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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8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Im Glas orange-kupfer und opaltrüb. Die weiße, feinporige Schaumkrone ist dabei unglaublich langlebig. Die Duftaromatik zeigt sich süßlich, getreidig bis brotig malzig mit einem zart würzigem Honigton und kräuterartige Hopfennoten sowie einer leichten Brett-Note. Der Antrunk kommt kräftig rezent, moussiert schön und ist dabei süßlich, fruchtig, getreidig malzig und zartherb. Am Gaumen macht sich ein süßlich-würziger Charakter mit fruchtig-floraler Basis und einer leichten Brett-Note breit. Dazu kommt eine zarte Säure und ein weiches Mundgefühl. Das gute Spiel zwischen fruchtiger Hefe und leichtem Brett weiß zu gefallen. So zeigt sich dieses Bier durchaus harmonisch und interessant, wobei ich es eine Spur leichtgängiger erwartet hätte. Aber da hakt eben die Brett-Note etwas ein. Die Sache mit der zweiten Gärung ist sowohl interessant, als auch speziell. So fällt diese Note nicht zu extrem aus. Was man noch anmerken muss... je mehr Temperatur dieses Bier bekommt, desto besser ist es auch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2023
at 18:14
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2023
at 13:00
8.5/10
Doesn’t get any better! The beer. Not the movie …
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2023
at 21:30
9.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2023
at 22:00
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from 2013. Lightly hazy gold, sour nose, funky Brett flavor, big and crunchy but very smooth. Really undescribable and tasty-delicious, much more evolved than younger bottles I've had before. Just get some.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2023
at 19:20
7/10
Klassika.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2023
at 23:26
6.5/10
Tried
on 10 Jun 2023
at 17:16
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2023
at 22:13
8.5/10
Stash of 5 yr old 2018 Orval!!! But I just got the last one … Luckily I made sure to snag 4-5 myself. Even after 5 years, tastes great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2023
at 22:19
8.5/10
Youngest Orval I’ve probably ever had, March 15. And best! Contrary to popular belief …
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2023
at 10:56