Beer History Storyline
Trappists
Follow Trappist brewing from monastic foundations and historic abbey breweries to Dubbel, Tripel, international expansion, and the Authentic Trappist Product label.
Chronological milestones
Sources and further references are available on each individual event page.
1070
Abbey d'Orval Is Founded
1132
Orval Becomes A Cistercian Abbey
1628
Brewing At Abbaye d'Orval Starts
1664
The Trappist Reform Begins At La Trappe
1836
Westmalle Monks Start To Brew
1856
The First Dubbel In History?
1856
Westmalle Starts To Sell Beer At The Abbey Gate
1862
Chimay Starts Brewing At Scourmont Abbey
1884
La Trappe Starts Brewing At Koningshoeven Abbey
1899
Rochefort Re-Establishes Its Trappist Brewery
1921
Westmalle Beer Enters The General Marketplace
1922
Westmalle Adds Candi Sugar To Its Dubbel
1926
Abbaye d'Orval Is Rebuilt
1932
Brewing Starts Again At Orval
1934
Birth Of The Westmalle Tripel
1934
Evarist Deconinck Takes Over The Mont Des Cats Cheese Factory
1946
St. Bernardus Begins Brewing Westvleteren Under License
1991
Westmalle Renovates Its Brewery
1992
St. Bernardus Becomes Its Own Beer Brand
1997
The Authentic Trappist Product Label Defines Modern Trappist Beer
1997
The International Trappist Association Is Founded
2012
St. Bernardus Launches Tokyo for Its Tokyo Café
2013
Zundert Starts Brewing At Maria Toevlucht Abbey
December 10, 2013
Spencer Brewery Becomes The First American Trappist Brewery
December 11, 2013
Zundert Becomes An Authentic Trappist Brewery
May 2015
Tre Fontane Becomes An Authentic Trappist Product
2018
Mount Saint Bernard Abbey Starts Brewing Tynt Meadow
January 2021
Achel Loses The Authentic Trappist Product Label
May 14, 2022
Spencer Brewery Ceases Brewing