Orval

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

12 oz bottle. Pours a reddish-amber color with a full-finger off-white head that disappates quickly. The first thing you notice though is the smell with sugar, yeast, malt, and hops, and possibly some fruit. Tastes of dried fruit (might be raisin?), some sugar, and a light hop presence, with a very smooth mouth-feel afterwards. The taste was slightly disappointing, with such a complex smell I expected more of a full-bodied taste, but it was still quite good.

Nice trappist ale. Great hazy golden color with a really lacy white head. Strong aroma of Belgian yeast, candi sugar, sweet malt, and a little spice. Flavor is more of the same with some fruity flavors, very yeasty. Smooth mouthfeel. Refreshing.

a very pleasent Belgium Trappist beer with a light orange color. I found it somewhat bitter and with a frutty and spicy taste. Not my favorite trappist but still a very very good beer.

I was a bit overwhelmed by the orange flavor and aroma. Since I’m not a big fan of beers w/fruit (even just orange peel), this just isn’t my style.

Bottled on 11/09/2007. Pours a dark marmalade colour with a large white head. One of the richest aromas I’ve gotten from a beer...just can’t put my finger on what it is, the closest thing I can think of is candied fruit. The flavour is also not easy to put your finger on, ity starts of sweet and ends with a acidic, sour, cola bottle.

Golden in color with a thick head. Hazy to the point where I am unable to see though it. Slightly tart smell and taste...some citrus, bread, yeast, caramel, and fruit..

Truely outstanding beer. Maybe the very best of what is always and widely available. Very refreshing, complex and with a great finish. If this was a couple bucks cheaper per 330 it might be my #1 total consumption beer. If you try it once you will always want more.

Pours a slightly hazy copper color, with a fluffy white head with really sticky lacing. Lots of fruity esters and spicy hops on nose. Bitterness and hoppy spicyness is also present in flavor with a delicate and a nice dry finish. A great beer.