headstrong watch-what-I-can-do kid touched many Being the oldest brother of triplet girls (Jasinda Tucker had this amazing ability that if he was curious enough about how something worked and it could be torn apart it was torn apart and modified to his liking it was the Legos and Hotwheels that took up many places in his room Hard to miss the THUMP THUMP that could be heard miles away Blessed with quick wit and amazing sound effects this kid always kept us rolling with his “hey I can defiantly say life with Tucker was never boring Tucker graduated from Spanish Fork High School 2016 and floated here and there working few odd jobs like Papa Murphy’s (which his Papa loved) and then to his current and final job at Mountain West Industrial and Dalton had that long-lasting friendship that bonded them together like brothers Achel and Melissa Burnell; and Patrisha and Jeff Jarvis and the babes: Jasinda and Laura Milton; aunts: Ambi (Toby) Middlebrook Survived on his mothers side: sisters: Brindley Jarvis and Kaylie (Dillon) Preston; grandparents: Boyd and Carol Clark Funeral services will be held at Walker Funeral Home with services ending with his burial at the Spanish Fork City Cemetery  a donation account has been made for Tucker Burnell Memorial Fund at Central Bank in Spanish Fork I had the pleasure of being friends with Tucker during Grade School and Junior High He was someone I could always count on to see smiling or open to being a good friend He had a kind heart and treated everyone well around him I will always remember tucker coming over playing with my kids I’m So sorry for your guy’s loss if you guy’s need anything let me know Copyright 2024© All rights reserved. Walker Funeral Home by Mountain Media Belgium | The renowned Trappist beer Achel will no longer be able to market itself as a Trappist beer leaving only five breweries of its kind in Belgium follows the recent purchase of the Saint Benedict Abbey of Hamont-Achel – better known as the Achelse Kluis – by Belgian entrepreneur Jan Tormans the last two monks had left for the Westmalle Abbey Achel was stripped of its official Authentic Trappist Product (ATP) seal in January 2021 already after its brewing process ceased to be formally supervised by local monks This is a prerequisite for being designated an ATP given that the Achelse Kluis was still legally owned by Westmalle Abbey Achel was able to continue to market itself as a Trappist beer although it now sported the monastery’s coat of arms investments were made to increase the brewery’s capacity to 5,000 hl per year Achel beer will continue to flow although monks have left Jan Tormans has signed a purchase agreement for the abbey He wants to focus primarily on brewing and increase production to 40,000 hl beer in a few years’ time Even though he cannot use the label Trappist he will likely use the brand Achel and will continue to brew its recipes The Trappist history of the brewery will be relegated to the website he will also have to ensure the maintenance of the buildings Some of the buildings are in dire need to renovation an independent engineering firm with four offices in Belgium The son of a farmer and an engineer by training he started his company in 1999 with 20 engineers the Torman Group had a turnover of EUR 36 million (USD 39 million) and a gross margin of 14 percent only five official Trappist beers now remain in Belgium: Westmalle There are also two abbeys carrying the official ATP seal in the Netherlands the only Trappist brewery in the US closed its doors Probably inspired by Carlsberg establishing a microbrewery for its Grimbergen abbey beer at the Grimbergen monastery has invested in a microbrewery at the Maredsous abbey in Anhée It was opened on 27 January and the investment is said to have come to EUR 1.5 million (USD 1.6 million) The most recent sales volume of Maredsous beers is put at 34,000 hl There are also gins and whiskeys available under the Maredsous label BEL has the licence to produce Maredsous cheeses was quoted as saying: “It fits in perfectly with the extension of our cooperation with the abbey for the next 20 years.” The abbey’s mensa was converted to a New York-style restaurant The brewery will only be operational for a few days a week as the bulk of Maredsous’ classic beers are still brewed at the Duvel brewery in Puurs The intention is to brew specific beers in limited quantities in the abbey international beer market Belgium breweries collaboration company news Newsletter archive and information Connect with our staff on topics that matter to you via email or request a reprint Place classified and announcement notices or grow your business with advertising and marketing solutions The requester URL cannot be found in our server. 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The Dutch government announced that new border controls aimed at addressing "irregular migration and human trafficking" will start on December 9 The Marechaussee will conduct these checks for a period of six months confirmed Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber on Monday Despite the fact that official asylum figures have fallen sharply in recent months the Cabinet claimed an influx of asylum seekers prompted the government to enact the measure member states can reintroduce temporary border controls only in urgent or unforeseen situations the Ministry of Asylum and Migration said that 700 people requested asylum in the Netherlands during the week ending on Sunday asylum figures are down by 5 percent compared to each of the previous two years Faber said the new policy intends to limit the free movement of people and goods across European borders though it will aim to minimize disruptions to economic traffic and commuters Faber indicated the government would not add personnel to support these border efforts The Marechaussee currently conducts limited spot inspections along borders but this initiative aligns with heightened controls in other EU nations aimed at countering terrorism and illegal immigration The Marechaussee is the branch of the Dutch military tasked with policing the country’s borders Faber promptly notified Brussels and other EU member states of the decision to comply with the required four-week notice period before implementing border controls Airport inspections will target only high-risk flights to limit impacts on routine travel and trade Belgium’s Trappist beers are under threat from a shortage of sprightly new monks to replace their aged brewing brotherhood Belgium is the spiritual