Orval (2022)
(Batch of Orval)

Brasserie d’Orval in Villers-devant-Orval, Luxembourg, Belgium 🇧🇪

Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular Out of Production

Score

7.59

ABV: 6.2%

IBU: -

Ticks: 557

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.

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8.9

Grzesiek79 (7665) reviewed Orval (2022) from Brasserie d’Orval 1 month ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Vintage 2022 (06.01), taste in 09.10.2022, a wiec na swiezo, jest lekko, poczatkowo nawet wodnisto, spora rosnaca w oczach piana, trwala, metnawe ale srednio, choc osad drozdzowy byl spory, tu pojawia seie cytrusowa nuta, wiecej chmielnosci, wytrawnosci, rumianku, oraz na zakaczenie niewielki posmak slonecznikowego prazonego ziarna. Z tych 2 testow jednego dnia 5 letni Orval i polroczny, chyba ten swiezy mi lepiej podszedl, w przypadku Orvala im starsze tym nie do konca sie smak poprawia w dobra strone.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2026 at 21:58

8.3

EvNa (6176) reviewed Orval (2022) from Brasserie d’Orval 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Bottled 01/03/2022, so almost 4 years old. Color: hazy amber, big off-white head. Aroma: Brett funk, some leather, fruity notes of yellow fruit. Taste: Dry-ish, Bretty, some leather, starting more malty and finishing with a combination of malt and floral hop, lightly peppery and yellow fruit hints. Medium body, below average carbonation. Dry mouthfeel at finish. Nice ageing.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2026 at 20:41