Archive record · Brewery
Brouwerij St. Bernardus
Watou, West Flanders, Belgium
- Founded
- 1946
- Archive ID
- TB-4XNJ1R5C
- Last checked
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Summary
Historically brewed the famed Westvleteren beers under license; kept the original yeast and recipe for their legendary Abt 12.
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Tally’s Take
After their Westvleteren license ended, they kept the original yeast and recipe to craft their legendary Abt 12.
The Beer Library
Beers
St. Bernardus Abt 12
Year-RoundBelgian Quadrupel
St. Bernardus brewed Westvleteren's beer under licence from 1946 to 1992. When the contract ended the monks went back to brewing themselves — and this recipe stayed here.
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