home of Trappist beers and boasts around 100 beer-brewing Cistercian monks and six of the world’s 14 Trappist breweries With the majority of the monks now reaching retirement age the sector faces a staffing shortage due to a lack of younger monks available to take their place ‘‘Achel is the first of the six monasteries that no longer has a living community For the past four years there have only been two brothers,’’ Abbot Nathanael Koninkx I do not dare to say how many will still be there in 20 years’ time,” he added The Authentic Trappist Product label is only given to beers made in the immediate surroundings of an abbey, produced under the supervision of monks and sold to fund the monastery and for charitable works. ‘‘The existential reality of what this means for one of Belgium’s most cherished brewing traditions is becoming clear,” Eoghan Walsh, author of Brussels Beer City: Stories from Brussels’ Brewing Past, told The Telegraph. ‘‘The number of new vocations for new monks have dropped off a cliff in Belgium, and they have never been very high to begin with,” he added. 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This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. ​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishCULTUREAfter sale of Abbey of Hamont-Achel only five Belgian Trappist beers remain26 January 2023 The Abbey of Hamont-Achel ​ was sold to a Kempen entrepreneur yesterday Achel beer may not carry the official Authentic Trappist Product label (ATP) anymore This means that only five Belgian Trappist beers remain Achel and Westvleteren have marketed their own brews it remained an exclusively Belgian product only five Trappist beers remain in Belgium while there is new ones popping up in the rest of the world there are 10 beer brands worldwide authorised to carry the official ATP label The conditions for being officially called Trappist is that the beer must be produced within the monastery walls 'by or under the supervision of' monks and that proceeds are earmarked for the needs of the monastic community This is what makes Trappist breweries different from commercial counterparts Copy linkGet updates in your mailboxYour email addressSubscribeBy clicking "Subscribe" I confirm I have read and agree to the Privacy Policy rapid and high-quality information 24 hours a day from Belgium and abroad to all Belgian media not to mention entertainment and lifestyle our journalists and press photographers produce hundreds of photos and news stories Since the end of March 2022 English has been added as a language businesses and various organisations that need reliable information Belga News Agency also offers a comprehensive range of corporate services to meet all their communication needs www.belganewsagency.eu Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors The country’s oldest Trappist brewery faces an uncertain future after a decline in people entering monastic life Belgium’s Trappist beers under threat as vocations run dryThis article is more than 2 years oldThe country’s oldest Trappist brewery faces an uncertain future after a decline in people entering monastic life They began brewing in this corner of Flanders in 1836 to have an alternative to milk or water with their daily bread producing 40m bottles of three varieties of beer a year but also enjoyed by beer connoisseurs in Britain Yet uncertainties hover over the future of Trappist beer production in this traditionally Catholic country where fewer people are drawn to a life of monastic contemplation Those questions became more acute in January when Belgium’s Achel beer lost its Trappist status after being taken over by a private entrepreneur The new owner has vowed to keep the recipe unchanged Achel can no longer call itself a Trappist beer “It must be admitted that the state of most monastic communities is precarious,” said Brother Benedikt in a rare media interview in which he answered the Observer’s questions in writing According to the International Trappist Association (ITA), beer cheese or other goods can bear the “authentic Trappist product” label only if made inside an abbey with all profits destined for the upkeep of the religious community The brewhouse at Westmalle Photograph: Trappist WestmalleAt Westmalle we don’t have a lot of vocations,” said Philippe Van Assche the secular managing director of the brewery He is not confident people will be seeking to become monks in 10 or 20 years’ time: “To be honest Van Assche began working at Westmalle 25 years ago just as the monks were handing over day-to-day production to secular staff the demands of running a brewery – negotiating with retailers or marketing – were seen as incompatible with a monastic life that prizes the discipline of silence Alongside four secular independent administrators they form a supervisory board to oversee the brewery Westmalle is part of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance which traces its origins to 1098 and follows the Rule of Saint Benedict Founded in 1794 by monks who had fled the French Revolution, Westmalle went on to survive the hostile rule of Napoleon and flourish. Today, while numbers of Trappist monasteries in Africa, Asia and South America are growing, the situation in Europe is in decline Westmalle abbey’s church in northern Belgium Photograph: Trappist WestmalleMonasteries with the “most severe” rules and routines “are nowadays the most successful” Here the monks rise at 3.45am for a precisely ordered day of prayers it is not really difficult [to become a monk] – at least no more difficult than any other life choice,” said Brother Benedikt today’s society offers few starting points that can give rise to a monastic vocation Religious life is no longer considered important and is seen as mysterious Joining a monastic community has become a big step in that respect more meaningful and fascinating form of life than one might suspect.” Westmalle is now one of only five Trappist breweries in Belgium, alongside Chimay, Orval, Rochefort and Westvleteren. These, along with foreign Trappist beers, remain “some of the best in the world”, said Luc De Raedemaeker, director of the Brussels Beer Challenge He rates Westmalle Dubbel as one of the finest beers lively carbonation and lingering bitterness from the hops Trappist beers are determined by their ethos it can make an IPA or a triple [a strong beer] It can make a white beer or whatever you want,” said De Raedemaeker although he points out the traditional Belgian Trappist beers were doubles triples – a reference to their alcoholic strength – or blonds Free daily newsletterOur morning email breaks down the key stories of the day telling you what’s happening and why it matters the Belgian Trappist beer world is holding discreet discussions about the future which is part of an ITA working group on future Trappist identity is considering becoming a foundation to secure its future “If one day another monastery would just cease to exist with the values we have been living for?” Van Assche asked “How can we still be loyal to the values of what Trappist [monasteries] stand for and preserve this unique way of running a commercial activity for future generations?” Westmalle beer is produced by one of only five Trappist breweries in Belgium Photograph: Scott Biales/AlamyWestmalle also wants to secure the jobs of its staff: 51 lay people work in the modern But Van Assche is not convinced that ITA rules – determining what makes a Trappist product – should be watered down then we will just be abbey beers,” he said referring to ancient religious houses that have lent their names to large drinks companies which is owned by Belgian multinational Anheuser-Busch InBev which is controlled by Alken-Maes in Belgium and the Carlsberg group elsewhere She expects monks will come to Belgium from other parts of the world where Trappist monasteries are still expanding “I think the Trappist monk communities may be more multicultural and more diverse,” she said And in a country where new breweries are opening every year with 1,500 brands jostling for attention at the bar “The most special part is that it’s not brewed for profit,” said Sofie Vanrafelghem “If they take extra time to make a perfect beer They want to make a true and pure beer.”The brewers of Westmalle “So that’s more expensive,” Vanrafelghem said “But that gives the beautiful bitterness at the end.” She added: “If you put Belgian beer experts in a cafe and you don’t give them a menu they will order a Trappist because they are sure of the quality.” This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media The future of Trappist beer faces uncertainty due to fewer people in Belgium being drawn to life as a monk In an rare interview Brother Benedikt the abbot of Westmalle told The Observer: “It must be admitted that the state of most monastic communities is precarious.” The ‘Authentic Trappist Product’ label is only given by the International Trappist Association (ITA) to breweries that make their beer inside an abbey, under the supervision of monks or nuns and, in addition, all profits must go towards the religious community, the Trappist order or to charity Achel Brewery in Belgium is no longer considered to be of Trappist status since it does not have any living monks working there despite its beer recipe remaining unchanged the secular managing director of the brewery Philippe Van Assche reportedly reassured that even though “nowadays we don’t have a lot of vocations” people could return to choosing monastic life in the future and added: “To be honest I think there is a kind of caesura…a kind of break.” monasteries with the “most severe” rules “are nowadays the most successful” and hinted that Westmalle was only “a bit strict” Brother Benedikt added: “For someone with a true vocation Van Assche asked: “If one day another monastery would just cease to exist, what are we going to do with this legacy, with our tradition, with the values we have been living for? How can we still be loyal to the values of what Trappist [monasteries] stand for and preserve this unique way of running a commercial activity for future generations?” Luc De Raedemaeker, director of the Brussels Beer Challenge revealed that Westmalle, is now only one in five Trappist breweries in Belgium alongside Chimay, Orval, Roquefort and Westvleteren, yet these breweries remain “some of the best in the world”. De Raedemaeker reiterated how “Trappist beer can be anything. A Trappist brewery can make a pilsner, it can make an IPA or a tripel. It can make a white beer or whatever you want” and highlighted how Westmalle Dubbel still remains one of the finest beers ever made. Westmalle reportedly has wanted to secure many of the jobs of its staff, including 51 lay people to work in the brewery, but Van Assche is cautious and not convinced that ITA rules can be made flexible enough to accommodate those needs. He explained: “If that happens, then we will just be abbey beers.” Belgian beer expert Sofie Vanrafelghem added: “I think the Trappist monk communities may be more multicultural and more diverse” and observed how “the most special part is that it’s not brewed for profit” and hinted that people should remember that “the quality is really high” and “if they [the brewery staff] take extra time to make a perfect beer, who cares? They’re not there to make profit. They want to make a true and pure beer”. This beer’s origins in a monk’s recipe are reflected in its heartiness. Conrad Seidl describes it as: “Almost black with a very slight red tone, a festive foam and extraordinary fragrance. The first taste is of mild fullness with an accompanying coffee tone, which becomes more dominant with the aftertaste. There is very little sweetness.” Aroma: Sticky-sweet melanoidin and toffee malt is the main aroma, with some alcohol as well. Rich aromas of toast, raisins, plums, and moderate cocoa. No hop aroma. Flavor: Crisp hop bitterness up front prepares the tongue for a full, malty body. Robust toffee, coffee, and caramel with good balancing bitterness. Alcohol thins the body, oddly increasing drinkability. Some papery and sherry-like oxidation. Not at all cloying. Overall: A well-balanced, classic doppelbock. Slight rough edge to the finishing bitterness is the only thing keeping it from perfection. Very good showcase of malt with a nice, smooth finish. The alcoholic warmth enhances the character. The best new craft beers available in a beer store near you. Sponsored content. New Belgium wood cellar blender Lauren Limbach was gifted a new foeder that she aptly named Dominga—a play on the Spanish word for Sunday. She first created a mimosa-inspired golden sour called “Dominga: Goddess of Brunch.” Now we are excited to introduce the cocktail-inspired version, Dominga Grapefruit Paloma. 