The monks of Engelszell Abbey in northern Austria are hoping that beer will save their monastery—even if they aren't huge consumers of the stuff themselves.

Some of that attention might now turn to Engelszell. When it started making beers again earlier this year, the abbey became only the eighth Trappist brewery, and the only one not located in the Low Countries. Instead, it lies halfway across Europe in a spectacular, hills-are-alive setting overlooking the Danube in Upper Austria.