The Slaghmuylder Brewery is a small

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Ninove Ninove () is a city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is situated on the river Dender, and is part of the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Ninove proper and since the 1976 merger of ...

, Belgium. It was founded in 1860 and is still run by the same family. The brewery is notable also for having brewed one of the first of the modern

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s, a type of strong, golden pale ale. According to beer historian

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, the first such beer was brewed in 1931 by Hendrik Verlinden, who was a brewer at the nearby Drie Linden Brewery and regularly assisted the monks of the Trappist

Westmalle Brewery Westmalle Brewery (Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle) is a Trappist brewery in the Westmalle Abbey, Belgium. It produces three beers, designated as Trappist beer by the International Trappist Association. Westmalle Tripel is credited with b ...

; in 1932, then working for Slaghmuylder, produced the tripel first called ''Witkap Pater'', now known as ''Witkap Tripel''. Their tripel is still praised as one of the best available. Besides the ''Witkap'' singles, doubles, and tripels, the company also brews seasonal and occasional beers. In 2009, ''Cornel'' was brewed for carnival celebrations, and in 2010 ''Gouden Wortel'' was brewed to celebrate the brewery's 150th anniversary. Their beers are exported to the United States and since 2009 also to Japan.

Products

*''Witkap Pater Single'', a single with 6% ABV *''Paasbier'', a seasonal

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served around Easter with 6% ABVMcFarland 111. *''Witkap Pater Stimulo'', a single with 6% ABV

References

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External links

*{{official, http://www.witkap.be Food and drink companies established in 1860 1860 establishments in Belgium Breweries of Flanders Companies based in East Flanders Ninove