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Get the best brewing tips, techniques, and recipes in your inbox. ​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishECONOMY, TOURISMSt Bernardus brewery invests 14m euros to boost production and tourism19 September 2023 St Bernardus brewery in Watou has invested 14 million euros in a new bottling plant and brewery tour to meet international demand and attract beer tourists A further 2 million euros has been spent on developing the site for tourists with an interactive tour The company hopes to double the number of visitors to almost 100,000 a year “The interactive brewery tour betrays our ambition to be a leader in Belgium when it comes to trendsetting visitor concepts within a brewery environment,” said managing director Julie Depypere but St Bernardus is looking more and more like a place of pilgrimage worthy of the name.” until the owner was invited by the Trappist monks at Westvleteren to brew and market their beers under licence That agreement expired in 1992 when the Trappist breweries decided to award the Authentic Trappist Beer label exclusively to beers brewed in an abbey The brewery was taken over by the Depypere family in 1998 They built a new brewing hall and saw production rise from 8,000 to 50,000 hectolitres with 15 million bottles being exported to 80 countries #FlandersNewsService | © BELGA PHOTO AXEL CLEENEWERCK “It’s ridiculous it’s no longer a Trappist!” “Abbey beers need to meet fewer conditions than Trappists” says Flemish beer expert Sofie Vanrafelghem.  “At the end of the day all you need is a link to a particular abbey, but in reality, this abbey no longer actually needs to exist!  Take the case of the Ename abbey beer.  Ename Abbey is today a ruin, but profits from the beer are still used to support a museum that keeps the culture and the history of the abbey alive”. “Usually part of the royalties also ends up with any monks still living at an abbey, but apart from that there are only very loose ties between brewer and the religious community.  The quality of abbey beer depends on the brewery” says Sofie. Many abbey beers don’t even display the abbey logo.  As a result the difference between regular beers and abbey beers has become rather fluid. Loss of Trappist: “Unfortunate, but not yet a disaster” ​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishCULTURE, GENERAL, ECONOMY'World's best beer' Westvleteren goes on sale in Dutch off-licences22 May 2023 The renowned Westvleteren Trappist ale which in Belgium is on sale only at the abbey in Westvleteren or via home delivery will soon be available in shops throughout the Netherlands The monks of St Sixtus Abbey in Westvleteren announced the move on Monday The monks are starting a one-year pilot project in which around 790 hectolitres - the equivalent of 240,000 bottles - of the Blond 8 and 12 varieties will be exported to the Netherlands This accounts for more than 10 per cent of the annual production will be sold in the Netherlands in "a large number of independent off-licences" the monks say they want to "reduce the illegal profiteering of Trappist Westvleteren on the Dutch market" People had been buying crates of Westvleteren beer at the abbey in West Flanders only to resell them afterwards for many times the original price "These profiteering practices are diametrically opposed to the values of the monastic community," the abbey said in a press release the brothers want as many people as possible to enjoy their Trappist beers at a normal The beer should be on the shelves of off-licences by 18 June - Father's Day in the Netherlands It will be sold in cardboard boxes rather than crates They can reserve crates of Westvleteren online and collect them at the abbey gate duo and six-packs are on sale at a nearby centre and 24 bottles can be delivered to homes in Belgium The hard-to-come-by beer has been brewed at St Sixtus Abbey since 1839 The sale of Trappist beer is the monks' only source of income and covers living expenses the wages of people working at the abbey and the monastery's upkeep are beers made by or under the supervision of monks within the walls of a Benedictine abbey and not sold for profit #FlandersNewsService © PHOTO Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP when many people make sacrifices like giving up sweets Instead of giving up this fine fermented beverage I suggest incorporating more beer brewed by monks into your routine to make you feel more holy Monastery breweries in Europe date back to the Middle Ages The Trappist Order is the most widely known of these and there are strict rules these monks must adhere to most of which are located in central Europe The International Trappist Association was formed in 1997 to prevent non-Trappist breweries from taking advantage of the name Among the rules the Trappist breweries must adhere to: there are four types of Trappist ales: single Singles are light with lower alcohol levels but rarely make it out of the brewery These are mostly consumed by the monks themselves The names of the others basically refer to the alcohol levels Dubbels are mostly copper colored and weigh in around 7 percent alcohol by volume Tripels are more golden colored and feature 8-9 percent ABV we only have a few of the Trappist breweries offerings available Most of these can be found at your local bottle shops or specialty grocers By far the most recognizable and easiest to find Trappist beer around these parts is Chimay There are three readily available Chimay beers which are easily distinguished by the color of their labels: red (the dubbel Chimay Premiere) white (the tripel Cinq Cents) and blue (the quadrupel Grand Reserve) Floral hop notes and a beautiful frothy head distinguish the Cinq Cents The blue Grand Reserve is my personal favorite with rich caramel notes and a warming finish Trappist Achel Blond is a beautiful example of a Belgian tripel It pours an exquisite gold color with ample carbonation white pepper and fruit coming through on the palate The finish is crisp and dry on this 8 percent ABV ale making this ale quite drinkable despite the high alcohol content A pair of beers from this Dutch Trappist brewery are readily available on local shelves The Quadrupel is a rich and intense 10 percent ABV ale that’s malty and sweet orange peel and vanilla accompany the dark bready flavor and warming finish The Isid’or is a 7.5 percent Belgian strong pale ale that was first brewed in 2009 as a tribute to the brewery’s 125th anniversary This beer is a dark gold color with notes of dried fruit This Belgian strong dark ale is brewed by Austrian Trappist brewery Stift Engelszell and is named after the abbey’s late abbot this ale is chock full of dark fruit aroma and flavor molasses-like mouthfeel gives way to a slightly boozy