Unlike other Trappist abbeys located in Belgium, the Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren in Dutch) does not date back to the times of the first congregations of the Cistercian Order.
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.
