6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This Belgian ale pours a slightly cloudy dark orange. The head is a smooth off white. Scents are plenty with lots of ripe fruit and yeast. Maybe apricot, raisen and a nice alcohol warm to it. First sip had a nice sharp carbonation to it. Slightly bitter with almost a apple/raisen flavour. You could feel the alchol warm while you drank it. Like most Belgian ales the yeast is prodominant. The finish is sour with the hops very present. The palate is also hoppy and leaves a bitter end to it.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2004
at 22:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden ale with a thick white head. Spciey orange aroma, raisinous notes. Light band aid taste, with a crisp malt and very harsh bitterness, slightly metallic notes. Good bodied. Always have problem with Orval, sometimes ecellent, sometimes off.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2004
at 20:53
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Wanted this to be my no. 100 beer, but just couldn’t wait (guess Samichlaus will have to do). Interesting (original) bottle. Smells a bit malty with a hint of caramel, even like wine at times (especially from the bottle). Huge creamy white-going-brown-but-far-from-it head. Beautiful orange colour that got cloudy near the top of the glass. Very lively and persistent carbonation. Taste... hoppy, slightly bready if I hold it in my mouth enough, spicy (coriander and more), maybe some fruity notes, and something I couldn’t place that lingers (but not very noticably) both in the smell and in the taste, I thought... aloe vera... but not sure now. Quite sour, but very nice aftertaste. An unique, interesting ale, well worth trying. It really suprised me when I found it in a store here. I just hope they still have some bottles...
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2004
at 07:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled(330ml). -cloudly amber coloured, medium rich head, strong, dry hops aroma with barnyard and spices, fresh acidic finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2004
at 07:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Orangepeel nose. Hazy amber, low creamy head. In the flavor I mostly get light oranges - slightly metallic. Light body. Mhh couldn’t really enjoy this one.
Tried
on 17 Sep 2004
at 12:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle, 6.2%. Nice hop aroma, good and teaish. Cloudy orange colour. Big stable head. Highly carbonated. Nicely hoppy flavour with a pleasant bitterness. The flavour is not as aromatic as the aroma, but nice enough. The aftertaste is also quite bitter with a little aroma hops. 7 3 7 3 18
Bottle, 5.2%. Best before 1993, 17 years ago. Lemony brett aroma. Cloudy dark orange colour. Small stable creamy white head. The flavour is citric and bretty. A lot like the aroma. The aftertaste is slightly moldy, dry brettiness. The finishing bitterness gets a little rough. Definitely still drinkable. 7 3 6 3 16
Bottle, 5.2%. Best before 1993, 17 years ago. Lemony brett aroma. Cloudy dark orange colour. Small stable creamy white head. The flavour is citric and bretty. A lot like the aroma. The aftertaste is slightly moldy, dry brettiness. The finishing bitterness gets a little rough. Definitely still drinkable. 7 3 6 3 16
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2004
at 09:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft, Ange Gardien, 2013. Darker than Orval? Nose is fairly yeasty with signature brett. Big flat head. Lots of yeast and orangey fruitiness. Spicy character, yeasty fullness to the body but seems less assertive on the dry-hopping and the malts are obfuscated somewhat by the yeastiness. Still fairly dry.
Bottle, 2004. Dull orangey-copper, no real head. Perfumey, hoppy, bretty aroma. Light body. Hints of perfume, hop. Shades of its bigger brother, but that’s still not bad. Still, not enough malt to keep things going. 7-2-6-3-13 = 3.0
Bottle, 2004. Dull orangey-copper, no real head. Perfumey, hoppy, bretty aroma. Light body. Hints of perfume, hop. Shades of its bigger brother, but that’s still not bad. Still, not enough malt to keep things going. 7-2-6-3-13 = 3.0
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Aug 2004
at 01:58
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Golden hazy beer with a huge white head. Yeasty. Big carbination that just overpowers everything. I’m not sure if I had a soapy glass or if the beer was just soapy, but the soap lasted throughout. Malt, some apple, metallic, a little lemon. Doesn’t live up to it’s reputation. This has to be the worst Trappist out there. After having more bottles, it wasn't a soapy glass. This beer just reminds me of soap. Stale hops. Nothing good. And yes, the beer was brewed less than a year ago and the best by date is years away, so it's fresh. It just doesn't do it for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2004
at 00:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
The aroma is primarily of yeast with notes of coriander. It pours hazy amber with a beutiful lasting off-white head. The flavor is very spicy with notes of coriander, yeast, cloves, wood, hops, and hints of cinnamon.It is quite carbonated, so it runs sparkling over the tongue. The end is dry both from coriander and bitter hops. But the body is thin. The flavor is very complex for such a thin beer. This can definately be used as a thirst quencher after hours of praying. Thanks a lot to Jeppe (Bierkönig) for giving me this rare beer.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2004
at 16:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a cloudy brown. Aroma is of vanilla and banana. Big old head. Flavor is very complex, I get citrus,hops,grass and coriander all with a sour aftertaste. A very nice brew and proud to have it as my #100.
Tried
on 28 May 2004
at 20:55