Beer and breweries in Belgium: Stella Artois, Leffe, Kriek, Beer in Belgium, Hoegaarden Beer, Lambic, Wheat beer, Trappist beer, Brasserie Brunehaut, Westvleteren Brewery, Picobrouwerij Alvinne, Fantôme Brewery, Hoegaarden Brewery, De Struise Brouwers, Sm

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 52. Chapters: Stella Artois, Leffe, Kriek, Beer in Belgium, Hoegaarden Beer, Lambic, Wheat beer, Trappist beer, Brasserie Brunehaut, Westvleteren Brewery, Picobrouwerij Alvinne, Fantôme Brewery, Hoegaarden Brewery, De Struise Brouwers, Smisje Brewery, Chimay Brewery, Duvel Moortgat Brewery, Delirium Nocturnum, Westmalle Brewery, Saison, Tripel, Lindemans Brewery, Dupont Brewery, Orval Brewery, Cantillon Brewery, De Dolle Brouwers, Rodenbach Brewery, Rochefort Brewery, Dubuisson Brewery, Gueuze, Barbar, Palm Breweries, Alken-Maes, Delirium Tremens, St. Bernardus, La Binchoise, Brasserie d'Achouffe, Achel Brewery, Brasserie à vapeur, Huyghe Brewery, Piraat, Piedboeuf Brewery, Fruli, Oud bruin, Pauwel Kwak, Belle-Vue Brewery, Dubbel, Interbrew, Oud Beersel, Brasserie Du Bocq, Brasserie des Rocs, 3 Fonteinen, Grimbergen, Gulden Draak, High council for artisanal lambik style beers, De Koninck Brewery, Corsendonk, Floreffe, Brasserie Caracole, Framboise, Herkenrode Tripel, Brugs, DeuS, Eiken Artois, Maes pils, Brouwerij Liefmans, Girardin Brewery, Peeterman Artois, Pêcheresse, Duchesse de Bourgogne, Brasserie de l'Abbaye du Val-Dieu, Boon Brewery, Brewery Verhaeghe, Caves, CaraPils, Ciney, Ninkeberry. Excerpt: Beer in Belgium varies from the popular pale lager to lambic beer and Flemish red. Belgian beer-brewing's origins go back to the Middle Ages. There are approximately 125 breweries in the country, ranging from international giants to microbreweries, which produce a wide range of beers.. In Europe, only Germany, France and the United Kingdom are home to more breweries. Belgians drink 93 litres of beer a year on average. Beer has been made in Belgium since at least the Middle Ages. It is believed today that beer was brewed at some monasteries during this period; however, no written proof exists. The Trappist monasteries that now brew beer in Belgium were occupied in the late 18th century primarily by monks fleeing the French Revolution. However, the first Trappist brewery in Belgium (Westmalle) did not start operation until 10 December 1836, almost 50 years after the Revolution. That beer was exclusively for the monks and is described as "dark and sweet." The first recorded sale of beer (a brown beer) was on 1 June 1861. Trappist beers are beers brewed in a Trappist monastery. For a beer to qualify for Trappist certification, the brewery must be in a monastery, the monks must play a role in its production and policies and the profits from the sale must be used to support the monastery and/or social programs outside. Only seven breweries currently meet these qualifications, six of which are in Belgium and one in the Netherlands. The current Trappist producers are Achel, Chimay, Koningshoeven (the Netherlands), Orval, Rochefort, Westmalle, and Westvleteren. Trappist beer is a controlled term of origin: it tells where the beers come from, it is not the name of a beer style. Beyond saying they are mostly top-fermented, the beers produced by the Trappists have very little in common. Augustijn, typical Abbey beers, brewed by Van Steenberge. Internationally marketed as St. Stefanus.Abbey beers ("Bières d'Abbaye" or "Abdijbier") are made by commercial breweries, who take advan