduc Abbey s wine history dates back to the 12th century. In 1106, Embrico of Mayschoss and his family joined the still very new monastery community of Rolduc. He donated his entire property to the abbey, including farming fields and vineyards in the German Ahr valley. For centuries, its profits were an important source of income for Kloosterrade. At the same time, a very own vineyard was constructed near the abbey. However, during the French Revolution, at the end of the 18th century, all religious properties were confiscated and Rolduc Abbey lost its wineries. In 1999, a vineyard had been set up in an open space in the forest next to Rolduc, in preparation for the 900 year existence of Rolduc Abbey in Every year, this vineyard produces about 1300 bottles of red wine made from the Regent grape. Recently, another vineyard with nearly 900 grapevines has been constructed within the monastery garden of Rolduc Abbey, duplicating Rolduc Abbey s wine production within several years. Both vineyards are being maintained by the Winzer van Rode (Winemakers of Rode). This is an association of volunteers, who dedicate their free time to winemaking. The wine is produced in collaboration with the Winzergenossenschaft Mayschoss (association of winemakers from Mayschoss) in the Ahr valley, which, after 9 centuries, brings us right back to how it all started. Rolduc Abbey beer Mens sana non potest vivere in corpore sicco Like many monasteries and abbeys, Rolduc Abbey has an old tradition of brewing its own beer. According to the monastery chronicles Annales Rodenses, Rolduc Abbey possessed a beer brewery as early as Naturally, the most important beverage amongst the Augustinian Canons was water, which was made more tasteful by adding liquorices, honey or wine. However, water was often polluted and caused many infections and diseases. Therefore, the canons of Rode developed their own barley beer, which they could easily produce on their own. As a result of its cooking process, beer was in many cases healthier than water. And even more tasteful, we may add. So it s not surprising that the motto of our abbey beer is: A healthy spirit can t survive in a dry body. Nowadays, the Rolduc Abbey beer is still brewed according to own recipe. It s a deeply gold/yellow coloured triple abbey beer of high fermentation with a fresh, rich, full and light fruity taste. The alcohol content is about 8% and the beer completes its fermentation in the bottle.