Pale golden drink crowned with snow-white foam. Smelling into the glass, you can feel pleasant, fruity scents, especially the delicate grape aroma. 6.5% Trappist light ale.
In 1881, Trappist monks from the convent of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont in France established a new abbey in the Dutch territory near the town of Tilburg, where they began to cultivate “Koningshoeven,” a royal farm, according to the rules of monastic life. In the lands called. However, despite all efforts, the amount received from farming on dry, difficult-to-cultivate soil was not sufficient for self-sufficiency. In 1884, Archbishop Nivardus Schweykart found a solution to his financial problems: he founded a brewery within the walls of the abbey, and to compete with the many breweries in the area, he sent one of his monks (Isidorus Laaber) to Germany to learn the craft. The first and still the only Dutch Trappist brewery started making special beers unknown to the locals, which laid the foundation for the future of the abbey. The sale of La Trappe beers is still the abbey’s main source of revenue.
This soft fruitiness also continues with the taste of a little honey. The sip is closed by a very pleasant, discreet hop bitterness. It is a highly carbonated, extremely light-bodied, so to speak, “tactful” beer. Recommended for those who love the spec
