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Nev Cottrell (35)
Unfortunately I won't be able to get there but it sounds intriguing:Any chance of you heading to Vleteren and dropping in to the Saint Sixtus Trappist Abbey. They make a good beer there. It is about an hours drive from Bruges.
http://sintsixtus.be/
(from their website)
The Westvleteren “Trappist” is sold exclusively at the abbey store, and only after having made a reservation by telephone (+32 (0)70/21.00.45).
How does one reserve beer?
How does one reserve beer?
See our web page ‘beer sales’ for information regarding when reservations will be accepted for which beer and how much beer can be reserved at any one time.
At the time indicated, call us using the beer phone number (+32 (0)70/21.00.45).
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.
At the time indicated, call us using the beer phone number (+32 (0)70/21.00.45).
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.
Busy Signals and Limited Reservations
Please take into account that you may often get a busy signal when you call to make a reservation, due to the fact that our beer lines are overburdened! You’re not the only one who is calling at that moment. Due to our small-scale production, the number of telephone calls is much greater than the number of available reservations. That means it’s a matter of having a lot of patience as well as a lot of luck.
In order to allow as many customers as possible to make a reservation, there are several limitations built into the reservation process:
Automobile:
Attention! It takes at least 60 days before the same automobile can pick up a next order.
f.ex. your last pick up the 15th of October – your next pick up possible from the 15th of December on.
Telephones:
– Attention! It takes at least 60 days before the same telephone number can reach the beer phone for a next reservation.