La Trappe
La Trappe is a Dutch Trappist brewery founded in 1884 at Onze Lieve Vrouw van Koningshoeven Abbey in Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands, and one of only twelve Trappist breweries in the world. The Koningshoeven monastery dates to 1881, and brewing was taken up by the monks because farming the poor land could not support the community. La Trappe is owned by the monks of Koningshoeven Abbey; the brewing operation sits within Royal Swinkels Family Brewers.
The ales are top-fermented and brewed according to the secret recipes of the Trappists, using pure water drawn from the abbey's own well and the abbey's own unique yeast strain. The beers are unfiltered and unpasteurised, and La Trappe carries the Authentic Trappist Product logo.
The brewery has produced several category firsts: La Trappe brewed the first Quadrupel in 1991 and produces the world's only Trappist witbier. In 2024, it added an alcohol-free beer to the range, making La Trappe the first brewery in the world to produce an alcohol-free Trappist beer. That beer is suited to drinkers observing Dry January or seeking an AF option within the Trappist tradition. La Trappe is one of two Dutch Trappist breweries, and is working towards a closed-loop production system to reduce waste and energy use.
The brewery is dual-led by a monk and a non-monk CEO. Until 2010, it traded as Koningshoeven in some markets, including the United States, before all markets consolidated under the La Trappe name.
At a Glance
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Price Point
- Premium
- Website
- www.latrappetrappist.com
Ships to
Belgium, Germany, UK, Netherlands, USA
The Collection
2 drinks
At a Glance
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Price Point
- Premium
- Website
- www.latrappetrappist.com
Collection
2 drinks
