Vintage Metal Sign
Orval
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Description of this Orval Beer Plate
Brasserie d'Orval is a Belgian Trappist brewery located within the walls of Notre-Dame d'Orval Abbey, in the Gaume region, in Belgium.
The brewery produces two Trappist beers, Orval and Orval Vert.
The story of Orval
Traces of brewing date back to the early days of the monastery. A document written by the abbot in 1628 directly refers to the consumption of beer and wine by the monks. The last brewer to be a monk was Brother Pierre, until the fire of 1793.
In 1931 the current brewery was built, employing lay people and intended to provide a source of funds for the rebuilding of the monastery. It was designed by Henry Vaes, who also designed Orval's characteristic beer glass. The first beer was shipped from the brewery on May 7, 1932, and was sold in barrels rather than bottles like today. Orval was the first Trappist beer to be sold nationally in Belgium.
As with other Trappist breweries, the beer is sold to financially support the monastery and some other good causes. All profits from the sale of the beer are distributed to charitable organizations and for community development in the region.
Orval beers
Orval is the main brand. It is a beer with 6.9% alcohol. It was first made in 1931, and has a complex and unusual flavor and aroma produced by a unique strain of yeast: Brettanomyces bruxellensis. The beer is light in color, slightly cloudy, and has a large foam. It gives off a complex aroma of leather, spices and many other earthy components.
Beer critic Michael Jackson calls Orval "a wonderful aperitif" and a "world classic." Its very distinctive taste is largely attributed to two parts of the brewing process. One of these is the use of dry hopping, in which large mesh bags of hops infuse the beer during the three-week maturation period. The other is the use of Brettanomyces yeast during this same maturation, which is a local wild yeast. Hallertau, Styrian Goldings and French Strisselspalt hops are used.
Orval beer is bottled exclusively in a 33cl keel-shaped bottle. The bottling plant has a capacity of 24,000 bottles per hour. The beer is then matured at 15°C for a minimum of four weeks on site before being distributed. The beer that will be sold at the abbey or local café is matured for six months. As the beer is bottle conditioned, its taste can change over the years as it ages.
L'Orval Vert, also known as Petit Orval, is a 4.5% alcohol beer, available only on tap in the café near the monastery.
