A Belgian Abbey made a three grain beer in the 1600’s and inspired Brouwerij Bosteels, a small Flemish family brewery based in the town of Buggenhout, East Flanders, to create Tripel Karmeliet in 1996.
Brewed using barley, rye and wheat malt, Tripel Karmeliet gained huge international recognition when it won the World Beer Awards for Best Ale, Best Pale Ale and Best Abbey Ale.