Established in 1839
Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus
Microbrewery in Westvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
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Donkerstraat 12 Vleteren Westvleteren 8640
+32 70 21 00 45 |
Around 1860 a vast complex of buildings for amongst others sheds, a guesthouse, barns and a second brewery, was built. It remained however a small domestic brewery for personal use. Only from 1878 on production increased due to a good turnover of the tavern ‘In de Vrede’. Between 1886 and 1896 a third brew house, fully operational as from 1896, was built.
On 20 March 1922 the monks started the expansion of the brewery. On 27 October 1927 for the first time steam was used to brew in the modernised, fourth brew house. This brew house was operational till 5 January 1990.
In 1976 a fermentation room with six open yeast vessels and a laboratory were installed. Fermentation in open yeast vessels, a method that is used very rarely, is essential for the ester profile of the Trappist Westvleteren.
The present brew house was officially put into operation in 1990. The new bottling plant was put into operation in 2013. Since 2014, two brews are made per brewing day. This meant a considerable saving in terms of energy consumption and man-hours.
The lagering cellar and the fermentation chamber were modernised and automated, but because the capacity did not change, production also remained unchanged. The production amounts to approximately 6,000 hectolitres annually, spread over 42 brewing days. In 2016 a new secondary fermentation unit with storage space was built.
Kontrola butli. Ale fontanna. A za to jakie smaczne :) to chyba butla od Pan Przemek? Dziekiwac :)
Geen schuim. Ruikt naar wijn, kurk en kelder. Smaakt zoet, pruimen, beetje cola, honing. Koolzuur is foetsie. Dank Joris V. en Judy v.
24 May 2006. Very sweet, malty and thick on the nose and palate
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
I has my third one at a tasting, and realized that I had not rated it before. Pours cloudy amber with small frothy beige head, caramel malt-dried fruits aroma, low carbonation, mildly bitter caramel malt taste with dried fruits and alcohol undertones, smooth body, long caramel finish. Well deserved score.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared with Višnja 666 and Pilot Goran at a Mega Tasting, October 12th 2017. Amber to brown colour, small to medium head. Malty, dried fruit and spices. Sweet, light dry finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation, moderate finish. Putting this one in the middle of the Mega Tasting might not give it the attention it deserves as a classic.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
14-10-18 // 330ml bottle shared at a tasting with the Rhein-Main crew. Unclear brownish. Beige head. Great Dubbel nose. Very Belgian taste. Round and balanced malt sweetness. Raisin. Great.
Over BBD (23/03/2018) purchase with discout.I’m not expecting too much. Aroma of bready yeast,fruity esters,banana,pear,bright fruits
Brewery Stats
| Score | 7.96 |
| Beers | 4 |
| Ticks | 408 |
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