finish I just finished telling you about the rigorous rules Trappist breweries must adhere to just to be able to put the Trappist logo on their beer which many people claim is the best beer in the world the Trappist monasteries decided that only beer brewed inside the walls of a monastery could bear the Trappist name Bernardus continued to brew the same beers several of which you can find on local shelves Grab a four-pack or 750-milliliter bottle of this robust 10 percent ABV quadrupel and enjoy the beautiful dark fruit notes and creamy mouthfeel of this classic Belgian strong dark ale News Tips:newstips@theadvocate.com Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: POLITICS EXPLAINEDShell boss says Reeves is wrong to count on green fuel offsetting Heathrow expansion – who is right?An energy chief has rebuked the chancellor for claiming sustainable fuel will balance the impact of expanded airport runways Rachel Reeves, no stranger to political turbulence, has been rebuked by Wael Sawan, the chief executive of Shell for asserting that “green” aviation fuel will reduce the emissions impact of an expanded Heathrow and other UK airports while fielding questions about why the government was pressing ahead with aviation expansion that sustainable air fuel (SAF) would prove “a game-changer in the way that we fly and the carbon emissions” But Sawan said: “The reality is that SAF is more expensive and therefore unless there are mandates – obligations on either customers or airlines – it is difficult to see a penetration that is going to be massive.” SAF can be a “game-changer” and help transform the impact of flying on climate change but will require someone often said to be about three times the cost of conventional fossil jet fuel which hardly seems fair or politically feasible airports and aircraft manufacturers were forced to use it the substantial extra burden would be passed on to consumers and shareholders So the “game-changing” effect of SAF is not automatic It can be made cheaply from vegetable oils as “biodiesel” used to be (and as one-tenth of our petrol is now) but that wouldn’t be as green as when made as a synthetic version of conventional fuel That means using green sustainable power (eg wind solar) to generate the electricity that will split water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen and then combining the hydrogen with carbon monoxide from the air to make a chemical identical to jet fuel from the oil refinery (A similar process is used to propel zero-emission cars with hydrogen fuel cells on board; and for premium synthetic petrol for premium sports cars) and it does rather take some of the high-tech glamour off her announcement though nowhere near as much as most of her other the tractor tax and employers’ national insurance contributions and hiking bus fares The government is so determined to boost growth and get major airports growing that no planning or environmental considerations will be allowed to get in the way The far greater obstacle will be the shortage of skilled labour to build the new infrastructure at the same time as constructing 1.5 million new homes improving hospitals and laying new rail lines across the south Midlands labourers and architects going to come from Expanded airports will be nowhere near ready by the likely next polling date in 2028-2029 and thus far from reaching their full economic potential there will be huge disruption and much trepidation in the many marginal constituencies around Heathrow Stansted and the regional airports about noise and pollution construction work will have boosted local demand and the very sight of Britain’s economy “moving” and completing major projects should improve confidence in the future Reeves should be donning her hard hat and hi-viz jacket for the photo calls as often as possible More aboutHeathrowRachel ReevesAirportsShellJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Beer brewed at Achel Abbey in Limburg will no longer be allowed to bear the name Trappist beer The abbey is being sold to businessman Jan Tormans and the brewery at the abbey will cut all links with Westmalle Abbey that supervised operations at the Achel Abbey brewery until now the brewery lost the right to display the ATP label The ATP label can only be used when beer is brewed in an abbey with live-in monks The name could still be used thanks to the connection with Westmalle Abbey but with the sale to private hands that now too is a thing of the past It's a sad day in the story of Belgian Trappist beers when a brew loses its right to bear the Trappist name who owns the Tormans Group and is expected to purchase the abbey also has plans to extend brewing operations at the site By ending up in private hands the brewery also forfeits the right to use the name Trappist It was three years ago that the last monks quit the St Benedict Abbey known as the Achelse Kluis They moved to Westmalle Abbey that owned the Achel Abbey the pub and the abbey shop stayed open and remained immensely popular especially among ramblers in the Groote Heide (Great Heath) nature area a religious community with Brazilian roots also continued to provide a home for former addicts Jan Tormans’s exact plans for the site still need to be divulged but it’s clear the brewery will stay as the abbey’s economic heart The local mayor is looking forward to working with the new owners The municipality has long dreamed of a visitors’ centre at the abbey The Monks of Westmalle have sold St Benedict’s Abbey in Achel (Limburg) that loses the right to call beers brewed at the abbey brewery Trappist beers The news means that only five Belgian Trappist breweries remain: Westvleteren and Westmalle in Flanders Do the Trappist beers have a future given the fact the number of new vocations is in free fall Flemish expert of Belgian beers Sofie Vanrafelghem confirms that few young men are receiving the call to a monastic life and that the number of monks living in such communities is falling You need to complete a nine-year probation period as a novice before you can take your vows” and this means you will encounter many nationalities Belgian religious communities enjoy great respect abroad There are guys who head for Belgium with the sole intention of becoming a Belgian monk” People often think it’s the beer that attracts people A couple of years ago Sofie went behind the scenes at Westvleteren Abbey and discovered the dedication there and the enormous difference between how the monks actually live and how we think they