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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9/10
Happy Birthday, untappd. Bringing me to weird places, drinking some weird beer. Spending a whole lot of money. Wouldn't trade it. Ever.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:59
7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:48
8/10
Bottle 33cl. bottled 10/07/2024 @Borse Van Amsterdam, Aalst
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2024
at 21:02
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Yeast and malt aroma, some sour fruits. A specific taste of malt, sourness but dry, slightly bitter, with hint of spices.
Tried
on 09 May 2024
at 14:57
8.5/10
2500!! So do we like get something? A ring? That’d be cool. Couldn’t think of a more perfect beer for 2500! Hard to describe - a funky mix of bitter, sweet, sour. Orval Vert, you will be mine very soon!!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2024
at 20:53
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2024
at 13:50
8.5/10
Yum! Just slightly past my preferred taste of the 2-5 year vintage
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2024
at 16:13
7.5/10
Maybe the oldest beer I've had, this classic was unfortunately showing slight signs of caramelization and other deterioration. Still fun and tasty, and naturally I enjoyed it. 2-5 years is still the sweet spot for Orval, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2024
at 12:01
8.5/10
At Orval!! Well, down the street at least. Six months old, nice and bitter. Amazing. With Orval cheese.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2023
at 17:36
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2023
at 18:41