Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven

Why it matters

Demonstrates that Trappist is a certification about provenance rather than a Belgian nationality: the abbey is Dutch, the beers are recognisably in the Belgian tradition, and the mark applies on the same terms.

Details

Reference beers

• La Trappe Quadrupel10% ABV

  The beer that put the word "quadrupel" into the vocabulary, which is why the term describes a strength rather than a tradition.

• La Trappe Tripel8% ABV

  The tripel from the only Dutch Trappist brewery, showing that the mark is about provenance rather than nationality.

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Styles it is associated with

• Tripel — A strong pale Belgian ale that is simultaneously rich and dry, with pepper, orchard fruit and a sparkling, deceptive drinkability.
• Dubbel — A dark Belgian ale rich in raisin, plum and caramel from dark candi sugar, dry-finishing despite its sweetness of flavour.

Traditions

• Belgian abbey and Trappist brewing — Strong, highly attenuated, bottle-conditioned ales built on expressive yeast and candi sugar, produced in or licensed by monastic communities.