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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
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
KapitiCritique (312) - Leawood, Kansas, USA - NOV 27, 2011
Orange and citrus fruits; pours beautiful orange and slightly murky, big white head; sweet and slightly bitter, quick finish with spry carbonation, medium body.

4.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
izeigler (7) - kinston, North Carolina, USA - NOV 27, 2011 does not count
Frothy thick head, kinda like sea foam. Somewhat cloudy appearence. Spritzy taste hopped just right. Very good.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
GSAP (45) - NETHERLANDS - NOV 27, 2011
UPDATED: DEC 8, 2011 Ruikt naar frisse peren en appelmoes, hoog opstaande stevige kraag. Smaak is tevens fris, met rokerige, bijna bittere afdronk. Weinig zoet, ondanks de toegevoegde kandijsuiker.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
shoulderbroken (357) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - NOV 26, 2011
Ultra dependable, available almost everywhere in Belgium and still one of the best beers in the world. Amber orange with white frothy head of small bubbles. Aroma is funky brett. yeast, herbal, doughy. Beautiful taste, always finding something new in there after having it so many times. Spritzy, crisp and delicious. I can’t describe why it’s great, but it just is.

4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
cards04 (169) - Manitoba, CANADA - NOV 26, 2011
A wonderfully complex Belgian Ale. At first sip, I didn’t know what to make of it, or if I even really liked it...but as the beer started to open up, It quickly became one of my favorites. Very nice beer, with a unique finish. Dough and fresh bread scents.

4.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
HuntHops (2) - Alabama, USA - NOV 25, 2011 does not count
Bottle in Rome, Italy; 05/05/2011. Pour is a cloudy, orange, bubbly haze with a nice thick head. For me the nose is overwhelmingly a lightly citrus bubblegum that is very sweet. A good swirl gives it some deeper, grassier characteristics. Taste is a sweet, slightly sour citrus bubble gum with the a slight bitter taste that lingers nicely. A fantastic mouthfeel, one of my favorites. Really the main thing that sticks with me for this beer is the tangy bubblegum and in a good way. I am new to the world of beer having just started trying many different types of beer over the past year or so and this is definitely one of the best I have had. A truly great beer.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Cunningham (1752) - Halden, NORWAY - NOV 25, 2011
UPDATED: JAN 16, 2012 bottle - hazy amber body with a huge head - yeast and some spices in the aroma - a bit fruity flavour, with some citrus and caramel notes

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Scottrf (93) - Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - NOV 24, 2011
Murky red/amber, large fluffy head. Smells malt fruit, caramel. Caramel balance burnt malts and hops. Almost Vienna like. Quite thin, carbonated. Lovely but could have more depth or intensity.


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