Things have changed a great deal in a world predominantly dominated by men, as Trappist Abbey breweries have been for the last few decades.
Culture
Anne-Françoise Pypaert de Orval: The First Woman to Lead a Trappist Brewery
By Carlos Uhart M.
Saint Joseph Abbey was founded in 1950 on a tree-covered hilltop north of the city of Spencer, Massachusetts, and is home to the monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, better known as Trappists.
Westvleteren 12 (XII) Abt. is virtually a modern brewing legend, consistently ranked among the world’s best beers for years in publications and industry rankings.
