Trappistenbrouwerij de Kievit

Microbrewery in Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Trappistenbrouwerij De Kievit

Established in 2013

Closed in 2025

Contact
Rucphenseweg 38, Zundert, 4882 KC, Netherlands
Description
Abdij Maria Toevlucht (Our Lady of Refuge Abbey) belongs to the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, better known as the Trappists. The abbey was founded on 14 September 1938 when the priory of Zundert was elevated to the status of an abbey.

In 2009, careful consideration led to the decision to start a small brewery. A small brewery, because: ‘monks brew to live and do not live to brew’. Building work began in 2012. Following extensive preparations, the plans were implemented between October 2012 and October 2013. The brewery was built within the existing contours of the former buildings of the De Kievit farm. These buildings also house the workplaces. ‘Zundert Trappist’ beer was introduced on the market in December 2013.

Na ruim 125 jaar komt er een einde aan Abdij Maria Toevlucht in Zundert. In mei 2025 wordt bekend dat er te weinig jonge monniken zijn om de trappistenabdij open te houden. Op het hoogtepunt wonen er 70 tot 80 monniken, de laatste jaren nog maar zes. Op zondag 31 augustus 2025 vertrekken de laatste broeders. "Heel verdrietig", zegt woordvoerder Jan-Willem Wits. Met de sluiting van het klooster eindigt ook de productie van De Kievit, waardoor Nederland vanaf dat moment alleen La Trappe als trappistenbrouwerij overhoudt.

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7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
10/X/25 - 75cl bottle from Colruyt (Lochristi), shared @ Cybu’s birthday party, BB: IX//2026 (2025-1000)

Pretty clear orange blond beer, big creamy off-white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, grains, hay, cow fodder, caramel, malty, a little yeasty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: good bitterness, malty, very yeasty, spicy, coriander, herbal, a little soapy, dry and dusty. Aftertaste: very malty, grains, very bitter, yeasty, some banana, grassy finish. Decent “Extra”-style trappist beer.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2025 at 20:45

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Good white head, bit fluffy, over hazy orange beer. Yeast, bit of solvent. Smells like a beer in full fermentation, yet on the brink of the BBd...? Banana, even clove, wheataromas. Bitter-grainy flavour, very good albeit again some solvent. Cypress, conifers. Feels well-bodied for only 4%, and really slick. Good carbonation. The solvent is a crying shame, otherwise this would get even higher notes. Txs to Stef!
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2025 at 09:28

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2025 at 22:13

7.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2025 at 13:58

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle from Brygshoppen ApS on 26 Jul 2025 at 09:44

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Gedronken bij Herberg 't Pannehûske in Achtmaal. Helder lichtbruin bier met schuim. Smaak is hoppig en best intens voor een laag alcohol bier en heel goed met iets van gras en kruiden.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2025 at 10:43

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Nagy, örökké tartó, bézs hab, sötétbarna, majdnem fekete szín. Gabonás, karamelles illat. Gabonás, pörkölt malátás, karamelles íz. Testes, közepesen szénsavas, enyhén kesernyés. Egyszerű, nem túl ízgazdag quad.
Tried from Bottle at Csak a Jó Sör - Only Good Beer on 06 Jul 2025 at 16:04

7/10
So so. Little too smokey.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2025 at 00:05

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
Last bottle in Casper. 02-2026 on the label.

Pours a slightly hazy deep amber with a huge head of foam, excellent retention and lacing.

Smell spicy, fruity, candi sugar, some caramel malt, earthy.

Taste is malty, some spice and fruit, earthy, more malt with some sweetness, bitter almost all in the finish for me. Unusual.

Great mouthfeel.

Sad that the brewery is closing.
Tried from Bottle from The Liquor Shed on 28 May 2025 at 18:58

7/10
Bottled from Department. Older bottle. Murky brown yellow pour. Fruits, slightly funky sour, yeast. Sugar. Good
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:42