Orval
Brasserie d’Orval in Villers-devant-Orval, Luxembourg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
7.93
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Orval beer is a high fermentation beer. The ageing process adds a fruity note, which strikes a subtle balance between the beer’s full-bodied yet complex flavour and bitterness.
The beer was first brewed in 1931 and owes its unparalleled taste to the quality of the water, the hops and the yeast used. The brewery has selected very aromatic and unique hop varieties, which hark back to the first brewmaster of Orval, who hailed from Bavaria. The beer’s aromas are very pronounced while maintaining the right level of bitterness thanks to the English method of dry hopping.
The various stages of fermentation – combined fermentation with the original yeast and with wild yeast, followed by fermentation in the bottle – mean the beer must age for some time and requires numerous quality controls.
The beer was first brewed in 1931 and owes its unparalleled taste to the quality of the water, the hops and the yeast used. The brewery has selected very aromatic and unique hop varieties, which hark back to the first brewmaster of Orval, who hailed from Bavaria. The beer’s aromas are very pronounced while maintaining the right level of bitterness thanks to the English method of dry hopping.
The various stages of fermentation – combined fermentation with the original yeast and with wild yeast, followed by fermentation in the bottle – mean the beer must age for some time and requires numerous quality controls.
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8.2/10
Happy Orval Day !!
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Mar 2025
at 14:52
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
@ aged at least six months this is a majestic ale - staggering complexity.. a beer with magic ways ..
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2025
at 13:02
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Barwa bursztynowa, lekko opalizująca. Piana biała, dość niska i raczej nie trwała, zdobienia też raczej delikatne.
Aromat uwodzicielsko pyszny, jest umiarkowanie dziki, "naturalny", minimalnie owocowy. Aromat zachęca do spróbowania.
Smak lekko słodki z goryczkową kontrą. Goryczka chmielowa ma charakter pestkowy.
Wysycenie wysokie. Ciało średnie. Tekstura gładka i miękka. Posmak długi słodko wytrawny z dzikim charakterem.
Aromat uwodzicielsko pyszny, jest umiarkowanie dziki, "naturalny", minimalnie owocowy. Aromat zachęca do spróbowania.
Smak lekko słodki z goryczkową kontrą. Goryczka chmielowa ma charakter pestkowy.
Wysycenie wysokie. Ciało średnie. Tekstura gładka i miękka. Posmak długi słodko wytrawny z dzikim charakterem.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2025
at 21:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottled, 6.2% ABV. Pours hazy orangeish colour with long lasting white head. It has several characteristics woven together in its aroma and taste: hops, floral and citrusy notes, slight cinnamon and sweet alcohol, all of them well combined. Medium bodied yet easily drinakble, lively carbonated and refreshing. Leaves dry, bitter finish on the palate. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2025
at 06:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 5.5
09/01/2023 Aromat dosyć słaby trochę kwaskowaty, wytrawny, ogólnie nic specjalnego. Piana biała obfita, mętne troszkę, pomarańczowe w kolorze. W smaku troszkę przyprawowe, raczej wytrawne, troszkę kwaskowate, czuc tez chmiel. Nagazowanie duże, dość lekkie, gładkie, finisz kwaskowaty. Ogólnie piwo poprawne, ale raczej nie moja bajka.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2025
at 09:28
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:05
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This beer should have its own category.
more of a saison than a heavy trappist ale. lots of corriander, and hops, and its nice and dry in the finish. very nice.
more of a saison than a heavy trappist ale. lots of corriander, and hops, and its nice and dry in the finish. very nice.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2025
at 05:31
9/10
Bottle at an Austrian restaurant in KC last night with schnitzel dinner. Yummy
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2025
at 18:24
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2025
at 16:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Large foamy beige head left spotty cover on well carbonated murky amber coloured body.
Vinous, herbal & yeast aroma.
Medium bodied, soft over the tongue with a sticky back.
Herbal, yeast, metallic, earthy & funky tastes with a tart finish.
Always freshens the palate up
Vinous, herbal & yeast aroma.
Medium bodied, soft over the tongue with a sticky back.
Herbal, yeast, metallic, earthy & funky tastes with a tart finish.
Always freshens the palate up
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2025
at 17:16