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There are 7 officially named Trappiste Breweries. The La Trappe brewery is the only trappiste brewery outside of Belgium.

 

Achel

Orval

Westmalle

Westvletern

Chimay

La Trappe

 

They are all officially tagged with the authentic trappiste logo.

 

 

Belgian Beer

 

 

Beer in Belgium varies from the popular pale lager to lambic beer and Flemish red. Belgian beer-brewing's origins go back to the Middle Ages. There are approximately 125 breweries in the country, ranging from international giants to microbreweries. In Europe, only Germany, France and the United Kingdom are home to more breweries.Belgian breweries produce about 800 standard beers. When special one-off beers are included, the total number of Belgian beers is approximately 8700. Belgians drink 93 litres of beer a year on average. The trappiste beers blah blah blah.