The Brewing Monks: The Trappist Breweries (Part 3)
In the first part, The Brewing Monks: A Brief History of the Trappist Order and Monastic Brewing, we covered the basic history of Trappists and how […]
In the first part, The Brewing Monks: A Brief History of the Trappist Order and Monastic Brewing, we covered the basic history of Trappists and how […]
Founded in 1899 by the monks of Konigshoeven, the Trappist abbey called Abdij Maria Toevlucht is located near Klein Zundert in The Netherlands. After reducing […]
Chimay, also known as the Abbaye de Scourmont, is the largest of the Trappist Breweries with a global reach. Their three beers; red, white, & […]
Westmalle Trappist is one of the 10 Trappist Breweries (including the new Spencer Abbey in Massachusetts and Zundert in The Netherlands). They also boast the second […]
Orval Day 2013 – 3 November, 2013 Orval Day is an annual event held at The Beer Mongers in Portland, Oregon. Sean Campbell, the owner, […]
The Brewing Monks: Almost Trappist – The rumors have finally been confirmed. There will be an American Trappist Ale brewed by the monks of Spencer Abbey. […]
Achel has only been brewing beer since 2001, making them one of the newest breweries in the Trappist community. They basically make 6 beers: a […]
Rochefort 6 was first released to the public in 1953 after Chimay helped the struggling Trappist brewery revamp their brewery and recipes. This would also […]
Updated & Edited 03/07/2014 The Trappist Decade The last few years have been very active ones for the Trappist breweries. Chimay celebrated its brewery’s 150 […]
Westvleteren 8 is the next beer in my Westvleteren tasting flight. This is the second beer in Westvleteren’s lineup. I’ve already reviewed the blond. On 12/12/12, […]