Brasserie Orval article in Taps: The Beer Magazine

Two weeks without a post. Yeah, the holidays will do that

to you. I'll try and be more active now and in the New Year.

But I do have some good news for lovers of brett beers.

And Trappist beers.

I might as well tell you that I have had yet another article

published on Brasserie Orval, at l' Abbaye Notre Dame d' Orval

in Luxembourg Province, Wallonia.

(Photo, above: the stained-glass windows behind the

new brewhouse at Orval.)

The 1250+ word piece is on the cover of Taps: The Beer Magazine,

Canada's only beer mag. As far as I know, anyway.

(Photo, above: a row of secondary fermenters at Orval,

where the dry-hopping is done and brettanomyces yeasts

are added over a three week period of cold-conditioning.

These date to 1956!)

I cover the new brewhouse at Orval, updates from the brewery,

and the brewing process there. As well, I give the low-down

on Orval's excellent new cafe/restaurant/taproom, A' la Ange Gardien.

Yes, the Guardian Angel cafe.

(Photo, above: the new Petit Orval (4.5% abv) being served

on draft at A l' Ange Gardien at Orval. It's realllly good!)

(Photo, above: fine meals at the cafe.)

(Photo, above: spent grains in the secondary fermentation

room at Orval.)

(Photo, above: François de Harenne with a bag of

Hallertauer Hersbrucker whole leaf hops.)

For more photos, including inside the brewhouse, see this

earlier post: Orval

Taps is available at many Barnes and Noble stores throughout the

U.S.

You can also buy a pdf version or order issues at:

Taps

Enjoy!