Orval

Location: Gaume, Belgium

Brewed at the Orval Belgian Trappist Brewery within the walls of the Abbaye Notre-Dame d’Orval, Orval is a medium bodied pale ale with subtle citrus hops at 6.2% ABV.  The beer is then dry hopped and fermented with Brettanomyces yeasts which eats the residual sugars leaving behind a herbal dry flavour, umami savouriness and a zesty orange pith flavour.  Unique.

Pairs well with the umami flavours of washed rind cheeses like Munster or St Cera or alpine cheeses like Gruyere, Comte and L’Etivaz.