Belgium
Ownership: Abbey of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Antwerp — monk-owned, Authentic Trappist Product
Known for: The Trappist brewery that defined Belgian Tripel and Dubbel as styles. Westmalle Tripel (9.5%) is the recipe most Belgian Tripels were modelled on.
History: Trappist brewing at Westmalle since 1836. The monks here created the modern Tripel and Dubbel styles as we know them today — every Belgian Tripel you have ever drunk traces its DNA back to this abbey in Antwerp province. Their Extra (a lighter, pale ale) is produced only for the monks' own refectory and is almost impossible to obtain. Three beers, centuries of influence, zero compromise.