Westy Ho! Day 6 Beertrip

Day 6 of our trip began with a slow moving breakfast in the hotel.  Trying to shake off the cobwebs from the previous night’s festivities took much time and many cups of cappuccino.  The low pressure water from our shower was less than helpful with this process. 

All too soon we met up with our large motor coach for the first leg of our trip.  Our group of 8 travelers all piled into this enormous road boat, equipped with cooler and a gnome sized bathroom.  Our driver was Johann, a fun and talkative local whom some of us had met on our previous Beertrip to Belgium. 

After about 30 minutes of driving we arrived at our first destination: the Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren.  This is one of the fabled monk run Trappist breweries that Belgium is so famous for.  In fact, their Westvleteren 12 is renowned as one of the best beers in the world.  Despite its popularity, the brewery only makes a certain amount of the beer and …