The abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren

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The brewery

How does one reserve beer?

1. See our web page Up-to-date Information for information regarding when reservations will be accepted for which beer and how much beer can be reserved at any one time.
2. At the time indicated, call us using the beer phone number (+32 (0)70/21.00.45)
3. Then you can make an appointment (date and time) with the beer phone operator, providing the license plate number of the car which will be used to pick up the order.
   Address of our abbey and beer store is: Donkerstraat 12, B -8640 Westvleteren

Our beer is sold in limited quantities and the reservations which we accept are always for a particular type of beer. Since we want to serve as many customers as possible, orders are limited to one order per car per per telephone number within any given month.
Anonymous numbers cannot be used.
You yourself must be the consumer. The receipt stipulates that the beer is not to be sold commercially to a third party. We reserve the right to prosecute offences.

Please keep in mind that our telephone lines can have very long queues and that you might get a busy signal. We thank you in advance for your patience and your understanding.

Our beer is sold by the crate, with 24 bottles per crate. Prices (excluding the deposit for the crate and the bottles) are:

Deposit for empty bottles and crate: 12 EUR (9.60 EUR for the crate plus 0.10 EUR per bottle). Empty bottles and crates can be returned only if undamaged. The wooden crates should be kept in a dry place. Unless otherwise specified (see our page with Up-to-date Information), the empty bottles and crates can be returned to the sales desk any afternoon between 2:00 and 5:00. Our beer shop is closed on Fridays, Sundays and national holidays as well as January 1-14 and the week following the third Sunday of September.

Westvleteren Trappist is sold only to individual customers. Every customer agrees not to re-sell the beer to any third party.
Our beer can also be enjoyed in the welcome center 'De Vrede', across the street from the abbey. Here you can also visit the Claustrum , an exhibition room with a presentation of life in the abbey as well as information about the brewery and the brewing process.

With the exception of our Blond beer, Trappist beer will keep for years: give the beer time and it will continue to ripen. Store the bottles vertically in a dark place between 12° and 16° C. It is better not to refrigerate Trappist 8 and Trappist 12; Trappist Blond, on the other hand, is best served cooled.