Orval

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

Pours an amber color with big, long lasting head. Flavor of dried sour fruit, with a dry finish. Pretty god, I’d say

Nice caramel color with a tall thick beige head. The aroma is slightly sour and tangy, plenty of citrus quality and a bit of pineapple as well. The flavor is mostly malt, with a dry hop bite towards the end. Bready, and doughy, along with a bit of spice. I don’t really notice any sourness, but there is a touch of the earthy brett quality. Nice feeling on the tongue, no stickiness and not overly dry.

Bottle, bottled 2/20/08. Pours a cloudy dark orange with a huge thick light head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma of Belgian yeast, lots of light fruits, light sourness, slight hop bitterness, and spices. Wow, does this smell good! Flavor is equally as complex, perhaps even more so. Spices, Belgian yeast, dark, light and tropical fruits (but not as fruity as aroma), rather malty, vegetables, lemon, and tartness. Closes with a bitter, dry finish. I love Belgian ales and this was a good one! Awesome.

My 500th "official beer"- 11.2 oz. bottle (bottled 6-20-07) poured into trappist glass that bears it’s name- poured a turbid light copper amber, almost an angel like cloud half a cm thick formed for a head and stayed for a LONG TIME and laced, low carbonation- if you’re not attracted by the sight of it, check your pulse. Aroma of yeast, cantelope, sour apples, citrus, bananas- just take a bunch of random fruit and mix in a blender- all very appealing. Hits the mouth with a low-medium body, fruit sensations come through nicely, malt is detectable but still kind of weak for my liking, allspice and slightly hoppy on the backend. Finish is complete and everything is in balance. While it’s not Westy 12 (what is?), it’s one that I enjoy on a regular basis, and so should you!

Very unique with its spicing, freshly fruity and yeasty and acidic. The perfume like smell is something I find hard to forget. Great trappist.

Pours a beautiful cloudy amber-gold, with a nice white head that seems a bit yellowish in some lights. Dry taste, feels sort of bubbly in the mouth. Citrud notes quite prominent. Dry finish. I’ll be getting more soon.

Sour, herbal notes on the nose. Pours slightly hazy, golden-amber with a frothy thick white head. Flavor; Bless the monks that make this beer. Refreshing, wonderfully light champagne like texture. A classic!

I am shocked that some give this beer less than a five on appearance!!! What more can one ask for??? Blood orange body topped with a lemon meringue head. Peaks and valleys that make the Rocky Mountains and Grand Canyon jealous. Very complex flavors of yeast, barnyard, brett, and citrus. Aroma is that of a wet blanket. I really did enjoy this...but have a hard time figuring out why some hold it in such high regard. To each their own...I just enjoy exploring something new!!!