La Trappe Trappist - Abdij O.L.V. Koningshoeven
Commercial Brewery
in Berkel-Enschot,
Noord-Brabant,
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Owned by
Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers)
Associated Venue: Proeflokaal La Trappe
Established in 1884
Within the abbey walls, Brewery de Koningshoeven produces Dutch Trappist ale. Still under the supervision and responsibility of the monks and still based on the inner conviction "to do good": part of the proceeds go to charities. These original principles provide La Trappe Trappist with the exclusive label "Authentic Trappist Product" from the International Trappist Association.
Between 1969 and 1980 the beers were produced under license by Artois (InBev). By 1999 the monastery had become a subsidery of Bavaria - Netherlands this resulted in La Trappe beers no longer displaying the Authentic Trappist Product label. In 2005 an agreement was reached by which the monks would take a more active part in the brewery operation and so the label was restored.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle at home shared with Laura. Autumnal red brown color, medium to full sized off-white head. Aroma is malts, sweetish, brown candy sugar notes. Flavor is malts, sweet, cognac, brown candy sugar again. Firm body, soft carbonation. Awesome. One of the best ones I think.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
0,33 flaske fra det statlige fjernlageret rett sør for bygrensa, hjemme: klar, rødlig kastanjefarge med fint skum som varer lenge. Brød, urter, hint av nellik og citrus. Mild bitterhet i avslutningen. Et riktig godt alkoholfritt alternativ.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Light straw yellow slightly hazy with a porous head. Lovely Belgian nose: banana, coriander, toffee, custard. Ripe banana all the way on the palette, coriander, banoffi, boozy. Very well rounded: full In the mid range with lingering bitter and banana balanced. Very nice
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Hazy dark amber / bright ruby red with porous 1cm head. Caramel, candi sugar., plum, raisin aroma. Sweet, raisin, carbonated palette on first impression. Dark malts, high alcohol. Nice lingering malty finish. Very well balanced. Could drink this all night.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Clean amber with a frothy head. Aroma of dry malts. Flavour is yeasty malt, berries. Light chocolate fizzy malt, soft finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
29th December 2025
A mild to medium haze on this amber brown beer, small and short lived bubbly pale tan head. Light palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth caramel and cream malts, classy. Lots of ripe fruits with a mild candy fruit overlay. Modest fruity bourbon fruits and a light and pleasing touch of that sweet floral acacia wood. Whisper of vanilla. Light finish. A light but richly flavoured edition of this long running series.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Fles gedeeld met familie tijdens kerst.
Robijnrood troebel bier zonder schuim.
Aroma van hout en bourbon.
Smaak van donker fruit en bourbon.
Nasmaak is zoet, vol met bourbon.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Fles die al minstens 8 jaar in de kelder lag thuis gedronken.
Aantekeningen van 2017 zijn waarschijnlijk verloren gegaan.
Roodbruin bier zonder schuim ( door de jaren de kracht verloren).
Aroma van cognac en hout.
Smaak is zoet houtig waar de cognac nog te vinden is.
De cognac-smaak blijft lekker hangen.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5