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

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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%


4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
emanders13 (6) - PUERTO RICO - JUL 23, 2010 does not count
Nice beer, I get raisins and cidery prunes, A little thin tasting. Nuce white head, deep copper color.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
beer4eternity (196) - Tauranga, NEW ZEALAND - JUL 21, 2010
Bottled 03/08/2009. What an outstanding beer! Cloudy unfiltered orange hue with a massive foamy off white head that settles down to a medium sized head that is fully lasting, good lacing. Wonderful array of interesting aromas - especially the yeasty aromas; moldy oranges, cheese, horse blanket. Citrus spice and bread with a hint of banana. The flavour profile is also interesting and very complex - with varying degrees of sweet, bitter, sour, even some salinity, and umami at the end of the glass (is that from the yeast sediment ?) it has it all. Carbonation is just right, mildly peppery, I would like it more if it had more body, finishes dry. Oh yes this is a wonderful beer. I only wish it lasted longer or had come in a larger bottle!

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
dylan88 (208) - Rimini, ITALY - JUL 20, 2010
33 cl bottle. Pours dark amber with an ample off-white head. Aroma is fruity with notes of spice. The flavour is complex and balanced, sweet malt, fruit (tangerines), cinnamon, trappist yeast. It finishes dry and hoppy. Very enjoyable beer.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
mR_fr0g (73) - Surrey, ENGLAND - JUL 20, 2010
Beautiful hazy burnt orange colour with a long lasting foamy off white head. Aroma is slightly funky with plenty of bready yeast. The sour funkiness comes out more in the flavour and you can really pick out the brett character. Very enjoyable. A nice gateway beer to lambics.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
cardofab (135) - Teramo- ITALY, ITALY - JUL 20, 2010
Morbida, intensa, equilibrata con una schiuma infinita. Sentori di luppolo, agrumi, caramello. Asciutta e bevibilissima. Ottima!

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
jds170 (29) - Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 15, 2010
Pours hazy orange-bronze with billowing, dense off-white head that lasts the length of the glass. Floral aroma with yeasty bread and some sour funk. Well balanced in the mouth, very dry with funk and malt and bitterness all playing well together to make a wonderful mouthful. Abundant carbonation and pleasant bitterness keep it very clean and light. Might be my favorite Trappist.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
jeppegj (14) - Odense, DENMARK - JUL 15, 2010
hay, brown, taste is similair with aroma. medium body, oily feel, average carbonation, foam disappeared quickly!

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jongo (81) - Stockholm, Sweden, SWEDEN - JUL 13, 2010
Bottle. Aroma is hay, earthy, citrus. Taste is similar to the aroma. Amber color with white foam that disappears quickly. Sparkling with quit a lot of sourness, pretty refreshing. Some bitterness in the finish.


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