live of silence and of great connection with the Lord Sofie can’t predict whether it will be up to foreigners to ensure the survival of our Trappist brews but she’s convinced Trappist breweries will survive Enough men will receive the call here in Belgium or elsewhere in the world The beer expert doesn’t believe relaxing the rules and loosening the ties between the monks and the brewing process is a good idea “Trappist beers must remain authentic and the fact that profit is not the engine of the operation is part of the core DNA making the monks no longer directly responsible from the brewing will only bring calamity” Even if all Trappist breweries were to disappear in Belgium “Trappist beers are magical and for some form the Holy Grail but don’t forget in Belgium there are some 420 different breweries We can still quench our thirst with many fine beers” concludes Sofie “Even without Achel Trappist Belgium still boasts a magnificent beer landscape” « Prev Next » Comments (0) Listen to Article A cheque presented to the Nene Akakposu Educational fund If you are the site owner (or you manage this site), please whitelist your IP or if you think this block is an error please open a support ticket and make sure to include the block details (displayed in the box below) so we can assist you in troubleshooting the issue Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter Support our mission and join our community now you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium 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Patrick enjoys a pint of Guinness with owner Kirk Petrakis (Image: ENT auditorium © Ralph Whitehead) Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm Chinese nationals constitute the greatest number of foreigners arriving at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) with an average of 60 people entering the country daily According to the head of intelligence at KIA Chief Superintendent of Immigration (CSI) Lydia Achel the number of Chinese arriving in the country had steadily increased to its current threshold after government’s One District One Factory initiative was launched in August 2017 She explained that the initiative has become a key reason for the mass arrival of the Chinese after many of them were deported during the height of galamsey in the country Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed in Beijing last the China National Building Materials and Equipment Import and Export Corporation (CNBM) would support up to 85 percent financing of viable projects recommended by the One District One Factory secretariat which China has earmarked a funding facility of up to $2 billion The head of intelligence at KIA who was speaking on behalf of 38 immigration officers at the closing ceremony of an eight weeks intensive Chinese language proficiency course at the airport said the course came at an opportune time to mitigate the inconveniences of language gap that affects the effective screening of passengers who pass through the airport CSI Achel believes that the burden of communication should not be on the travelers’ shoulders only and that casual conversation with native speakers of a foreign language is a priority at a time when there are dire security implications for the smallest lapse The Commander of Ghana Immigration Service Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ASI) Edith Penelope Arhin said the basic Chinese language course will make passenger facilitating process with Chinese nationals less strenuous and minimise misunderstandings that arise as a result of language differences She said immigration officers on the front lines are the first to encounter foreign travelers and acquiring basic foreign language skills is crucial which informed the service’s decision to participate and achieve the full benefit of the course She expressed gratitude to the Chinese embassy for their diverse support to the command in the area of logistics’ supply and capacity building of its officers the Political Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Ghana said it was common across the globe that immigration officers learn additional languages in order to communicate effectively and understand their travelers better He said Chinese immigration officers have acquired language skills such as English Spanish in order to efficiently facilitate immigration processes of foreign travelers he expressed optimism that language acquisition will boost further economic opportunities in the areas of infrastructure manufacturing and development of small and medium-sized projects that are currently being undertaken by the government in collaboration with China said an effective immigration officer especially at a control point is the one who can interact very well with every passenger who arrives in a country language is a very important skill as we deal with many nationals …so it is important and appreciated that the Chinese embassy having seen the great number of Chinese who enter this country and decided that it will be good to equip us with basic skills so that our officers can interact very well with the number who pass through here” While admitting that translation services are provided on request he said it usually leads to unnecessary delays with some of the translations not matching up to standard hence it was important for the officers to equip themselves in order to speed up the facilitation process the Ghanaian director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana Josephine Dzahene-Quarshie encouraged the officers to maintain and build on the level of proficiency they have acquired in the Chinese language through independent study and by speaking it at every given opportunity She encouraged officers who couldn’t participate in the maiden course to take advantage of subsequent ones that will soon be rolled out and urged officers who completed the basic course to enroll in a higher-level course to upgrade and polish their skills The officers used the occasion to demonstrate their proficiency in the Chinese language through a display of possible scenarios at the airport The officers were awarded with certificates power banks and external hard drives for their participation Back-to-back VNL Championship premiers City West Falcons have picked up where they left off after a busy off-season With the loss of some big names (Zoe Davies to the UK’s Netball Super League and Sienna Allen who returns home to South Australia) comes the biggest signing coup of the season in former Collingwood