The Belgian Trappist beer Grande Réserve Barrique is produced by the Trappist monks of Scourmont Abbey (near Chimay, a municipality in the province of Hainaut), who have been brewing beer for over 170 years. As an authentic Trappist beer, it is produced under their supervision and the proceeds from its sales are spent almost exclusively on social welfare projects.

We start with Chimay Bleue, a top-fermented dark beer that improves over the years and undergoes 3 fermentations. The last fermentatio...