Orval Ambassadeur

"Why, Ambassador .. you are truly spoiling us" - so goes the famous line of that perennial t.v. advertising classic for Ferrero Rocher. Not sure that offering up a stack of commonly available chocolate balls strictly counts as 'spoiling', but in our case I think we can truly lay claim to the phrase...

For the second year running, Lowlander is extremely proud to be declared an official 'Ambassador of Orval' - one of only 355 hostelries on the entire planet to have achieved this accolade - from what is widely acknowledged as one of the world's greatest beers.

To celebrate this award, Lowlander has made a pilgrimage down to south west Belgium,  to take in the ambience of this very special Trappist brewery. Whilst there, we felt it only right that we should share our good fortune of becoming an  'Ambassadeur Orval' with our customers, who, over the years have ordered and supped the many glasses of  Orval which have merited our award.

So, together with our good friends at Cave Direct, our beer wholesalers who accompanied us on this trip, we are delighted to offer the chance to win an unique gift from Orval:

The lucky winner will receive:

Six bottles of Orval Petit  -the house ale of the Trappist monks who live and work within the Orval Abbey -  3.5% abv - this beer is not on general release to the public and is hardly ever seen in the UK.


Six bottles of Orval- the classic and unique beer. 6.2% abv


An Orval Petit Chalice glass - rare as hen's teeth - the same design as the the iconic Orval glass but with the Orval wording in green.


A DVD of the Orval Monastry -outlining the history and architectural majesty of this very special Trappist Abbey. 


The Orval Beer cookbook - outlining great beer cuisine recipes.


An ornamental Orval metal plaque -  from a stylish retro advertising campaign


One runner-up will also receive 6 bottles each of Petit Orval and Orval and an Orval cook book.

To enter simply answer a question by clicking on this link:   Enter Competition

Good luck! Winners will be contacted by Sunday 14th March.

To find out more about the Orval Trappist brewery and its world class ale click here

To get great Belgian beer including Orval delivered to your door by Cave Direct click here


Terms and conditions


The competition closes on 14th March 2010. A winner and a runner-up will be selected at random from all correct entries and will be contacted by email by 21st March 2010. The winner will be sent 6 x 330ml bottles of Orval, 6 x 330ml bottles of Petit Orval, a DVD about the Orval Monastry, an Orval Petit Glass, a metal Orval advertising sign and an Orval cook book. The runner-up will be sent 6 x 330ml bottles of Orval, 6 x 330ml bottles of Petit Orval and an Orval cook book. All participants must be 18 years old or over. Names of the winners may be obtained by emailing Lowlander at info@lowlander.com The decision of the judges is final and the promoter reserves the right to withdraw the competition without notice.

Promoter: Chalice Bars Limited, 36 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5RR