Westvleteren 12

Westvleteren 12 (XII) - The legendary, close to mythical Trappist from the Sint-Sixtus Abbey of Westvleteren. Global winner of a wide range of titles, prizes and medals, acclaimed by many, desired by the masses. Their first title of Best Beer In The World, awarded in 2005 by ratebeer.com, triggered
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Special Extra Export Stout

Special Extra Export Stout, as the name rather obviously reveals, was created for the export market. This request came from the brewery’s US distributor. We don’t know if it’s coincidence, but the name as well as the design of the beer’s label are very atypical in comparison to what the Dolle Brouw
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Stille Nacht

The prestigious Christmas beer from Esen, as well as the second and last seasonal brews the Dolle Brouwers produce. Stille Nacht translates rather easy and clearly as 'Silent Night'. A great name for a great festive beer. It has a very long cooking process and makes use of the same Nugget variety o
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Boskeun

Boskeun is a word derived from the juicy West-Flemish dialect. It means rabbit of the woods or forest rabbit. According to the Dolle Brouwers the name is also the nickname of Dr. Jo Herteleer.Apparently he got the nickname after getting into a fight with his brother Kris Herteleer. The injury on hi
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Westvleteren 8

Westvleteren 8 is 12’s little and lesser known brother. It’s sadly also sometimes less appreciated, and is said by some to be the least popular (recognised by its blue bottle cap) of the active varieties made by the Sint-Sixtus monks. But these are just opinions and malicious gossip and could be co
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Dulle Teve

Dulle Teve is a West-Flemish term - more juicy Belgian dialect, most of the time only understood by those who speak it. And when we talk Belgian beer, the West produces some of the best…With Westvleteren, Sint-Bernardus, De Halve Maan, Dolle Brouwers and Struise Brouwers just to name a few of the mo
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Westvleteren Blond

Westvleteren Blond - The lightest beer of the Sint-Sixtus family, when confined to its bottle, only to be recognized by the green cap topping it off. This is the beer that the monks themselves drink as their day-to-day thirst quencher. They use to have the Westvleteren 6 (red bottle cap – dark beer
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Oerbier

Oerbier is the Dolle Brouwers flagship beer. It was their first commercialized beer and has been in production since 1980. The name refers to the pure origin of the beer as well as its authenticity. It’s a dark beer due to the usage of the different kinds of malt and a cooking process that takes hou
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Arabier

Arabier is considered to be a real thirst-quencher, with a taste that gets worldwide appreciation by a broad community of beer connoisseurs. The Flemish name is more than ironic, as beer (as any form of alcohol) is mostly banned/prohibited in the entire Arabic world. Nevertheless its thirst-quenchi
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