Grimbergen

The Golden Phoenix immediately catches the eye of beer lovers on every label from the Grimbergen brewery. The special heraldic animal is connected to the turbulent history of the brewery and symbolizes its tirelessness and strong will.

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes

As was often the case in the Middle Ages, the brewery came into being with the founding of a monastery in 1128. Grimbergen Abbey was founded by the Norbertine Order and the monks immediately began brewing beer for their own needs and those of the region. The brewery suffered its first major setback in 1142 when the Grimbergen nobility went to war against the Duke of Brabant. The abbey and brewery were completely destroyed in the riots. Reconstruction and just over 400 years of peace followed. The monks pursued their brewing craft, developed recipes and refined their beers. The next stroke of fate came in 1566: the abbey and brewery were destroyed again in a devastating fire. The religious wars raged in the country and drove the monks from their homeland. Thirty years later, life returned to Grimbergen and the next generation of monks rebuilt the abbey. The phoenix was made the heraldic animal at this time and has since reflected Grimbergen's eventful history. The accompanying motto "Ardet nec Consumitor" - "burned but not destroyed" shows the monks' unwavering faith. But even the new heraldic animal could not save the Grimbergen brewery from being reduced to ashes again during the French Revolution. So the abbey had to be rebuilt a third time, which the monks promptly did. Since then, the brewing operation has been running without any major disruptions and the beer from Grimbergen is no longer only drunk in the region.

Tradition with taste

900 years of brewing history, experience and knowledge flow into the beers from the Grimbergen brewery. In addition to these invaluable attributes, there is so much more in this beer: the discipline and determination of the monks, their will to hold on to the abbey and the brewery and not to be discouraged even after it was destroyed three times, and their great passion for good beer. The brewery's range today includes a small but fine range of traditional beers, which are produced according to recipes passed down from generation to generation. All beers are brewed in the Belgian style and are characterized by their special character and full-bodied variety of flavors. Grimbergen's Blonde , Double Ambrée and the other creations taste best when they are well chilled and poured into a stylish goblet and enjoyed in peace. The optimal serving temperature is six to eight degrees.