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
7.8/10
Always class. Easy Brett. Moreish. Beautiful lacing
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2025
at 00:15
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Pours a huge head that means business! A good start. Then a unique smell that reminds me of certain French cheeses. The complex aroma is fruity and hoppy, with some brett. Somewhat sour. Lively yeast, modest bitterness. Bitter finish, depending on the age of the bottle. Very dry mouthfeel. I’ve really enjoyed drinking this and will drink Orval again when the opportunity arrives. *note: Rating reflects Orval at its peak in the aging process.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2025
at 05:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso lo speziato. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e il modo in cui permane è apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. Il liquido è di consistenza limpida. Bollicine fini costituiscono la forma del perlage, con carbonazione nella norma. Il colore è giallo ambrato. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è pronunciato e c'è anche una componente moderatamente acidula. La forza gustativa è elevata e la durata è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di amaro. Il finale è amarognolo. Il retrogusto è intenso. Al gusto vengono donati toni di miele, cereali, amaretto, frutta secca, resina, erbaceo, agrumi, pompelmo rosa, arancia amara, mandarino, cannella, frutta disidratata, mandorla fresca e alcol presente. VERTICALE Bottiglia giugno 2014, BBE giugno 2019, bevuta aprile 2020 (A. 7. A. 3. T. 7. P. 4. O. 3.5). Il cappello di schiuma resiste abbastanza. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. In bocca l'aroma è quello di miele, crosta di pane, cereali, frutta secca, un accenno di resinoso, agrumi, pompelmo rosa, erbe aromatiche, cortile, cuoio, terra, bubblegum e caramello bruciato.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2025
at 11:39
8.5/10
Jan 9 2025 batch!! Happy new year! 31 people drank Orval 2025 before me?! Yet not 1 took a photo of the label & date. Harmless mistake? Surely not cheating …
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2025
at 20:58
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
bottiglia 33 cl, 19.10.20 / BB 19.10.25, cosa dire…. dopo aver bevuto “qualche” birra ho capito che la numero uno è l’Orval. Dalla schiuma pannosa abbondante e infinitamente persistente, al suo aroma agrumato acidulo e terroso, al suo sapore complesso unico e per me difficile da descrivere (sa di Orval!), al suo amaro che persiste per tutta la bevuta. Servono poche parole per descrive questa birra. Un capolavoro in bottiglia! c. Fatti una birra. 28.05.22 bottiglia 33 cl, premetto che è giovane, ne proverò una un pò più matura. Schiuma media grana beige molto persistente, colore ambrata, al naso lieviti note fruttate albicocca spezie, in bocca è complessa non so descrivere, carbonatazione decisa, di leggero corpo con amaro che svanisce subito, secca nel finale. Un mito! 17.02.17
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 18:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Аромат не совсем приятный, цитрусы слегка кислые. Пена из достаточно крупных пузырей довольно быстро спадает. На вкус пиво цитрусовое, с нехилой такой кислинкой. Также присутствует средняя травянистая горчинка. Алкоголь не чувствуется. В целом неплохо, но от самого рейтинкого Бельгийского пива, ожидал большего.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2025
at 06:47
Bottle. Bottled 16/07/2018, rated 02/02/2025, so 6.5 years old. Color: clear amber, big off-white head. Aroma: Brett funk, some leather, fruity notes of yellow fruit. Taste: Dry, Bretty, some leather, starting more malty and finishing with a combination of malt and floral hop, lighty peppery and lightly yellow fruit hints. Medium body, below average carbonation. Bone-dry mouthfeel at finish. Nice ageing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2025
at 20:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
330mL bottle. Pours mostly clear gold with a large foamy white head. Spicy Belgian yeast and sweet esters on the nose. Flavour has great Belgian yeast expression, gentle estery sweetness, burnt caramel, dried herbal grass, and a bitter finish. High carbonation. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
from
High Point - Beer Wine Spirits
on 02 Feb 2025
at 01:54
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
It pours a cloudy orange gold with a 3 finger head of foam(served cold) with lots of lacing.
The smell is yeasty and bready with some good notes of funk.
The taste has the Brett and yeast at the forefront followed closely by some pepper, light clove, and some hop bitterness which shares finishing duty with some funk. D-licious. Oh, I've had this many times before as I picked em up from CO before but I'm somewhat aghast that I haven't reviewed it before.
Medium bodied with a rather high level of carbonation, I'm having a hard time not raising the glass to my mouth which leads to....
Drinkability. This is one of my favourites so it's damn drinkable for me and the goodness of the Brett is one big factor steering me that way. A world class brew!
Edit: After having so many great experiences drinking Orval, I had to go back and give it a perfect 5.
May 29, 2009
The smell is yeasty and bready with some good notes of funk.
The taste has the Brett and yeast at the forefront followed closely by some pepper, light clove, and some hop bitterness which shares finishing duty with some funk. D-licious. Oh, I've had this many times before as I picked em up from CO before but I'm somewhat aghast that I haven't reviewed it before.
Medium bodied with a rather high level of carbonation, I'm having a hard time not raising the glass to my mouth which leads to....
Drinkability. This is one of my favourites so it's damn drinkable for me and the goodness of the Brett is one big factor steering me that way. A world class brew!
Edit: After having so many great experiences drinking Orval, I had to go back and give it a perfect 5.
May 29, 2009
Tried
from Bottle
from
The Liquor Shed
on 29 Jan 2025
at 16:58