FavoUrite age for Orval?

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Message superspak beers 9599 º 21:22 Sun 10/22/2017 3 years has always been the sweet spot for me. Great levels of funk and fruity/tropical Brett complexity.
Message nuplastikk P beers 9880 º places 73 º 19:48 Mon 10/23/2017 I definitely preferred it fresh in Belgium.
Message joet P admin beers 2900 º places 125 º 19:33 Tue 10/24/2017 Originally posted by nuplastikk I definitely preferred it fresh in Belgium. This

Message t0rin0 P beers 102 º places 1528 º 20:06 Tue 10/24/2017 For me it's 12-18 months if aged properly. Younger than a year (and older than fresh) it's bitter without enough hop flavor.
Message VertBaconStrips beers 2445 º places 4 º 23:48 Tue 10/24/2017 214 days, 7hrs, 23 mins, 118 seconds to be precise. Any variation is too young or oxidized all to hell.
Message The_Osprey beers 10591 º places 178 º 00:33 Wed 10/25/2017 The funkier the better for me so the best one I tried was over 3 years old. Over 4 years and it seems to fall off a cliff.