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Orval

Orval - Belgian Ale

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Brasserie dOrval
Style: Belgian Ale

Florenville - Villers-d.-Orval, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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22073.92/5.03.91/5.06.2%100Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
In contrast to all the others, the Orval Trappist brewery makes only one beer for the general public. It has an intensely aromatic and dry character. Between the first and second fermentations there is also an additional dry-hopping process. Through this the beer acquires its pronounced hoppy aroma and extra dry taste.
Bottled at 5.2% abv - can go up as high as 7.2%
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 RHeastings (377), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 1, 2009  
Enjoyed from the iconic bottle in an elongated tulip glass. The beer pours a medium amber color, a touch lighter than I would have expected. Notes of malt, esters, and a touch of European noble hops come through in the nose. The palate brings some bitterness up front (just a bit), malt, and some really nice notes from the secondary brett yeast. Overall, a classic.


 jimmack34 (560), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Jul 30, 2009  
Bottle. Poursa hazy copper color with a very dense persistant head. Smells of floral perfume and candy fruit. Tastes fruity sweet, like apples, peach, banana, and pears in champaigne, very bubblegummy. Very sweet and dry finish.


 petematte46 (212), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 30, 2009  
2005 bottle - Amber brown with a nice lacing head. Not sure I can describe this beer. Bitter, sour, dry, hoppy, spicy. You can go on and on. Try this beer.


 Bejaaamin (110), London, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 29, 2009  
Opaque, deep golden brown. Huge fluffy white head that keeps growing and growing. Nose; apricot, sweet spices, honey, very dreamstate like. Flavs; sweet and bitter play harmoniously play acrost the tongue. Very finely crafted.


 iamqueensblvd (178), , Iowa, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
Jul 26, 2009  
Delicious looking cloudy brown pour, lots of frothy lacy white head. Lots of carbonation and a little bit of an alcohol taste...nothing too overpowering. Lots of fruity notes on the nose and palate. Little sour on the finish which i really liked.


 Dragonblaze99 (349), Greater London, England
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/56/102/54/20
Jul 25, 2009  
Very large head with huge bubbles. Almost chemical aroma. Rather overcarbonated. Unbalanced flavour, not enough malt to the hops. Palate is very sour, and in this case lingers far too long. I usually like trappist beers, but this one was a disappointment.


thorongil2 (54), , Ontario, Canada
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/56/20
Jul 24, 2009  
(bottle) dark amber colour; large off white head; aroma of spice; dry and bitter flavour, me least favourite trappist



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