The Home Of La Trappe - Brewery De Koningshoeven

The brewery at de Koningshoeven is very special and has been since the end of the 19th century when a small group of monks made their home there. They founded the monastery and decided to brew ale – La Trappe was born! From that point, it has become the cradle of La Trappe Trappist. From within the walls of the abbey, and still, under the supervision and responsivity of the monks, they produce some of the finest trappiest ales in the world. And all while abiding to the principles that give them the exclusive right to be called a trappiest product.

Brewery de Koningshoeven is still one of the few Trappist breweries in the world which is authorised to use the ‘Authentic Trappist Product’ logo. Ale can only be called Trappist ale when it has been brewed between the four walls of a Trappist monastery, under the supervision of the monastery’s monks, and when part of the proceeds is earmarked for charity.

La Trappe Trappist is a pure, honest, Dutch Ale that gives you the chance to discover what it is to enjoy. The most important ingredient that is inextricably linked to the monks: silence.

The La Trappe silence can be tasted in our ‘ Taste the silence’ box – filled with a selection of the Blond, Dubbel, Triple and Quad.

La Trappe Blond

La Trappe Blond (6.5%) has a beautiful golden yellow colour with a white head. A fruity and refreshing aroma that goes well with the sweet aroma of malt and evokes the sense of spice! La Trappe Blonde is an agreeable, tingling ale with a slightly sweet, softly bitter and malty taste. Just perfect!

La Trappe Dubbel

La Trappe Dubbel (7%) with its dark brown colour and ivory - coloured head, this fruity Trappist ale has dark tones of vanilla, caramel and roasted chocolate. La Trappe Dubbel is a classic, dark Trappist ale with a full malty, caramel-sweet taste and a subtle influence of dates, honey and dried fruits.

La Trappe Tripel

La Trappe Tripel (8%) is a gold blonde colour with a white head. Its fruity aromas of peach and apricot combined with a floral aroma is a classic Trappist ale with a powerful and full taste with a candy-sweet and light-malty character.

La Trappe Quad

La Trappe Quadrupel (10%) In 1991, The Koningshoeven brewery baptized her beloved Quadrupel under the approving glance of the monks. A closely guarded recipe became reality, and the first Quadrupel beer in the world was born. It has a warm amber-colour with a crème-coloured head with hints of cloves and nuts, balanced by the sweet aromas of vanilla, raisins and banana. La Trappe Quadrupel is the heaviest ale of La Trappe Trappist ales and is eponymous of this ale style. A full, warming and intensive taste. Malty with the sweet tones of date and caramel.

La Trappe Witte

La Trappe Witte (5.5%) is the only Trappist white beer in the world! It's a Light blond, cloudy and with a firm foam head. Softly malty, slightly sour and pungent due to the carbon dioxide content. A drinkable, fresh thirst quencher!

View our full La Trappe product range online today to learn more about these fantastic Trappist ales.