Orval

33cl bottle, hazy orange colour, huge foamy white head, complex aroma of yeast, hops, citrus and spices, sour citrus flavor, bitter finish with hint of alcohol and spices notes

From bottle. Aroma of sour black cherry and faint musty-herb mineral. Very effervescent, no head, dry, light body, and somewhat hazy with off-white/pale yellow color. Super-astringent and fizzy sour cherry punch, like Pop Rocks on the tongue. Flavor lasts. Not to be forgotten.

.. Orval is so fucking complex and drinkable at once.
The smell from Orval is hypnotic .....floral spices,peppery spice..perfume ,apple scrumpy,funky yeasty strain, sweat .Orval has an almost supernatural texture.
Beautiful glowing orange ..the head rises like a motherfucker ,like fluffy clouds . Biggest beer head ive seen.
It tastes sublime.I mean holy shit this is nice. A dry and floral ale...with a big dose of base maltiness .Fruity palate ..I get orange peel, spicy citrus hops.. sometimes sage. With different ranging on the brett ,depending on age , Orval’s fUnK signature is variable.
I love this so much .!!!

Bottle from 5/2007. Huge head this time! Great orange-copper color, fizzy and calling my name. Singular aroma of hops, some funky yeast, grass, citrus. Very hoppy, citrus, funky flavor with a bit of caramel malt. There still is really no other beer like this! Smooth, and you can taste the alcohol, but fabulously complex for such a light beer. Feel like drinking water later, as the finish is so dry. Love it. Bought a whole case so I’ll probably be re-doing these ratings over the next year or so.

11.2oz. bottle, bottled on 10/11/2005, so just a couple weeks shy of 3 years old. Opens with a noticeable fizz, pours a clear golden with slight orange tint and a very effervescent towering fluffy head, excellent retention and lacing - beautiful in the glass! Aroma is citrusy, sour, bretty, light white grape skin, some orange peel and the lightest of spice. Flavor is lighter than the aroma lets on; many familiar notes from the aroma, but with a bit less intensity, followed by a dry finish. Very well done, and well worth storing a few bottles to see what even more age does.

This is probably the best beer in the World. Its taste is full but not too bitter. In its particular tulip-glass, it looks just fantastic. Definitely a beer to recommend

From bottle. Part of May beer tasting event. Pours cloudy amber with a thin head. Big carbonation Citrus flavors mingle with slight sweetness.

So, I’m starting to think that "purist" beers like this aren’t for me. I’ve had this, and Aventinus, and I wasn’t very impressed with either. I’m not saying that they’re bad brews, they just don’t have the "wow" factor that I look for in good beers. Anyway, back to the rating. This pours a hazy brownish, with a good head. I thought it was a bit over-carbonated, but the flavor was good, with hints of clove and banana.