a short glossary of brewing and beer terms

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take a look through these pages to find out more about some of the phrases used on our site.

Dubbel

The Flemish word for double. The term was first used in brewing by the Trappist Abbey at Westmalle for a beer they first produced in 1856, a brown beer of higher alcoholic strength than the witbier they had previously brewed for their own consumption.

Westmalle | La Trappe

Glossary of Terms