7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled shared by Odeed! Thanks Jake! Bottled 1/24/06, Appley, caramelly, spicy nose; Slightly hazy orange with a medium tan head; Flavor of cinnamon and cloves, caramel, and yeast with a tinyevidence of hops in the finish. 6/4/7/3/13 3.3 12/11/06 330ml bottle from Bevmo Salinas bottled 5/20/11. Nose is yeast, light cloves, green apples, and a tiny hint of barnyard. Murky yellow orange with a medium, lightly lacing, pale yellow head. Flavor is yeasty, a slight bitterness with a small amount of contrasting sweetness, and slight fruitiness. Finishes with light bitterness. Still not my favorite Belgian Ale but smooth and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2006
at 22:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Powerfull froral hoppy aroma. Strange fruity/flower flavor (if you can say that fast many times i will give you a prize). No as creamy as expected. Is this the least good trappist?
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2006
at 02:27
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
++++ Re Rate 10 Feb 2008 ++++
11.2 fl oz bottle at The Dish pizza in Liberty, MO. Bottled May 2007, though served in a shaker pint, and a bit too cold, this beer was just incredible with pizza. Even more beautiful rocky head this time, and the perfect Brett dryness. I just love this beer more each time I have it. (10,5,9,5,19 - 4.8)
++++ Re Rate 16 Nov 2007 ++++
11.2 fl oz bottle purchased at Lukas KCMO. Bottled on 14/11/2006 enjoyed on 16-Nov-07. Pour is a clear gold with some red undertones. A bunch of carbonation bubbles and a big, rocky white head. Aroma is Brett funk, wet earth and some hay. Just a gorgeous nose. Taste is really nice, initially a bit of citrus and yeastiness, the middle gives way to the Brett big time and the sour and funk continues to a very dry finish. Amazingly unique. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this beer. Side note, I was tempted to delete my original rating, since it was useless, but have decided instead to leave it as a memorial to how very little I knew about beer when I first started on Ratebeer. Granted, I am still a novice. (9,4,9,4,19 - 4.5)
++++ Original Rating 25 Oct 2006 ++++
Solid trappist, dry and hoppy throughout. Strength of this one can really sneak up on you! (8,4,9,4,17 - 4.2)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2006
at 10:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Bishop Arms, Gothenburg. Dark orange colour with a beige head. Aroma is fruity, yeast, orange , malt. Flavour is fruit, malt, yeast, sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2006
at 00:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottled at Bishops Arms, Gothenburg. 215 SEK is a rip-off, but I just had to sample it. It pours hazy, with some sediments, orange-golden color and some beige head. The aroma has an almoste gueuze-like sourness, notes of alcohol, yeast and yellow apples. A complex aroma that I could sniff for hours. Pity the flavor isn’t in the same league. It has sourness and acidity and some spices, but it is a bit boring. Thin, slightly sour, dry mouthfeel. The beer feels a bit dead, except for the aroma, which is just lovely. (060825)
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2006
at 05:39
5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle at Bishops Arms, Västra Hamngatan, Gothenburg on August 25) Very hazy murky dark orange to brown color, white head. Sour a bit spicy scent, not as "original" Orval at all! Very much similar to a gueuze, in the smell still. A bit watery mouth feel. Sour, but watery, taste. Low to no bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2006
at 15:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a brownish amber with a substantial frothy head. Aromas of bubble gum, plum, yeast, cloves and licorice are a treat. Flavors are heavy on cloves and plums with yeasty grain, anise and caramel lurking in the shadows. Nicely blended, but a bit of a thinner mouthfeel than expected... may improve with age.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2006
at 21:20
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle 330ml. @ home on the terrace. [ Orval ]. [ This rating is to celebrate my 10 years on RB - again a beer I that always is in my cellar, a beer I realy enjoy to drink by it self or togetter with cheese, snacks or most food - for me a winner ;D ]. Clear medium to dark amber orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt. moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus - grapefruit. tart fruity - yeast, moderate to heavy yeasty, brett, leather, barmyard, framyard, fruity yeast. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160615] 10-5-10-5-20 Bottle 330ml. @ home.[ Re-rate on Orval Appreciation Day 2011 ]. Clear medium to dark amber orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus - grapefruit, fruity, moderate to heavy yeasty, brett, light barnyard - leather. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. One of my all time favorit beers - alwas in the house ;O) [20110331] 9-4-9-4-18 Bottle 330ml. Pours a golden orange color with a huge white head. This head does not go away! It is incredible! Aroma is fantastic, smelling grapefruit and citrus. Taste is similar to a hefeweizen, but a sweet version. Leaves a nice sweet taste at the finish. A little spice is in the flavor as well. 8-4-8-4-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2006
at 06:52
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 10
2005 bottle. Cyprus @ All about Beer. Haze golden to orange color. Great aromas of fruit with floral and spices. You also have a wide variety of fruity and spices flavors. A great aftertaste adds to this very nice beer. Great stuff ! Re-Rate after I tried my third bottle (2004 this one), Even more complex great taste and aftertaste. Gave max points to flavor and +1 to aroma. One of my favourite beers I could drink it every day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2006
at 05:57
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, Ange Gardien at 100 m from the Abbey. Cloudy orange golden color, big off-white head. Aroma is bit fruity, some bubblegum, typical Orval but bit weaker. Also taste is typical Orval, but a bit weaker. Easy to drink that way, and as Orval is one of my favorite beers, I like this one too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2006
at 10:20