Around 1980, a desire for a beer brewed `to medieval tastes´ led us to the Cruydeboeck (“Book of Herbs”) by Belgian botanist and physician Rembert Dodoens (Mechelen, 1517 – 1585). The road to actually realizing this desire was long, but following a detour through a (then) small Walloon brewery in 1988 we arrived at our first “garage beer” in Beerse Read more...
Westmalle Abbey is famous for its Trappist beer, which is enjoyed far beyond the national borders. Yet the brewery is not a commercial activity, but a way for the monks to provide for themselves. Most of the income from the sale is reinvested in the brewery and the good working conditions of the employees. After all, the monks are no Read more...
