# The best Trappist beers

Westvleteren, Rochefort, Orval and Chimay: the beers brewed by Trappist monks in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, England and beyond.

- 8 votes · 20 items
- Jul 21, 2021 · Geneviève Gagnon
- https://even.best/en/l/2345/the-best-trappist-beers

## Top 20

1. **Westvleteren 12** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Legendary quadrupel, sold almost only at the abbey.
2. **Westmalle Tripel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The benchmark tripel, golden and dry.
3. **Orval** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Hoppy amber refermented with wild yeast.
4. **Chimay Blue** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Strong dark ale that ages well.
5. **Westmalle Dubbel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The original dubbel, dark and malty.
6. **La Trappe Quadrupel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Quadrupel from Koningshoeven Abbey in the Netherlands.
7. **Gregorius** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Austrian Trappist from Engelszell Abbey.
8. **Tynt Meadow** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — England's first Trappist ale, from Mount Saint Bernard.
9. **Rochefort 10** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strong, complex dark ale from Saint-Remy Abbey.
10. **Westvleteren 8** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Round, fruity dubbel.
11. **Rochefort 8** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rich dark ale with dried-fruit notes.
12. **Westvleteren Blonde** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hoppy blonde from Saint Sixtus.
13. **Chimay Tripel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Golden tripel, also called Cinq Cents.
14. **Chimay Red** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mellow dark ale, Chimay's original beer.
15. **Rochefort 6** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The rarest and lightest Rochefort.
16. **Achel Brown** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Beer from Achelse Kluis, now brewed by Westmalle.
17. **Zundert 8** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Trappist from Maria Toevlucht Abbey in the Netherlands.
18. **Tre Fontane Tripel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Italian Trappist from Rome, brewed with eucalyptus.
19. **Spencer Trappist Ale** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — American Trappist from St. Joseph's Abbey.
20. **Cardeña Trappist** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Beer from San Pedro de Cardeña Abbey in Spain.

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