The Belgian Triple is a Trappist ale that uses three times the malt of a standard Trappist Simple. That tripling of malts enhances the flavor of the beer by deepening the yeasty phenols and malty ...

Christopher Osburn June 26, 2019 iStockphoto For fans of beer, there are few better destinations than Belgium — home to some of the most historical breweries in the world.

Churches may consecrate their wine, but only beer can be holy. Trappist ales are made by monks to fund charitable work. Once produced in their abbeys, modern demands mean modern breweries.

Today, eight different beers bear the official Trappist beer label, but not all of the brews are created equal. Here are some of the best Trappist brews that are sure to please your palate. Cheers. 1.

They were on ours, too. During our tasting, Pappanicholas oroduced a rare and wonderfully aged bottole of Cantillon Classic Gueuze from 2012 — a bright and delicious beer from the producer of the best ...

For nearly 60 years this non-religious brewery in Watou in West Flanders, Belgium, made beer for the nearby St. Sixtus (Westvleteren) Trappist Monastery under license.

WESTVLETEREN, Belgium – Belgian Trappist monks who brew one of the world’s most coveted beers are turning to online sales to ensure their limited supply goes directly to beer lovers rather ...

The system worked until the Internet age and the birth of beer fan sites such as RateBeer, which ranks Westvleteren XII, the abbey’s hard-hitting 10.2 percent brew, as the world’s best.