ZUNDERT 8 TRAPPIST ALE 12PK

The monastery “Abdij Maria Toevlucht” is the home of the Zundert Trappist Brewery. An opportunity for a new monastery in the Netherlands arose in 1897, when Miss Anna Catharina van Dongen from the town of Zundert gifted a piece of land to the Abbot of the Koningshoeven Abbey. It was decided that the church would build an abbey on the land, a refuge for French monks called “Our Lady of Refuge.” After financial troubles, the brothers of Our Lady of Refuge left with their horse and cart in the direction of the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle, where they were met with open arms

Tasting Notes:
A beer that the abbey describes as slightly unruly, Trappist 8 is a beer you must take time to savor and understand. Chestnut-colored and bottle-conditioned, with aroma of caramel, herbs and spices, initially floral and slightly sweet. Character develops from light caramel to a lovely, dry, mellow hoppy bitterness as the flavor opens.