Belgian beer
How a small, unremarkable country came to dominate the world of beermaking
Dec 17th 2011 | Leuven and Westvleteren
| from the print edition
THE Trappist Abbey of St Sixtus of Westvleteren has little to offer
those wishing to gawp at ecclesiastical architecture. The 19th-century
buildings—squat, brick and functional—sit on a quiet country lane amid
flat farmland, close to Belgium’s border with France. Yet the vast
visitors’ car park is a clue that some people nevertheless consider the
abbey worth a trip. For beer lovers, St Sixtus is a place of pilgrimage.
The abbey and its most famous brew, Westvleteren 12—a dark, strong
ale—have taken first or second place in an annual poll of beer
enthusiasts’ favourite tipples by RateBeer.com, a widely trusted
reviewing website, for the whole decade that the survey has been
running. Yet exactly how the American drinkers who predominate on the
site get to knock back a Westvleteren 12 is something of a mystery.para leer el artículo completo, hacé click aquí
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