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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.
Chimay (French pronunciation: ⓘ, Walloon: Chimai) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. [2] In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km 2 which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km 2 .
Scourmont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scourmont) is a Trappist monastery on the Scourmont plateau, in the village of Forges which is part of Chimay in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and for running the Chimay Brewery, one of the few producers of Trappist beer.
The Bruery plans to feature 36 taps pouring a variety of styles, drawing from its extensive barrel-aged, sour beer and lager programs, plus “fun and fresh IPAs” from its sister brewery ...
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.
Kingsbury's franchise brand was known as the "Aristocrat of Beer" and "Fit for a King." Kingsbury's main offices remained in Manitowoc until 1963, when it merged with G. Heileman Brewing Company , which brewed and distributed Kingsbury label products until 1974.