Monks target contraband Trappist beer sales

Belgium’s coveted Trappist Westvleteren beer is being sold illegally at inflated prices in the neighboring Netherlands.

The monks of Belgium’s Saint-Sixtus Abbey don’t brew their coveted Trappist beer for profit.

So when they realized their product was being resold illegally at inflated prices over the border in the Netherlands, they decided to take action.

Trappist Westvleteren Blond. Dirk Van Esbroeck via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The abbey announced May 22 that its three…