Orval Day The Orval legend began almost 1,000 years ago, when a princess accidentally dropped her ring into a spring and a trout returned it. It continues now, with a day to reflect on and enjoy this amazing Trappist ale.



We've rescheduled Orval Day: new date is Saturday, October 3, 2020

We’re moving the official date for #OrvalDay to Saturday Oct. 3, 2020. Please be safe and do what you can help stop the spread of this virus: cover your cough, wash your hands and minimize non-essential contact with other people. As you enjoy an Orval – or any beer – at home, consider sending a tip via PayPal to a bartender that you know, and ordering to-go meals from local restaurants.

About Orval Day

(Future Orval Day: Saturday March 20, 2021)

On March 26th, 2016; March 25, '17; March 24, '18; and March 23, '19, devotees of Orval Trappist Ale – and some folks who hadn’t tried it yet – convened upon their favorite bar to celebrate one of the world’s unique and highly-respected beers. Orval was the first Brett beer to land on US shores, and has become the favorite beer for many star 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 we make a donation to charity based on US sales of Orval on Orval Day, and participation and sales have grown each year. (Last Orval Day, 2019, we had over 600 accounts participating, across the USA.) If you drink, buy or sell an Orval Trappist Ale on Orval Day - thanks! #OrvalDay

Our charity partner for 2020 is again Safe Water Network, helping to bring clean, sustainable water to communities in Ghana and India. After we tally up Orval Day 2020 sales, Merchant du Vin will donate 50 cents to Safe Water Network for every bottle of Orval sold.







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Orval Trappist Ale