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As the name suggests is Villers-devant-Orval a charming little village opposite Orval Abbey and Brewery. It was there that the history and legend of Saint Gengoulf led to the birth of the Gengoulf brewery and its craft beers. In 2011, four friends (André Odwa, Vincent Habran, Olivier Tarnus and Marc Hisette) decided to brew their own beer, which was slightly softer than that of the neighbors of Orval, and which their wives would also enjoy because they did not like the bitterness of Orval and in 2013 the brewery was actually established.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
F: big, white, long lasting. C: milky, gold. A: malty, fruity, orange, bit apples peels, gooseberry, floral, yeasty. T: almost slow gusher, malty, light sour fruity, yeasty, citrus, bit cellar, quite good balanced tasty but high disturbing carbonation, medium body, almost enjoyed, 33cl bottle from Intermarche supermarket in Étalle, Belgium.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2018
at 21:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
F: big, egg-white, good retention. C: amber, hazy with yeasty debris. A: malty, bit herbal, fruity, yeasty, bit spicy, rain water. T: malty, fruity, bit spicy, herbal, yeasty, bit mineral, dry on the palate, good one, enjoyed, medium body and high carbonation, 33cl bottle from Intermarche supermarket in Étalle, Belgium.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2018
at 19:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Vanuxeem. Pours a hazy gold, white head. Aroma is floral, sweet, continuing to taste with prominent Belgian yeast, some icing, vanilla, floral meadow, straw. Fairly high carbonation is a little off-putting, but generally an alright sweet Belgian blonde.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2018
at 18:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden color with an ok white head. Ok lacing. Decent intensity in the aroma. Medium body and an average carbonation level. Moderate acidity. Malty, fruity, yeast and mild citric flavor. Decent easy drinkable beer.
[Bottle from a trade with Grima]
[Bottle from a trade with Grima]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2018
at 16:56
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Starke Karbonisierung, langsamer Gusher. Bitterer, trocken hefiger Beginn mit leichten Kräuternoten. Spritzig, minimale Säure, herb-hefig, trockener und kurzer Nachhall. Okay. 9/8/7/8/9/8
Tried
on 12 Dec 2017
at 11:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
F: medium size, white, quickly diminishing. C: gold, hazy. A: grapefruits, lemon, dusty, sour fruity, bit brett. T: light grapefruits, peach, dusty, yeasty, bit orange peels, not very good balanced, medium body, high carbonation, bit herbal, too simple for me, sample @ Brassigaume Festival 2017 in Marbehan (BE) and bottle from there also.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2017
at 12:41
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
12-10-17 // 330ml bottle at the brewery. Dark amber, hazy, white head. High carbonation. Typical belgian ale yeastiness with sweet malts. Interesting herbal taste which should be the Cépes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2017
at 14:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12-10-17 // draft at the brewery in Orval area. Pours a lovely hazy golden yellow beer, no reallyy head. Nose yeasty with some hops. Taste is belgian yeasty, hay, mild fruity hops, nice bitterness at the end. Quite high carbo.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Oct 2017
at 14:55
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Fles gekocht en geprobeerd in Luxemburg met LiekevdV. Het is een troebel geel bier met een dunne schuimkraag. Het heeft een gistachtige geur, de smaak is zuur en een beetje citrus achtig.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2017
at 16:30
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as GenGoulf aux Cèpes (by Gengoulf):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
26/VII/17 - 33cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte) @ holidays - BB: 14/III/19 (2017-1130)
Little hazy orange beer, big solid creamy off-white head, very stable, adhesive, leaving lots of lacing in the glass. Aroma: pretty fruity, sweet malts, grains, bit spicy, peppery touch, bit grassy, funky. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of brett, soft bitterness, funky, fruity, some citrus. Aftertaste: brett, little sweet, hoppy notes, bitter, orange peel, nice and complex beer while still being very refreshing. Have to admit I didn't pick up the mushrooms, but maybe that's for the best?
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
26/VII/17 - 33cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte) @ holidays - BB: 14/III/19 (2017-1130)
Little hazy orange beer, big solid creamy off-white head, very stable, adhesive, leaving lots of lacing in the glass. Aroma: pretty fruity, sweet malts, grains, bit spicy, peppery touch, bit grassy, funky. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of brett, soft bitterness, funky, fruity, some citrus. Aftertaste: brett, little sweet, hoppy notes, bitter, orange peel, nice and complex beer while still being very refreshing. Have to admit I didn't pick up the mushrooms, but maybe that's for the best?
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2017
at 18:02