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Orval

Orval - Belgian Ale

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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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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
22083.92/5.03.91/5.06.2%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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clubchat (9), Sullivan, Quebec, Canada
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4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Sep 11, 2008  
Excellent bière trappiste, j’ai faite vieillir cette bouteille durant 2 ans bien entreposée, et le goût complexe qui s’en ai dégagé m’a surpris, un peu plus aggresive que la Orval bu jeune. Fruity sweetness on aroma and Porto aftertaste.


Reelingsilk (22), Netherlands
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 8, 2008  
Very good. The nose is fruity, fresh, with cinnamon and apple. Clear mouthfeel and a spicy, hoppy taste. Just a little tartness, which I like in a beer.


MuttyD (93), Cambridge, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 8, 2008  
Golden color with huge foamy head. Citrusy, fruity, fizzy. Very drinkable. Excellent beer!


MrSifter (11), , Italy
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Sep 8, 2008  
Una delle mie birre preferite. Aroma e sapore molto intenso. L’amaro arriva dopo, molto deciso.


lievenvh (13), , Belgium
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/518/20
Sep 7, 2008  
herbs, citrus, amber, hazy, tan foam, light sweetness, very bitter, medium sourness, full body, thick feel, lively, bitter,


leonotis (2), Strasbourg, France
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1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/101/56/20
Sep 7, 2008  
I tasted an Orval recently, and visited the brewery in 2004. The brewery become industrial, clearly, they have built many cylindro-conic fermentation tanks, that replace old swimming-pool like ones. When I drinked it the last week, I found some banana flavors from yeasts, but not clear enough. The yeasts flavors aren’t complex, unlike the old Orval version that I tasted ten years ago. When we drink it we clearly feel hop extracts (hop perfume extracts and hop bitterness extracts). These extracts tastes are strong and ruin the overall taste... almost fortunately, because of the fermentation that isn’t able to make complex flavors. A good beer that I advice to learn someone what hop extracts are, but not a good beer to drink. We can say that it’s the end of great Orval beers.


SamAdams777 (37), Abilene or Stephenville, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/105/513/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Pours nice, keeps a decent head on the beer. Smells like a garden. Thin, crisp, sweet flavor. Strong abv. The aftertaste is amazing, even if the beer itself is a bit to sweet for my liking. Very carbonated. Remindes me of a pumpkin soda.


 mikalooch (159), , New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Pours cloudy orange-amber with a very generous beige head which lasts. Smells like sweet bread, very nice. Starts off strong, sourdough bread and dark fruit, and is very dry. Goes down smooth, has a bit more carbonation that the other trappist ales, warms as it reaches bottom. Very enjoyable, definitely a unique and complex brew.



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