Various beers from Brasserie de Saint-Sylvestre

Close up of a bottle of Kassels Bier showing brewery

The Brasserie de Saint Sylvestre is a brewery in the

Nord-Pas de Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais (; ; West Flemish: ''Nôord-Nauw van Kales'') was a former regions of France, administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new Regions of France, region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the ...

region of northeast France. Brewing in the town of

Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel (; Dutch ''Sint-Silvesterkappel'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also * Brasserie de Saint-Sylvestre * Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 co ...

dates back to at least 1600, although the troubled history of

Flanders Flanders ( or ; ) is the Dutch language, Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, la ...

has interrupted business several times.

3 Monts

While several beers are brewed here probably the best known is ''3 Monts'' which is an 8.5%

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Bière de Garde Bière de Garde ("beer for keeping") is a strong pale ale or keeping beer traditionally brewed in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. These beers were originally brewed in farmhouses (they are known as farmhouse ales) during the winter an ...

, brewed in the

region of France where such beers are traditionally termed Bière de Garde, a form of

keeping ale Old ale is a form of strong ale. The term is commonly applied to dark, malty beers in England, generally above 5% ABV, and also to dark ales of any strength in Australia. It is sometimes associated with ''stock ale'' or, archaically, ''keeping ale ...

. The name of the beer refers to three hills in Flanders, Mont Cassel,

Mont des Cats Mont des Cats is a small hill (alt. 164m) near the town of Godewaersvelde, France. Located in the Nord department, its Flemish name is Katsberg. The hill is seat of the Mont des Cats abbey, famous for its cheese produced by monks since 1890. ...

and Mont des Recollets.

References

External links

Brewery's Official site
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