Trappist Beer in Washington, DC

Westvleteren 12

Quadrupel · 10.2% · Vleteren, Belgium

Westvleteren has the smallest output of the Trappist breweries, with only a small part of their production available outside of Belgium.

Rochefort 10

Quadrupel · 11.3% · Rochefort, Belgium

Dark color, full and very impressive taste. Strong plum, raisin, and black currant palate, with ascending notes of vinousness and other complexities.

Westvleteren 8

Belgian Strong Ale · 8.0% · Vleteren, Belgium

Chimay Premiere (Red)

Dubbel · 7.0% · Baileux, Belgium

First beer brewed by the monks of Chimay in 1862. Topped with a creamy head, it gives off a light, fruity apricot aroma produced by the fermentation. The taste perceived in the mouth is a balance confirming the fruity nuances noticed in the fragrance.

Westvleteren Blond

Blonde Ale · 5.8% · Vleteren, Belgium

Westvleteren Blond is the basic beer for the monks’ own consumption, when the former 6° dark ale was finally discarded, after the 4° had already gone that path.

Westmalle Trappist Ale Dubbel

Dubbel · 7.0% · Westmalle, Belgium

A reddish brown trappist ale, malty and fruit, featuring a 3 week secondary fermentation.

Rochefort 8

Belgian Strong Ale · 9.2% · Rochefort, Belgium

Deep brown color; the flavor is vigorous and complex, with firm body to support the strength. The aroma has elusive notes of fresh fruit, spice, leather & figs.

Chimay Peres Trappistes Ale Blue

Belgian Strong Ale · 9.0% · Baileux, Belgium

This is a beer whose fragrance of fresh yeast with a light, flowery rosy touch is especially pleasant.