Belgian Monastery Will Brew Beer Again, After A 220-Year Pause
The last time Belgium's Grimbergen Abbey brewed its own beer, the United States was only about 20 years old.
by Bill Chappell
May 21, 2019
2 minutes
The last time Belgium's Grimbergen Abbey brewed beer, the United States was only about 20 years old. But the abbey now plans to make beer again, and for inspiration, it will turn to the original recipes and brewing instructions in its archive of medieval texts.
After it was founded in 1128, the Norbertine abbey's fathers spent centuries making
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