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Trappist beer is brewed by Trappist monks. Thirteen Trappist monasteries—six in Belgium, two in the Netherlands, and one each in Austria, Italy, England, France, and Spain— produce beer, [1] but the Authentic Trappist Product label is assigned by the International Trappist Association (ITA) to just ten breweries that meet their strict criteria.
Orval Trappist Ale bottle with traditional glass. Orval is the main brand. Depending on age, its alcohol by volume varies from 5.9% to 7.2%. Bottles are normally labelled with the average 6.2%, but to meet North American legal requirements they must there be labelled with the maximum 6.9%. [2]
Westmalle - The 2 beers: Tripel and Dubbel Westmalle Trappist Beer glass Westmalle Trappists. The brewery produces three beers. Westmalle Dubbel is a 7% abv Dubbel. Westmalle Tripel is a 9.5% abv tripel, was first brewed in 1934 and the recipe has not changed since 1956.
The Saint-Sixtus Abbey was founded in 1831 by Trappist monks from the abbey at Mont des Cats in France. Records show that a small volume of beer was brewed at the abbey in 1838 [1] and in 1839 the abbey received a brewing license from King Leopold I. [citation needed] In 1850, a group of monks left Saint-Sixtus abbey and founded Scourmont Abbey, which also brews a Trappist beer under the brand ...
Rochefort 6 (red cap, brown beer, 7.5% ABV). Reddish colour, brewed only about once per year, representing approximately 1% of total beer production. This beer begins with a density of 16.5º Plato is 7.5% ABV. "Rochefort 6" is the oldest Rochefort Trappist beer and was brewed empirically until the end of the Second World War.
On 6 March 2017, the Trappist Mount St Bernard Abbey near Coalville joined the International Trappist Association. [2] A brewery was built in the abbey and on 9 July 2018 Tynt Meadow Trappist Ale was released to the market. On 17 September 2018, the beer received the Authentic Trappist Products label and became the twelfth official Trappist ...
Between 1993 and 2000, the brewery also marketed a brand called Enkel. The brewery also produces the world's only Trappist witbier. The brewery also used to produce the Jopen beer. The brewery started exporting in 1985, and in 1989 the brewery was modernised. [1] From 1980 until 1999, the brewery was largely run by the monks.
Chimay Brewery (Brasserie de Chimay) is a brewery at Scourmont Abbey, a Trappist monastery in Chimay, Hainaut, Belgium, one of the thirteen breweries worldwide that produce Trappist beer. They make four ales: Chimay Rouge, Chimay Bleue, Chimay Blanche, and Chimay 150; and one patersbier for the monks. The monastery also makes four varieties of ...