Brasserie d’Orval

Commercial Brewery in Villers-devant-Orval, Luxembourg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1931

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Orval, n° 2, Villers-devant-Orval, 6823, Belgium

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle brewed June 20, 2007 with 6.9% ABV indicated. My least favorite brew labeled Trappist that I have tasted thus far. Aroma was pretty nice but did have a slight off scent of sour milk or something similar (maybe chalk). Pours a beautiful amber-orange with a hazy, but still obviously sparkling content. Head is average size, rock, and only just off white. Flavor of mine was just salty and bitter, no real depth or character. Went down dry and metallicy at the end. It would take a bit of convincing for me to buy this again. AR: 6; AP: 4; F:5; M:3; O:10; TS: 2.8; RE:Rate: February 2008 Bottling. Pours with a huge, off-white, foamy head covering a hazy amber body. Aroma is vinous, with brett, sour, with light fruits. Taste is earthy with brett, a bit sour, still one sided, pretty hoppy for a Belgian, and a champagne like grape taste. Lively bubbles with a water like mouthfeel,
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2007 at 20:02

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Orange, brown body with some carbonation along with a slightly off-white head that leaves a nice, thick lacing. Kind of appleish aroma along with some spices... I really got a different aroma from this than most people got here apparently. Hella complex taste that changes completely from start to finish. It is a little bitter. Has a rather dry finish. Pretty light bodied but full-flavoured. Probably my favorite belgian ale.
Tried on 14 Nov 2007 at 20:26

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
27/10 0.33 l bottle at Hopdevil. Since I first tried Leffe blond, I fell in love with Belgian ales generally so came with big expectations to this reputable one as well! Its beautiful bottle poured murky golden to amber body with quite big ivory creamy head that went away at medium pace. Nice fruity aroma of banana with citrus hops... typical Belgian ale things. Flavor is quite light and watery, but with lot of subtle flavors in there, starting from apples, peaches to some dark fruits. Finish is short, very simple and although rounding this nice beer, really leaves you disappointed. I had much better Belgian ales for sure.It was really fresh, maybe allowing it to re-ferment in bottle for more time would be a viable option here.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2007 at 06:36

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy orange copper color with a large frothy off white head. The aroma is a sweet fruit and floral notes. Very good lacing on this one. The taste is very dry with sweet hops, a very well done belgian ale.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2007 at 22:05

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle from early 2006. Poured a deep dark cloudy amber color, huge white head when poured without care. Sweet aroma, and very smooth flavor. This beer was probably one of the most smooth beers I have ever had. Spice, caramel, with orange and a touch of yeast.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2007 at 03:24

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
11.2 oz Bottle Pours out a clear bubble amber topped with a off white head. Great aroma of spice and a little hop. More spice on the tast. I was looking for a little better Belgain.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2007 at 22:24

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Bottle: Pours a murky copper brown with a massive, frothy white head. Nose is mild of spice and fruitiness, hints of citrus. Simple taste of fruit, spice, and hops. Dry, lingering finish yet it is very smooth and has a wonderful sensation on the palate. I had higher expectations for flavor complexities, but this is still good.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2007 at 17:13

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Orange-golden colour, big foamy head. Lots of citrus in the aroma. Flavours of citrus as well, a bit of orange and some spices. Balanced beer, long aftertaste.
Tried on 25 Jul 2007 at 15:36

8.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled November 2005. Marmalade coloured with a huge, billowing white head. Aroma of bitter oranges, herby hops with a whiff of brett. Flavour started of citrus hops before a slightly acidic finish. Highly distinctive and really enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2007 at 14:47

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
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Tried on 11 Jul 2007 at 14:58