By lesiopm on Skatehive
St-Feu: An Irish Legend and Modernity from Le Rœulx While enjoying a hoppy brew, one can often discover fascinating stories about places that are relatively close to home. The beer I want to present today is a 2026 newcomer: St-Feu from the St-Feuillien Brewery. The brewery is located in Le Rœulx, about 20 km from Mons—so, quite close indeed. The use of a saint's name might suggest it is one of the many abbey breweries Belgium is famous for, but there is one catch: there is no longer a monastery in Le Rœulx. However, there used to be one, which is why I’ll start, quite unusually, with the legend of an Irish monk. 🏰 The Legend Begins with a Monk In the mid-7th century, an Irish monk named Foillan (known in French as Feuillien) arrived on the continent to preach the Gospel. In 655 AD, while traveling through the wilderness of what is now Le Rœulx, he was ambushed and murdered. On the site of his death, his disciples erected a chapel, and in 1125, monks of the Premonstratensian Order fou