About Orval Day
Orval was the first Brett beer to land on US shores, and has become the favorite beer for many American brewers. ("Brett" - brettanomyces - is a yeast variety that adds appetizing, sharp acidity and dryness.) Orval sells one beer, brewed to exquisite perfection within the walls of Notre Dame d'Orval Monastery in Belgium. It's delicious when it leaves the brewery, but also evolves in the bottle for five years or more.
Each year Merchant du Vin makes a donation to charity based on US sales of Orval on Orval Day, and participation and sales have grown each year. If you drink an Orval Trappist Ale on Orval Day - thanks!
Our charity partner for 2020 is again Safe Water Network, helping to bring clean, sustainable water to communities in Ghana and India.