Orval Day 2017 Returns On Saturday, March 25th

After a successful first year Merchant du Vin returns with Orval Day 2017 for its second installment on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Last year 12,000 bottles of Orval Trappist Ale were sold at over 150 premiere beer bars during the inaugural Orval Day.

Here is what Merchant du Vin wrote about its inaugural Orval Day…

On March 26th, 2016, devotees of Orval Trappist Ale – and even some folks who hadn’t tried it yet – convened upon their favorite bar to celebrate one of the world’s most unique 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.

A portion of the proceeds from Orval Day will be donated to MAP International. Here are the locations of Orval Day 2017 across the Pacific Northwest.

Portland, OR

• Bazi Bierbrasserie – 1522 SE 32nd Ave.
• The Abbey Bar – 716 NW. 21st Ave.
• Belmont Station – 4500 SE Stark St.
• The BeerMongers – 125 SE Division St.
• The Upper Lip – 720 SW Ankeny

Hillsboro, OR

• McNally’s Taproom – 370 E Main St.

Eugene, OR

• 16 Tons – 265 E 13th Ave.
• The Bier Stein – 1591 Willamette St.

Vancouver, WA

• Ben’s Bottleshop – 8052 E. Mill Plain Blvd.

Seattle, WA

• Slow Boat Tavern – 5701 Rainier Ave S. Ste D
• Brouwer’s Cafe – 400 N. 35th Street
• Beer Junction – 4511 California Ave SW
• TeKu Tavern – 552 Denny Way
• Toronado – Seattle – 1205 NE 65th Street

Tacoma, WA

• The Swiss – 1904 Jefferson Ave.
• The Red Hot – 2914 6th Ave.
• Engine House No. 9 – 611 N. Pine Street
• Rhein Haus – Tacoma – 649 Division Ave.

Olympia, WA

• NW Beerwerks – 420 Steele St SE

Anchorage, AK

• Anchorage Brewing Company – 148 West 91st Ave.

Hailey, ID

• The Power House – 502 N. Main

Nampa, ID

• PreFunk Beer Bar – 1214 1st St S

Make sure to tag your social media posts with #OrvalDay2017.