Magpie Shimona Jok (née Nelson) With multiple Melbourne Mavericks training partners former Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) players Australian Netball Championship (ANC) winning players and international representatives in the mix City West Falcons will once again be the team to beat Falcons’ 23&Under side includes 10 athletes from the previous 19&U and Division 1 groups who will provide stability among a young playing group The club will host three home games in Altona this season: Round 6 (against Geelong Cougars) The Falcons’ already formidable shooting line up has been bolstered by the arrival of Jamaican Sunshine Girl and current Melbourne Mavericks training partner Shimona Jok (née Nelson) “Shimona fits in extremely well to the City West Falcons culture and shows great courage in placing herself in the VNL environment having come from an SSN environment She works extremely hard and adds exciting strength and enthusiasm to City West Falcons,” said head coach Marg Lind “Shimona is looking to gain a position back into SSN and hopes to develop her moving game and add some diversity of game style to her repertoire for a potential 2025 contract.”  Jok will team up in the circle with long-time Falcons player and pathway product Uneeq Palavi who recently signed with the Melbourne Mavericks as a training partner Palavi was a standout at the 2023 Netball World Cup representing Tonga winning the VNL Hot Shot Award for shooting the most goals (852) throughout the season and shooting at 100 per cent accuracy to help Collingwood Magpies win the ANC grand final Genna Ogier is a new face to the Falcons this year The GA/GS originally hails from Shepparton and is returning to netball after playing college in the US (alongside her sister Ella who has signed with Western Warriors) Ogier replaces Madelyn Gray who is expected to return to court after the birth of her first child making her a great utility player for the Falcons,” said Lind The Falcons’ midcourt is equally experienced starting with former Collingwood Magpie Maggie Lind who resumes her attacking partnership with Jok “Shimona and Maggie have an uncanny connection and faith in each other Surrounded by Montana Holmes and Jane Cook this is a dangerous attacking end,” said Lind Midcourter Holmes is another former Collingwood Magpies training partner and the third Falcons player to sign with the Mavericks as a training partner in 2024 She’s destined for a great season after finishing the 2023 VNL as Grand Final MVP and claiming a spot in the Championship Team of the Year “Montana is a work horse with a big tank who can run all day and is the perfect complement to an attack end stacked with size and flair,” said Lind “Montana also adds good defensive ability having come from the WD position to now be consolidated as a C for City West Falcons.”  Samoan international Soli Ropati is another defensive midcourter and long-term Falcon back for 2024 Versatile midcourter Chelsea Imanisani has been elevated from Division 1 to the Championship side Falcons will look to its most experienced players for leadership including Lucia Fauonuku who also represented Tonga at the 2023 Netball World Cup Fauonuku will partner with Sophie Hanrahan who played a key role in both the 2023 VNL grand final where she recorded two crucial gains to seal the win Hanrahan travels over three hours from Albury to compete in the VNL each week Sussu Liai (WD/GD) comes across from Peninsula Waves to join Falcons after making her Victorian Fury debut in 2023 “Sussu is already showing enormous promise She fits in extremely well to the City West Falcons environment with her work ethic Former state representative and Collingwood Magpies training partner Melissa Oloamanu returns to the Falcons after an ACL injury “This year our defensive line up shows great athleticism and anticipation,” said Lind The Falcons’ inaugural 23&Under side includes four players returning from the club’s 2023 Division 1 team starting with star defenders Achel Yout and Maddison McKiernan “Maddison McKiernan has developed and grown in her leadership and has helped to build the team culture at City West Falcons hardworking defender/midcourter who invests deeply in the club and the people at the club,” said Lind “Achel Yout is coming of age with some experience behind her now having come through the CWF junior development programs and hailing from Werribee Netball Association Achel is only 19 years old but shows great promise They’re joined by fellow Falcons returnees Nyibol Akec in the midcourt Several have moved up from the previous 19&U division including shooter Holly Adams-Alcock and shooter Amalani Fauonuku who was recently named in the 17/U Victorian State team providing her trademark pressure that earned a place in the 2023 Vixens Academy and 2023 VNL 19&Under Team of the Year and determined defender who can wear an attacker down through hard defensive effort,” said Lind Beyonce Palavi returns after playing in the 2023 Netball World Cup for Tonga alongside her sister Uneeq “Whilst both Beyonce and Uneeq have great flair Beyonce plays a slightly different style to Uneeq being a more fluid and moving goaler,” said Lind New to Falcons in 2024 is Jackie De Waele (Wilson Storage Southern Saints) plus shooters Isabelle Grapsas (formerly of Geelong Cougars) “Our goaling combination is very fresh with some good moving combinations present this will be an exciting attack end to watch develop,” said Lind City West Falcons is home to the most experienced and decorated coach in Marg Lind She’ll be supported by Jacinta Todd and Alexia McConnell on the Championship coaching panel “Alexia is a defensive specialist who has excellent people skills and brings with her strategy from coaching the men’s game “Both are family orientated and fit in beautifully at Falcons we complement each other well and all have a good sense of humour making it fun to be around.”  The 23&Under coaching panel features experienced men’s player Josh Smith All three are long term Falcons and Altona Netball Association pathway coaches who Lind describes as intelligent and committed Maddy and Josh are the future of our club coaching group and are highly valued at City West Falcons,” Lind said “Their feedback and commitment to players is second to none.”   