Orval

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

Has a nice brown pour with minimal foam around the rim of the glass. The aroma is that of dried fruit and spice. Somewhat carbonated, it could have just been a bad bottle, but still enjoyable. The taste is sweet and a little tangy.

Bottle from the Eastchase Majestic. Opaque orange pour. Dry citrus aroma with bread. Tart, fruity flavor. Aftertaste lingers. Tingling mouthfeel.

Bottle, 33cl, from Vinmonopolet, Oslo. BB 20.07.2014 (probably consumed way too young!). 6.9% ABV. Hazy copper/amber colour. Big, long-lasting head. Complex aroma, dry but also some sweetness, herbal, some unripe fruit, apple/banana. Fizzy carbonation, slick texture. Taste is initially a bit sweet with well-balanced malt, yeast and hop elements, then an almost geuze-like dryness takes over. Long-lasting bitter ending.

Hoppy, slightly sour nose. A nice hoppy flavour and a lot of bubbles. Nice bitter and full aftertaste.

Pours honey brown with 1/2 thick foamy off white head. Bright honey aroma with lots of citrus, specifically lemon. Dry finish. Taste combines citrus, coriander, wood and a faint candy sugar. Very much enjoyed.

Pours a copper / golden colour with a humongous off-white head. Aroma is yeast, hops and a little fruity. Creamy, dry mouthful. Flavour is quite mild - citrus, orange, malt, with a yeasty aftertaste. Quite nice, but overrated.

Smells lightly of maltiness and fruit, banana slightly. Very unusual colour, reddish orange, coppery but not quite golden. Nice head retention. Very nice malt flavour complemented by citrus fruit flavour at the end, the yeast is sooo smooth on the palate. Quite nice, a bit of an unusual aftertaste, I’m told its the betton-nemyasis yest, theres no way I spelled that right. Quite a nice brew.