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

bottled
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RATINGS: 2836   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.92   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
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%

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
madmitch76 (5151) - , Essex, ENGLAND - OCT 16, 2010
31st December 2005
Early amateur rating warning! Mid brown beer - lighter than the Chimay and Rocheforts this evening but really nothing special.
2010 note - one of the first beers I rated when I had no idea of it’s reputation, several thousand beers later - still struggling to understand the reverence it’s held in!

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Threepwood (107) - AUSTRALIA - OCT 15, 2010
Pours cloudy copper/orange with a long lasting off-white head. Smells great, spice and fruit. Very dry; complex flavours with some sourness to it with a bitter finish. Very highly carbonated.

4.7
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
kjc51478 (277) - Cologne, GERMANY - OCT 14, 2010
By far my favorite Trappist beer. The initial aroma was wonderfully fruity and delightful. Very complex flavor.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JPMarat (68) - GREECE - OCT 14, 2010
Although a huge trappist fun myself,I can say that this is the dullest I’ve yet tasted.Of course it has a pure taste and the aroma fruits soothen your mood, as any strong belgian ale,but to be honest the palate is quite disappointing for a trappist...A very good beer,yet not great...

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
mrmartin (344) - Oakland, California, USA - OCT 13, 2010
Pours a hazy orange with a thick white head. Citrus, spicy, light malt in the nose. light sour taste, citrusy hops with a dry finish. tasty

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Barrelbelly (317) - BELGIUM - OCT 13, 2010
Orval of 2004: Sour smell. Sour and dusty taste with a head that stays pretty strong for the age.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
MirkoCaretta (12) - ITALY - OCT 13, 2010
UPDATED: OCT 14, 2010 A wonderful orange color. A big foam. Nose with a hop/herb/spicy. Palate with a complex hoppy taste. Not american hops :D

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
thechandler (378) - Charleston, West Virginia, USA - OCT 12, 2010
Pours a hazy apple-cider pale orange. Decent airy looking head. Aroma is relatively mild for a trappist. Apricots, raisins, caramel. Flavor is definitely "belgian". An array of fruits. Peach and pear with caramel and spices...esp. cinnamon. Sweet and strong. A bit overcarbonated though, but still very good.


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