Archive record · Brewery
Brouwerij Westmalle
Malle, Antwerp, Belgium
- Founded
- 1836
- Archive ID
- TB-Z76X7DGQ
- Last checked
- 2026-08-05
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Trappist brewery at the Abbey of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Its strong pale ale of 1934 became the template for the Tripel, and the words Dubbel and Tripel entered brewing as style names because of Westmalle.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Two of the world's beer styles are named after what these monks called their own beers. Westmalle did not invent strong golden Belgian ale so much as define it well enough that everyone else copied the name along with the recipe. Every Tripel brewed anywhere is quoting this abbey.
The Beer Library
Beers
Westmalle Tripel
Year-RoundBelgian Tripel
The beer the style is named after. Brewed since 1934 and still the reference every other Tripel is measured against.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Westmalle Dubbel
Year-RoundBelgian Dubbel
Dark, bottle-conditioned, and the origin of the word Dubbel as a style name rather than a brewery's shorthand.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Straight answers
Common questions about Brouwerij Westmalle
- Who owns Brouwerij Westmalle?
- Brouwerij Westmalle is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Malle, Antwerp, Belgium.
- Is Brouwerij Westmalle independent?
- Yes. Brouwerij Westmalle is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Brouwerij Westmalle founded?
- Brouwerij Westmalle was founded in 1836 in Malle, Antwerp, Belgium.
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