Westvleteren Belgian abbey and Cafe In de Vrede

[oogletree]

The last post is very correct. St. Bernardus beers are exported to the USA and other countries, but the rare Westvletern beers have never legally been available anywhere outside of the St. Sixtus / Westvleteren abbey and the cafe across from the abbey.

[kstetar]

The thread is outdated, but I can't help but reply. Call it civic duty.

" In 1946, the St. Bernardus brewery in nearby Watou was granted a licence to brew beer under the St Sixtus name. In 1992 this agreement ended"

St Bernardus is not recognized as a trappist brewery, and the recipes are not the same. St Bernardus 12 is still readily available in specialty beer stores everywhere.

[brazenhubris]

I know EXACTLY what I'm thinking about. I don't know how they got it, but I used to buy it for 5 dollars a bottle- St. Sixtus at Walgreens in West Memphis Arkansas. Otherwise I would not have known to search for "St. Sixtus" in my YouTube browser, which is how I found this post. Another favorite was Orval. You're probably thinking of someone who doesn't know what he's talking about, which I assure you isn't me.

[gwdone]

Have tent, will travel!!! Some of my favorite beer ever!

[brazenhubris]

Thanks for posting this. I lived in Memphis TN, of all places, about 15 years ago when these beers were available at WALGREENs in West Memphis Arkansas, before they stopped exporting any at all.

[Chad9976]

@brazenhubris dude, they haven't exported this beer since WWII. You're thinking of Chimay, probably. Or some American brewery that used monks on the label.

[GUVideoReel]

@Chad9976 They don't have to export it. I can get it in Australia, sent from Amsterdam by a local store owner there who does regular trips to pick-up cases. They even sell vintages from as far back as the 80's.

This beer is also available in a beer garden in Brussels, a bottle shop near Grand Place and a pub in Bruges. They do trips to pick up stock themselves.