In the Abbey of Our Lady of Koningshoeven, there is a scent of yeast, malt, and hops: if beer has been produced here since 1884 it is thanks to a small group of Trappist monks who, at the end of the 19th century, fled from France to Berkel-Enschot, in the Netherlands.

They settled in a former country residence of King William II - the Koningshoeven - where they founded their monastery and decided to brew beer. Even today, the monks spend their days between prayer and work, also overseeing the production of the renowned beers, which are among the few in the world to bear the "Authentic Trappist Product" label of the International Trappist Association.

As the managers of the La Trappe brewery often say, the most important ingredient in their beers, which is inseparably linked to the monks, is
silence.