An American Trappist Brewery is something that I never thought we would see, but the monks at St. Joseph’s Abbey have brought a long time tradition stateside and are here to join the American craft beer revolution.
The monastery located in Spencer, Massachusetts spent some time gathering information, and visited all the Trappist breweries in Europe including Westmalle, and the Abbey of Sint Sixtus, brewer of the acclaimed Westvleteren ales. The monks voted among themselves and the brewery project passed with a majority vote, giving us our first Trappist brewery in America. The brewery, and the beer, was named Spencer after the beloved town of Spencer, MA.
The beer is awesome, and we can’t wait to make the trip up to Massachusetts to check out this magnificent brewery. Cheers to St. Joseph’s Abbey for starting a wonderful chapter in American craft beer.