Grimbergen Double Ambrée Beer

Grimbergen is a historic Belgian abbey beer brand with roots dating back to the founding of Grimbergen Abbey in 1128. The brand is famous for its phoenix logo and the motto 'Ardet nec consumitur' (Burned but not consumed), reflecting the abbey's history of being destroyed and rebuilt multiple times.

Today, the brand ownership is shared following complex international agreements. While the beer was originally brewed exclusively in Belgium, it is now primarily produced at the Kronenbourg Brewery in France for most international markets and at the Alken-Maes brewery in Belgium. The global rights to the brand are owned by the Carlsberg Group, which manages the brand in most territories including Denmark and France, while the Heineken Group holds rights for the Belgian market.

In recent years, brewing has returned to the Abbey itself with the opening of a new microbrewery on-site in Grimbergen, though the mass-market bottles like the Double Ambrée shown are typically produced in large-scale modern facilities.