I did drink the "Trappist beer" in my early 20'ies and it was only now that I visited the place.
The Abbey d'Orval (Vallis Aurelis or Latin for Golden Valley) is located in the Belgian Ardennes, a serene piece of wonderfully created nature.
A mineral water well attracted 1000 years ago the first settlers; monks from the south who built nearby the church building and monastry ( for more details, see www.orval.be ).
The water of the "Mathilda" well still serves the brewery and cheese factory. 24,000 bottles of artisanally brewed Trappist beer are bottled every hour. And they do not keep much inventory!!
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