Orval

Bottle dated January 08, so this is pretty young. Amber brown pour with huge foamy head. Woody earthy nose with hints of sour fruit. Similar ok palate with hop bitterness present. A relatively subtle beer but quite nice and the low alcohol makes for easy drinking. Looking forward to aging one of these for awhile.

Finally went ahead and tried this one. Split a bottle with barleyPops. Dark golden yellow pour, big white head. Yeasty, estery aroma. Plenty of fruity notes. Flavor was similar with some subtle hop notes and sourness coming through as well. Good, but not something I’ll drink very often.

330 mL bottle. Pours somewhat hazy, just a bit lighter than amber. Large head. Aroma is sweet, some hops, banana, tart apple, a little bit sour. Flavor is spicy apple, pear, with some bitter hops coming through and a bit of sourness. Carbonation is rather high, but it works pretty well with these flavors. An interesting experience.

Rerate after trying again 8/24/08, as my numbers for this were clearly too low on first rate.

12oz bottle from G&G, poured into a snifter. color is a cloudy gold wth a big, fluffy head. aroma is excellent. fruity, wth peach, apricot, pear, and european hops. the hoppy aroma is very pleasing. flavor is unique with a hop spicyness and a fruity character that blend together nicely. the malt bitterness lasts nicely. definitely a unique beer from a special brewery. one of my favorites.

Appearance: Light brown. Cloudy. Lots of head, longlasting. Aroma: Very fruity. Taste: Fruit and berries. Bitter. A bit sour aftertaste. Info: 330ml bottle, 24/3-2006, 94/300, 55/500

Bottle @ Mondial 08’. Fruit and floral nose with fine hop balance. Citrus, sour, carmel, and a bit of spice. A classic must try beer.

12 oz bottle, bottled on 9/13/07. 6.9% alcohol by volume. Pours a deep red-orange with thick, fluffy head. Nose is pears, citrus, spice, and candy sugar, a bit fruity and floral as well. Taste is a bit sour, a bit dry, yeasty and sour fruit. Palate is stange: seems light but also sharp, almost like a champagne, but also creamy and very satisfying. This is a unique, excellent trappist ale, which was an absolute pleasure.

A really unique Trappist-beer. Very bitter beer, nice spicyness and a bit sour alá Lambik. This is a beer wich I have never tasted anything similar to. Another one of those "must-try-beers".