Orval

Brewed by Brasserie dOrval
Style: Belgian Ale
Florenville - Villers-d.-Orval, Belgium

Frothy clouds of cream on a hazy, orange body. Spring bouquet aroma. Dry apricots, peaches, honey, and a nice hoppy finish rounded off by soft sour fermentation.

Pours a pretty pale amber, with a persistent snowy white head, that is incredibly lacy. Sour, yeasty nose, with that unique Orval floral character, and a fruitiness that I can best describe as underripe apricots. Palate is soft, yeasty, with a gentle but firm hop background. Soft indeterminate fruitiness throughout. Long, sour finish.

Light orange/amber with dense long lasting white head and very visable carbonation. Musty, lightly acidic/sour aroma. Strikingly sharp, tart bite with a dry finish. Flavor of aged hops. Difficult to describe this unique beer. Can take a bit to acquire the appreciation but once you do, you’ll understand why this is a classic.

bottle from midway mart in denton, tx. poured a hazy amber with a white head that lasts forever and leaves ample lacing. aroma of orange citrus, spice, a touch of cinnamon, bread, and caramel. flavor was spice, cinnamon, fruity notes, alcohol, a little dryness. body was light-medium with very high carbonation. not bad but glad i finally grabbed it up.

Pour a dark cloudy amber with a off white head. Aroma is fruity with a bit of malt undertone. Flavor is sweet with a bit of alcohol and a nice finish. Not the best of the Trappists, but still enjoyable

Aroma is rich and mainly fruity, almost more like a cider or brandy than a beer, except there is a little maltiness. Color is a hazy honey golden with a very thick and persistent head. Flavor is malty and has a strong apple overtone, plus some bitterness that doesn’t seem like hoppy bitterness and is a bit unpleasant. Texture is smooth and just a little on the thin side. Overall, not my thing.

Pours a murky dark amber with a notably thick sudsy/ frothy/ fizzy off white head that never seems to go away. Several aromas of cherry, fig, bread, touch of spice, nut, and hop. The complex flavors are a little overrun from a slight alcoholic taste, but once you get past that you have an assortment of flavors. There is a little cherry, bread, and then mostly dry hops. Very dry with a touch of sweet and bitter then goes sour. A good trappist in my book.

Hazy orange with a lasting beige head. Aroma: Malt, fruit (apple?), yeast, spice (coriander). Taste: Very dry, hops, spice, fruit. Orval was my first experience with other beers than main stream beers. That was an exceptional experience. Therefore Orval will allways be special to me.