Description

Since it was founded in 1398, the Corsendonk Priory has consisted of a fairly important brewery and malt house. This can be seen on Lucas Vosterman's 1659 plate, which was included in Sanderus' Corographia Sacra Brabantiae. You can clearly see the windmills, the granary, the malt house and the brewery with the water fountain next to it. 1784 1784 the Austrian Emperor Jozef II ordered the closure of the monastery and the brewery. 1906 From 1906 the brewing tradition of Old Turnhout was continued by Antonius Keersmaekers and the famous Pater beer was brewed in his brewery. 1982 Corsendonk beer became famous especially from 1982 onwards. Gift Corsendonk beer became famous. The beer itself and the bottles were registered as trademarks. The simplicity of the bottle design is reminiscent of the early Middle Ages. Sales rose from 840,000 bottles in 1982 to 9 million in 1990.