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
Taps is available at many Barnes and Noble stores throughout the
U.S.
You can also buy a pdf version or order issues at:
Enjoy!
