SPENCER, Mass. (AP) -- For more than a century, Catholic Cistercian monks known as Trappists have been brewing and selling what many beer lovers consider some of the best in the world. Eight ...

SPENCER, Mass. (AP) – For more than a century, Catholic Cistercian monks known as Trappists have been brewing and selling what many beer lovers consider some of the best in the world. Eight ...

The Abbey of Saint Sixtus has dealt with a lot in its almost 200-year history. But more recently, the Catholic monastery in West Flanders - best known for its premium Belgian Westvleteren beers - has ...

WESTMALLE, Belgium (Reuters) - A gold standard for beer connoisseurs, the Trappist ale in Westmalle Abbey streams through state-of-the-art equipment with not a monk in sight. It's thoroughly in accord ...

Edging to a table at the Old Monk, I noticed a young man drinking Miller Lite and nearly stopped in my tracks. In a bar with such an admirable selection of handcrafted specialty beers and imported ...

Belgian Trappist monks who brew one of the world’s most coveted beers have reopened for business after a two-month break, though COVID-19 restrictions mean they can only supply local rather than ...

A bottle and glass of Brouwerij Westmalle's Trappist Tripel next to a plate of fries on a table. - Jurgar/Getty Images No matter what the tap lineup looks like at your local craft beer bar these days, ...

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SPENCER, Mass. - For more than a century, Catholic Cistercian monks known as Trappists have been brewing and selling what many beer lovers consider some of the best in the world. Eight monasteries six ...