Slaghmuylder Brewery
The Slaghmuylder Brewery is a small brewery in Ninove, Belgium. It was founded in 1860 and is still run by the same family.
The brewery is notable also for having brewed one of the first of the modern tripels, a type of strong, golden pale ale. According to beer historian Michael Jackson, the first such beer was brewed in 1931 by Hendrik Verlinden, who was a brewer at the nearby Drie Linden Brewery and regularly assisted the monks of the Trappist Westmalle Brewery; in 1932, then working for Slaghmuylder, produced the tripel first called Witkap Pater, now known as Witkap Tripel. Their tripel is still praised as one of the best available.[1]
Besides the Witkap singles, doubles, and tripels, the company also brews seasonal and occasional beers. In 2009, Cornel was brewed for carnival celebrations, and in 2010 Gouden Wortel was brewed to celebrate the brewery's 150th anniversary.[2] Their beers are exported to the United States and since 2009 also to Japan.[3]
Products[edit]
- Witkap Pater Single, a single with 6% ABV[4]
- Paasbier, a seasonal pilsner[5] served around Easter[6] with 6% ABV[7]
- Witkap Pater Stimulo, a single with 6% ABV[8][7]
References[edit]
- Notes
- ^ Jackson 88.
- ^ "Slaghmuylder brouwt Gouden Wortel". De Standaard. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Witkap verovert Japan". Vlaams Infocentrum Land- en Tuinbouw. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Perozzi and Beaune 119.
- ^ "Slaghmuylder Paasbier - Brouwerij Slaghmuylder". BeerAdvocate. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Redant, Wim (12 March 2007). "Brouwerij Slaghmuylder stelt Paasbier voor". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ a b McFarland 111.
- ^ "Witkap Pater Singel / Stimulo". BeerAdvocate. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- Bibliography
- Jackson, Michael (1997-10-17). The Simon Schuster Pocket Guide to Beer (6 ed.). Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780684843810. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- McFarland, Ben (2009). World's Best Beers: One Thousand Craft Brews from Cask to Glass. Sterling. ISBN 9781402766947. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- Perozzi, Christina; Beaune, Hallie (2009). The Naked Pint: An Unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer. Penguin. ISBN 9780399535345. Retrieved 24 March 2012.