Belgian Beers and Brews - Abbey N' 8

General information

The brewing of Trappist beers takes place in Trappist monasteries. For a beer to qualify for Trappist certification the brewery must be in a monastery the monks must play a role in its production and the policies and the profits from the sale must be used to support the monastery and/or social programs outside. Only seven monasteries currently meet these qualifications six are in Belgium. Trappist beer is a controlled term of origin: it tells where the beers come from it is not the name of a beer style. Beyond saying they are mostly top-fermented the beers produced by the Trappist have very little in common stylistically.