Achel
The abbey at Achel, the Achelse Kluis, brewed from 1850; its modern brewery restarted in 1998. When the last two monks left, Achel lost the Authentic Trappist Product label in January 2021, and when the abbey of Westmalle sold the site to the businessman Jan Tormans in 2023, it lost the Trappist name too. Brewing goes on under the new owner, with a tripel, a dubbel and a dark quadrupel among the beers.
Styles brewed by Achel
Belgian Tripel
AleBelgian Tripel: a strong, pale, dry abbey ale with spicy yeast and fruity notes, made famous by Westmalle. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Belgian Dubbel
AleBelgian Dubbel: a reddish-copper abbey ale with rich malt, dried fruit and a dry finish, first brewed at Westmalle in 1922. Strength, bitterness, glass and examples.
At a glance
- Country
- Belgium
- Brews in
- Hamont-Achel, Limburg
- Founded
- 1850
- Owner
- Jan Tormans
- Best-known beers
- Achel Tripel, Achel Dubbel, Achel Quadrupel Dark
- Website
- achelsekluis.org
Sources
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- Achel (bière) — Wikipédia — Wikipedia
- Jan Tormans koopt Achelse Kluis | RTV — RTV
- Brouwerijbezoek De Achelse Kluis, werk aan de kerk. - Hops&Food Bierbeleving | Foodpairing | Beer&Food@Home — Hops and Food
- Producten van De Achelse Kluis — Belgian Beer Heaven
- Achel Tripel | Voorheen bekend als Achel 8° Blond | biernet.nl — Biernet