Orval

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

Sampled thanks to sean from Cool Springs. Pours a hazy yellow straw with large offwhite head. Nose is a lemony citrus. Flavor has some farmhouse qualities and alcohol, no hops are detectable. Tart and dry and highly carbonated. Good, but overated in my opinon.

2006 Bottle - 6.9% - Pours a clouded orange with a ridiculously massive white head...great beglian sour aroma, spicy, lemony...flavour is similarly tart, clove, yeast, citrus...finishes bitter, but not hoppy, just bitter, almost like lemon pith...I have mixed emotions every time I drink this...

Bottle from Systembolaget. Hazy orange with a huge white head. Most of the head dissaperes and leaves a lot of lacing. Fruity, spicy and yeasty aroma. Hops adds great complexity to the beer. Belgians realy are sucessful in using hops when they try!

Really good stuff. Caramel and red in color, with a rocky, varied head built of small bubbles just a tan shade from white. A steady column of carbonation keeps going in the center like a well built fire. Aromas of caramel and raisin. Bitter hops on the palate are softened by the elegant yeast and slightly juicy center. Drying finish. Fig, plum, yeast, grapefruit, lemon soda, medium caramel and black pepper.

Bottle@Auberge de L’Ange Gardien,@home. Nice cloudy orange color with soft white head. Sweet and appealing aroma. Fruity, citrus, spicy flavor with a bit of yeast and hop. Good body, dry finish. Different from the other trappists, a tasteful beer.

Cloudy golden yellow color, Huge head lasted throughout the entire drink. Med Mouthfell. aroma was citrus, tasted of citrus and sour, tart apples, and some other fruit. This was a very flavorful brew, that was all over my pallet! i think ever crevice of my mouth tasted something unique. But that being said, it just wasnt really a favor im too fond of. To me this beer was just okay, after trying a few differnt ones, I guess im just not a fan of this particular style.

Aroma of apples, apricot with plenty of malty character. The head on this beer was HUGE, and the high carbonation was surprising, but not unpleasant. Apricot with an overall fruity and spicy quality to the flavor. Fizzy palate with an alcohol tinge. I thought this beer was excellent and very well crafted.

Pours an apricot orange with dense sediment swirls. Aroma is sweet, with candy sugar and ripe flowers. Flavor is tasty but odd. Fruity, but a little skunky. I’m tasting a little perfume in there too. Not as enjoyable as I’d hoped for, but fun because it is a unique one. Overall, good+.