About St.Bernardus

It's no coincidence that the St. Bernardus brewery of Watou is to be found on the street called 'Trappistenweg'. The brewery’s name, as well as the character of its beer, are very much grounded in the Trappist tradition.

St. Bernardus is renowned for the superior quality of its beer. It's not without good cause that these abbey beers are mentioned in the same breath as the world-famous Westvleteren Trappist beers – they are both brewed using abbey’s original recipe, after all. To this day, the main fermentation of all of its beers (including the witbier) is done on the basis of the original Westvleteren house yeast. In contrast, Sint-Sixtus abbey is now using the Westmalle yeast. St. Bernardus has found that its yeast strain is extremely effective when it comes to converting sugars, leaving with very little sugar residue. It also gives the abbey's beers their fruity character, with no alcohol aroma.