Follow @officialcitywestfalcons on Instagram  View the 2024 VNL fixture   This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Families of young men slain on Melbourne’s streets want authorities to act to prevent more deadly violence By Marta Pascual Juanola, Najma Sambul and Erin Pearson Awatif Ring and granddaughter Achel Myek Ring with a photo of Achel’s father Myek Ring.Credit: Justin McManus Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time seven-year-old Achel Myek Ring sits by her grandmother’s side clasping a large framed picture of her slain father and his absence is felt in every aspect of his family’s life Police at the scene of the stabbing in St Albans Achel is too young to grasp the enormity of her loss but she knows her father’s murder means they will no longer be able to play basketball together a sport he loved and taught her how to play a South Sudanese basketball club headquartered in the city’s west He was at a barbecue in St Albans on December 30 when an altercation broke out with a group of men The Age has spoken to the loved ones of numerous young men stabbed in attacks across Melbourne to understand the impact the surge in violence has had on their lives Hospital admissions related to knife assaults have more than doubled in under three years with an average of two people a day arriving at state emergency departments with stab wounds Myek Ring loved playing basketball and spending time with his daughter Children and young adults are increasingly getting caught in the violence rivalries between groups of kids or petty disputes that quickly turn deadly in a time when carrying a knife has become common among the young says she is still coming to terms with the tragedy From the internet bill to car registration Myek took responsibility for life’s necessities for his mother with whom he had been living until his death The violent nature of Myek’s murder shocked the family who say he was never involved in physical fights growing up and was a non-violent person “He was not a fighter,” says ex-wife Lydia Manongwa “To leave a seven-year-old child behind who doesn’t even understand how to process the feelings is hard I just have to be strong because I’m the only parent for my daughter.” both Myek and his mother had been in St Albans for social gatherings She sensed something was wrong when her son didn’t answer his phone later in the evening When she received a phone call from police she rushed to Sunshine hospital but Myek had already died “I need to check my son,” she repeated desperately to hospital staff It would be more than two weeks until she saw him again intentionally causing injury and breaching bail in connection to the attack Brothers Kon Kot (left) and Machar Kot were both killed in Melbourne six months apart.Credit: Twitter/LanaMurphy As Antipas Kooc sat metres away from his son’s killer in the Supreme Court of Victoria in March he covered his face with both hands to dab away the tears In June 2022, Kooc and his family sat inside the same court, in front of the same judge, as they waited for a jury to determine the fate of the man who had stabbed his other son to death outside a CBD hotel Most parents will never have to experience the pain of losing a child to senseless street violence who came to Australia from South Sudan to give his children a better life died in hospital after being stabbed in the heart outside the Oaks Melbourne hotel in the CBD in June 2020 who had been released on bail weeks earlier believed Machar had called him a snitch online Kooc says the family learnt Machar had been killed while watching the TV news that morning Less than six months later, on December 2020, brother Kon Kot, 24, was fatally stabbed outside a Hungry Jack’s restaurant in Caroline Springs after coming to the aid of his younger brother during an argument about headphones was found guilty of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 14 years in jail in December has pleaded guilty to Kon’s manslaughter and is awaiting sentencing Both of his sons were intelligent and kind men who were studying at university and had the world at their feet Antipas Kooc (left) and Anhail Kot leaving the Supreme Court of Victoria in March.Credit: AAP “They just lost their lives suddenly and without a proper cause,” Kooc says who has since joined a grassroots committee in Melbourne’s north-west that is working with police schools and youth justice workers to prevent further stabbings says action needs to be taken to protect young people “We say the police and the government have a hand in this They are not controlling the situation,” he says Kooc wants increased patrols around shopping centres retail strips and train stations to stop youth from congregating in public spaces and funding for grassroots organisations working to tackle local crime in the community “We don’t believe that our children will come back alive Lisa Tirant is quick to acknowledge she is extraordinarily lucky Unlike the loved ones of other families affected by the wave of knife violence A 13-year-old boy plunged a kitchen knife into Ethan’s chest in January last year after he told a group of teenagers at a KFC in Pakenham to stop making obscene gestures at his girlfriend Surgeons later told the family Ethan had been one millimetre from death Ethan Tirant after undergoing emergency open-heart surgery at The Alfred hospital Charges against his attacker were withdrawn earlier this year after a magistrate found the 13-year-old was too young to understand the consequences of his actions Lisa Tirant says the family was heartbroken “It just makes you so angry what we have to go through and what our son has to go through,” she says “He’s got a reminder every day on his chest when he showers or takes his shirt off that he did no wrong He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.” an active teenager and two-time boxing champion who loved spending time outdoors fishing and riding his motorbike is struggling to come to terms with what happened “He’s not the same boy as when he left here on January 10 last year,” she says Tirant opposes the government’s move to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria, which will be lifted from 10 to 12 initially, then to 14 within four years. That move is supported by many legal experts and community organisations and has been cautiously supported by this masthead children as young as 10 can be charged with a crime sentenced and imprisoned in juvenile detention as long as they are found to be capable of understanding they should not commit the offence “If you are going to carry a knife I don’t care what age you are,” Tirant says The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. 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