They want to brew as little Trappist beer as possible and make a profit. But the fortune of the Westvleteren fathers already makes your head spin Domestic

“We brew to live. We don’t live to brew.” This was once again emphasized by the monks of the world-famous Westvleteren Trappist brewery earlier this week when they introduced the new – external – CEO of their brewery. With the Hail Mary “above all, don’t make too much profit”. But actually, even that is no longer necessary. Behind the thick abbey walls – according to the annual accounts – a fortune awaits that makes each of the remaining nineteen brothers almost a millionaire on paper. If it weren’t for the fact that they renounce any form of material wealth.


Stefan Vanderstraeten










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