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Orval 3.91 2240

Orval

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Brasserie dOrval
Style: Belgian Ale

Florenville - Villers-d.-Orval, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
22403.92/5.03.91/5.06.2%100Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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%
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 Pipper (256), Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 17, 2009  
Cloudy orange pour with super lively carbonation. Intensely huge tan head with serious lacing. After about 2 minutes it diminished to a 2 finger head and eventually about a 1/4 inch head. The aroma is a slightly sour cherry/yeasty sourness confection with a medium bubbly mouthfeel. The lemony/skunky taste and smell is in fact quite refreshing.


 JonnyC22 (164), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 15, 2009  
The one I had needed to age a little longer, but the carb was great and the flavor left you thinking. Not even close to my favorite style, yet I loved it. That said something to me.


 JanVittrup (151), København V, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/102/512/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Beautiful head, fine-medium tall head, golden clear fluid. Pine aroma, fruits. Quite flat on the tongue, but watery, with alcohol induced mouthwatering at the end - in a nice way. A little sour. And not bitter. Refreshing, but could do with some fizz. In someways it is like a good pilsner. At the end of the bottle it seems mostly watery and less interesting. Harmless. Purchased for 17dkr in SuperBrugsen.


 Parket (262), Bruges, Belgium
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 14, 2009  
bottle, on a terrace in Namen. Beautiful orange-like colour and nice and stable white head. Sweet and grainy smell. Taste: very nice grainy, mushrooms, orange, hoppy and medium bitter. It’s the strange one between the trappists but a very nice one. It’s a tast you need to appreciate with drinking the beer several times.


 joeneugs (346), Livermore, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 13, 2009  
I really wanted to love this beer, but maybe my palate hasn’t quite developed yet. While I recognize the craftmanship behind this beer, with the sophisticated spicing, I just couldn’t quite see how it lives up to some of the best beers. It pours a golden orange with a huge off white fizzy head. The aroma is of oranges, cherries, raisins, grapefruit, prunes and yeast. The mouthfeel is a bit harsh with massive carbonation and alcohol numbing the tongue. The taste is leathery and spicy finishing with a citrus peel bitterness. Very dry and unique, but just without the wow factor that I was expecting.


 zizzybalubba (394), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Jun 12, 2009  
11.2 oz. bottle from Farm Fresh (bottled February 20, 2008). Dark orange pour with a fluffy off-white head. Aroma of belgian candi sugar, yeast, clean citrus hops, and surpsrisingly some sourness. Wonderful balance in flavor between sourness and spiciness. I know this is generally rated pretty high but this was quite a surprise to me. This is a fantastic beer.


 Geokkjer (256), Kristiansand, Norway
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Jun 12, 2009  
Pours hazy golden with a lot of foam.Funky barnyard aroma from Brettanomyces, and some spiciness.Some hop aroma from dry hopping. Dry and almost tart .Usual leathery brett character.Incredible complex and very drinkable at the same time. An all time favourite .


 cfrancis (349), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/519/20
Jun 12, 2009  
Amazing beer. Full palate, my mouth thanked me. Beautiful hop taste with slight bitterness. This was just a thing of amazingness.



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