Orval

Bottle: Unfiltered
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 6.2% abv - can go up as high as 7.2%

3.9

4668 reviews

Florenville - Villers-d.-Orval, Belgium

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3.5 1 anno e 3 mesi. Colore arancio, torbida, con ampia schiuma persistente. Aroma che fa già emergere un carattere brettato, esteri elevati. In bocca morbida, con corpo pieno e una nota acida finale. Carbonazione elevata.

3.7 Coloração dourada escura,líquido turvo ,efervescente,espuma cremosa alta,abundante e duradoura;aroma e sabor frutado,condimentado ,levemente cítrico,álcool aparecendo de forma harmônica;corpo médio/alto,boa carbonatação,final seco.. Boa breja,...toda Trapista é.

4.1 Excellente bière très puissante en goût malgré un degré d'alcool très raisonnable

3.5 Bottle from Whole Paycheck. Wine glass @home. 14/12/2021, 6.9%. Purty, tall, almost bubble-less, lathered head. White pepper, dry rosemary, good bread. Smells great. Dusty, flour-y, saline, dirt dry crust. Not my favorite example of Orval. No detectable brett. Frothy, easy. Need an older bottle.

4.0 Cloudy amber beer with superb head. Aroma is a little funky with som herbal spice. Taste is malty & spicy , a little tart then big hoppy finish and quite bitter. High carbonation but a big mouthfeel . Very drinkable Uneven depending on the brett character and freshness tough. Drunk two totally different.

4.2 Bottled 30/07/2019 Best before 30/07/2024 AR: Brett, funky, malzig, Fruchtkaugummi, Heu, AP: trübes orange(braun)/bernstein TA: trocken, Brett, funky, Heu, bitter

4.3 Bottle at Hops, Crewe with appropriate glassware. Pours a hazy golden amber with a decent yeasty off-white head. Nose is like a brown ale with malts and yeast. In the mouth it has a frothy texture with fairly high carbonation. Flavour is mainly malts and yeast plus cloves, bubblegum band hitns of bacon and treacle. Finish is boozy and waming. Only one word for this s-s-s-superb !

1.8 Niet mijn smaak redelijk bitter.

4.0 Belgicka klastorna klasika

3.6 Bottle 0,33L. Cloudy brown color with huge, frothy, long lasting, off-white head. Aroma of dried fruits, leather, herbs, yeast, slightly funky. Taste starts light acetic and vinous, while finish is medium bitter, grassy and herbal. Medium body, lively carbonation, dry texture. Smooth and sharp at the same time.

4.7 Nice strong, a little bitter

3.6 Piwo brunatne, zamglone, piana wysoka, szybko opada i brudzi szkło. W aromacie z początku dominowane przez słód, z czasem robi się bardziej złożone i wychodzą; suszone owoce, skórka pomarańczy, żytni chleb, brązowy cukier, z tyłu bardzo delikatna kwaśna nuta zbliżona flandersów a'la wino domowe. W smaku dość wytrawne, mocniej wybija susz owocowy, głównie brzoskwiniowy. Goryczka średnia, nieco alkoholowa. Wysycenie wysokie.

4.9 330ml Bottle from Beersniffers Webshop, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Cleveland 2022 and also sampled in 2010, 2005, 2003. Hazy amber coloured with a huge rocky white head of foam. It has a dried fruit and peppery hop flavour with herbal and floral notes, yeast, sourness and cherry and soft fruit notes on the smooth, warming finish. Excellent!

4.0 Pours amber yielding an enormous white head. Aroma, to my nose, is wheat, leather, fruity. The flavor is surprisingly refreshing with a bright palate. Excellent beer with a heavy meal.

4.5 Ma première bière d’abbaye, et sûrement pas la dernière. Une odeur de cidre se dégage de cette merveille, ce qui m’a d’abord surpris. Ensuite j’ai été subjugué par le nombre de saveur que dégager cette bière, des saveurs évolutives. Je ne suis pas un grand amateur de bière, mais je peux vous le confirmer: Orval est un délice !!

4.1 Un Orval de Mars 2019, un delice

3.7 33 cl bottle @ home. Pours cloudy golden with a white head. Aroma and flavour are Belgian yeast, leather, lemons, and malt - with a dry finish.

4.6 Amer

2.6 Cloudy brown with a full off white head. Fruity smell, fermented raisins and prunes. Coca cola. Bitter, peaty, smokey taste, dried fruit, banana, some sourness, lingering bitterness. High carbonation. Not my favourite trappist beer.

4.0 Hazy medium dark golden color. Lots of head which lingered for a while. Medium body with slight hop aroma. Definitely hop biased but not quite as much as Duvel. Clean dry finish and moderate high carbonation.

4.4 Embotellada el 09/02/2016. En guarda durante 5 años en bodega, a 17ºC. Vierte de un color ámbar intenso, casi cobrizo y anaranjado. Bastante turbia al servirla por completo en la copa. Espuma blanca de aspecto compacto, buena retención. Aroma fuerte a fermento (recuerda al queso curado). De fondo se aprecia algo de fruta madura y notas florales del lúpulo. Sabor complejo, dulce (fruta madura) con un punto ácido. Sorprende la presencia del lúpulo tras 5 años en botella, dando notas herbales y florales. Final amargo y seco. Buena sensación en boca, carbonatación suave y textura oleosa. Recuerdos a vino blanco, ahumado y fruta madura (plátano, papaya). Gran experiencia, cerveza de culto e interesante para experimentar con el tiempo de guarda. Revisión... Embotellada el 09/07/2020. En guarda durante 2 años esta vez. Espuma muy abundante y carbonatación alta. Aromas intensos (manzana, cítricos, floral...). Sabor mucho más definido hacia lo frutal e incluso dulce de la malta. Cuando coge temperatura se aprecian esas notas del lúpulo, dejando un regusto amargo muy marcado, junto con notas a resina, cítricos y un punto ácido. Espectacular.

5.0 Lekker fris biertje niet te zwaar of te bitter

3.6 From the Bottle 29/07/2011 Floral fruity yeasty aroma. Slight carbonation. Small white head. Golden amber coloured smooth on the palate floral and strong in alcohol with a slightly fruity and bitter full malt finish.

4.0 Bottle 33 cl. Hazy yellowish-brown. Aroma: like from a perfume shop, powerful, from many shades of malt and hops + magic yeast how these monks do it - is not clear. Taste: dry, malty, spicy, a bit wild, grassy, hoppy, very interesting.

2.7 Amberkleurig bier met een witte volle schuimkraag. Behoorlijke oversaturatie in de fles. Bier spoot uit de fles. Een beetje een muffige geur. Smaken fruitig en moutig. Gedroogd fruit met een vleugje caramel. Tevens gistsmaak duidelijk aanwezig.

3.6 33cL bottle at home Hazy golden with an extremely frothy cream head. Aroma is sweet, with the familiar bouquet of Belgian blondes and triples. Notes of hops, dried apricot, flowers. Taste is extremely classic for its style. Hard to describe. Fresh and hoppy without being too bitter, nicely balanced with a bit of malty sweetness. Texture is full with stinging carbonation. 8-4-6-4-14

2.5 Bière très amère en fin de bouche

5.0 Excellente

4.0 Altijd lekker. Het wordt zo een avond.

3.6 Bottle from House of Trembling Madness, online. Drank 2 months after bottling Pours a murky amber with moderate sized white head Aroma of yeasted candied peel and pineapple, caramel. Its very dry and brett like with a champagne like carbonation. Lots of candied fruits and caramel. I like it, its very different, but I don't love it. Maybe its one that's better aged.