Gastro How Trappist Beer Was Brought Back to Life
The first beer in Banja Luka was brewed way back in 1873. The Trappists, monks of the Catholic monastery of Marija Zvijezda, brewed it. The Trappists arrived in the city on the Vrbas River in 1869, and a year later planted hops. It is believed that they produced just one variety of beer.
