11 Facts About Abbey beers

Belgian Abbey beers have a range of colours, brewing methods, and alcohol levels.

The "Abbey beer" logo and quality label is no longer used for beers given the name of a fictitious abbey, a vaguely monastic branding or a saint name without mentioning a specific monastery.

White Abbey beers have a moderate light grain sweetness from the wheat used.

Champagne style Abbey beers are generally ales that are finished "a la methode originale" for champagne.

In Belgium "Grand Cru" is more often used than "Quadrupel", these Abbey beers are a mostly a blend of brews, which is often refermented as a blend.

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Belgian "special" Abbey beers are often served in elaborate branded beer glassware.

Draught Abbey beers tend mostly to be pale lagers, wheat Abbey beers, regional favourites such as kriek in Brussels or De Koninck in Antwerp; and the occasional one-off.

Customers who purchase a bottled beer can expect the Abbey beers to be served ceremoniously, often with a free snack.

Belgium contains thousands of cafes that offer a wide selection of Abbey beers, ranging from perhaps 10 in a neighborhood cafe, to over 1000 in a specialist beer cafe.

Cafes, exclusively or primarily offering Belgian Abbey beers, exist beyond Belgium in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and the United States, amongst others.

Varied nature of Belgian Abbey beers makes it possible to match them against each course of a meal, for instance:.