Orval

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

96% foam, settles to clear golden with an orange tint appearing line apple juice. The foam is dense. Balanced, prominent aroma of Belgian yeast, malt, and spice. Very enticing. Tastes like dark cherry malt, very dark, fruity, some wood esters in there and some spice. Goes down very smooth, but burns the belly. Rather dry touch, mild tongue, but burns the back of the throat. Old leather aftertaste. Drinkablility is unsurpassed for this style or brew. And I’ve never seen such persistent foam and thick as this.

Bottle. Thick white head that had soft peaks. Golden hue that was difficult to see through. Tasted peppery/spicy. Somewhat unpleasant/medicinal aftertaste (I was told that I should have aged the bottle a little more. It was less than a year old). Overall, very good. I am going to buy another bottle and let it sit around for another year or so.

Bottle, Large white head with a cloudy brown/amber color. Perfume/resin with a good amount of alcohol present. Medium bodied with a great complex flavor.

Quite hoppy. Recommended by Deepak at Kingdom Liquors. Tried 7/5/08. Amber color, fizzy head/body. Complex lingering after-taste. All-around average.

Very mellow Trappist beer. Has a nice cinnamon/ spicy flavor to it. This is a very unique beer. Has malt and spicy sweetness in the aroma. Very good.

Gold bottom with a quick dissolve white foam. Aroma is very fruity. Taste is hoppy and dry. Very high carbonation. Spicy and sour finish. Unique.

Pours yellow and cloudy with some head. Aroma isn’t very strong, but definite yeast and fruit: pears and banana. Taste is not very strong but it’s a bit of fruit. I wasn’t as impressed as I was expecting after reading about this one.

Extremely rounded fruity aroma and flavours, all blending well together. Excellent beer.