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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 ...
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.
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 ...
Trappist 1132 Gaume: 1793 1935 The Orval Brewery produces two well known Trappist beers: Ten Duinen Abbey: 1107–1138 Koksijde and Bruges: 1796 The Abbey was moved from Koksijde to Bruges in the 17th century Villers Abbey: 1146 Villers-la-Ville: 1796 Impressive ruins Westmalle Abbey: Trappist 1794–1836 Westmalle: Bornem Abbey: Bornem ...
Mengerink makes hoppy session beers, classic Belgian ales, and high-ABV, barrel-aged experiments. Passe-Partout is Mengerinks’ gluten-free session IPA, a beer dominated by citrus, tropical fruit ...
The Trappist Abbey of Rochefort or Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy, which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, is located in Rochefort in the province of Namur (Wallonia, Belgium). The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and its brewery , which is one of few Trappist beer breweries in the world.
A Chimay tripel beer with its branded glass. Beer in Belgium includes pale ales, lambics, Flemish red ales, sour brown ales, strong ales and stouts.In 2018, there were 304 breweries in Belgium, [1] [2] [3] including international companies, such as AB InBev, and traditional breweries, such as Trappist monasteries. [4]
The first beer was shipped from the brewery on 7 May 1932, and was sold in barrels rather than the bottles of today. Orval was the first Trappist beer to be sold nationally around Belgium. As with other Trappist breweries, the beer is sold in order to financially support the monastery and some other good causes.