GenGoulf

Microbrewery in Villers-devant-Orval, Luxembourg, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2013

Contact
24 rue des Hawys, Villers-devant-Orval, 6823, Belgium
Description
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.

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5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle 330ml. [ As Gengoulf ].[ Courtesy of my Euroswap5.0 dEnk ]. Clear medium yellow color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate yeasty, celery, asparagus, sharp vegetables. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, herbs - vegetables, yeast, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150619]

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2015 at 02:14


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled@fonefan. Hazy yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is spices, some yeast, fruits, toffee and mild sugary notes. Flavour is very mellow spices, fruits, toffee. Slight burn to it, but very nice and balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2015 at 10:47


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

33 cl bottle @ Sankt Hans Tasting. Ulfborg
. Aroma has cereal, some hayish malt and mild apricot tones. Flavour has alcohol, cereal, apricot, grain and some soapiness. Quite grainy and phenolic.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2015 at 10:46


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light fruity and yeasty. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 190615

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2015 at 10:45


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grass, straw, malt, yeast and hops.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2015 at 10:45


6.5
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Rating from a sample in very bad condition (the remains of a bottle which had leaked during transport...). Loose, off-white head disappearing quickly due to the loss of carbonation, colour a murky ochre blonde. Very estery aroma, not unpleasant actually, but clearly fermentation a bit out of control, as is often the case with these Wallonian micro brews; I’m sure this would have been a huge gusher if it had survived the trip in better condition. I get overripe peach and pear, gooseberry, some banana, candi sugar, caramel candy, wet hay, aniseed, straw, white pepper, dried orange peel, dandelion. Fruity onset, berries and pear, less sweet than expected based on the aroma, soft and supple mouthfeel again suffering from the loss of carbonation due to the leaking; yeasty, with agreeable caramel malt sweetness underneath, spicy notes, cloves, finish medium long and dry with some peppery and earthy, ’deep’ hop bitterness, not unpleasant and providing balance; some powdery yeastiness also lingers in the throat and retronasally, I get quite a high dosis of spicy, almost aniseed-like phenols. I liked this, too bad it arrived in such bad state at my tasting table, but it seems promising, so I will surely try a new one when I get the opportunity.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2015 at 15:51


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Pours clear blonde, big white head. Smell is dry hay and spices. Waaw, extremely overcarbonated...Taste is bitter , some funky yeast ... Is it because of the location ( and the fact I know where it has been brewed ) or does this really taste very damn simmilar to orval? Not like its actually the exact same taste, but its very comparable.

Tried on 25 Mar 2015 at 17:18


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Trübes strohgelbes Bier mit einer ordentlichen weißen Schaumkrone. Geruch leicht hefig, wenig bananig, würzig, Citrus. Geschmack hefig fruchitg, leicht bananig, Citrus, Gewürze, leider etwas viel CO2.

Tried on 28 Feb 2015 at 13:03


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared by dEnk @ The Hague Tasting. Opaque pale yellow color, huge white head. Smell slightly malts and a citrussy hint. Taste slightly malts, citrus, softly bitter. Well I’d say it might be simple but it’s quite decent. Average to medium body amd carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2014 at 12:59


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

33cl bottle courtesy of Sic1314 @THT Thick white head. Cloudy golden blond pour. Refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2014 at 12:55