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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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
2229	3.92/5.0	3.91/5.0	6.2%	100	Trappist 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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Hudspart (371), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Apr 18, 2009

Pours golden with a thick full head. Aroma and flavor of fruits. Very good and drinkable.

jaghana (104), Strasbourg, France

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 17, 2009 Updated: Nov 13, 2009

Bottle 33cl. The smell is fruity. Taste is very bitter and pepper, reminds me Duvel or dry hopped beers like St Landelin. The beer is dry, the fruit flavour is very less as well as small acid presence. The finish reveals nice malt flavour. Very bitter beer but not too bad.

tekhna (106), California, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	5/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 16, 2009

Buckets of head. More head than I know what to do with. (My immature girlfriend is snickering.) Taste of plastic and dryness. Some clove and spice. Overall a damn weird beer. Very dry, some interesting flavors, but not worth the trouble to find them.

beerchugger (295), Colorado, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Apr 16, 2009

Pours a hazy orange color with a thick & chunky off white head. Smelled of spice and rich malts. The flavor tastes of fruit/citrus adding an acidic quality. Also lightly spicey and peppary. Finish is rather acidic. Very well done.

Tweety (343), Vancouver, Washington, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Apr 14, 2009

So I finally got around to trying this one. Pours a surprisingly deep orange, with a huge fizzy head that settles quickly to a little less than a finger. The aroma is fruity with juuuuuuuuuuust a touch of funk. Very clean and almost sharp initially, with a lot of light fruitiness, mellowing out, and finishing very dry. I like it. Has lived up to expectations.

sigma23 (219), , Maine, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Apr 13, 2009

love this one. bottle was aged 5 years. pours hazy amber with a huge head that sticks around. aroma is sweet sugar, dried red fruit, leather, rich malts, and a little smoke. drinks sweet apple and candied red fruit and spice up front and finishes with a nice malt caramel and spice. fantastic with age!

missing (72), Wichita, Kansas, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	4/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Apr 13, 2009

Believe I may have gotten an "off" bottle. Aroma was sharp with a hint of metallic. Flavor was similarly tainted with a dry finish that served to accentuate. Will rerate.

jumpjet2k (149), Austin, Texas, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 12, 2009

~11mo old bottle. Pours hazy copper with a humongous head - at least 3 fingers. Aroma of sweet and sour fruits. Flavor is apple, cloves, some citrus, a little chalkiness. Hard to pinpoint precisely all of the flavors in this beer - it’s very complex. Not quite as good as other bottles I’ve had - I think it’s better around the 4-5 month range. Will have to re-rate this one.

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