Name: Orval Trappist Ale
Brand: Brasserie d'Orval
Rating: 4.3 (4 reviews)

Brasserie d'Orval: Orval Trappist Ale

This Belgian-style pale ale is/was brewed by Brasserie d'Orval in Villers-devant-Orval, Belgium. It's achieved an overall score of 42.79%. Based on 4 tastings, the average ABV is 6.20%.

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~11mo old bottle. Pours hazy copper with a humongous head - at least 3 fingers. Aroma of sweet and sour fruits. Flavor is apple, cloves, some citrus, a little chalkiness. Hard to pinpoint precisely all of the flavors in this beer - its very complex. Not quite as good as other bottles Ive had - I think its better around the 4-5 month range. Will hav

love this one. bottle was aged 5 years. pours hazy amber with a huge head that sticks around. aroma is sweet sugar, dried red fruit, leather, rich malts, and a little smoke. drinks sweet apple and candied red fruit and spice up front and finishes with a nice malt caramel and spice. fantastic with age!

Believe I may have gotten an "off" bottle. Aroma was sharp with a hint of metallic. Flavor was similarly tainted with a dry finish that served to accentuate. Will rerate.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time	Container	Pub/Place and Where	Strength ABV	Colour	Score Components	Score	Descriptive word(s)	Book No.
25th Feb 2002 at 10:05 pm	bottle	The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.20	dark golden	Taste: 70.59% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 44.44% Clarity: 100%	45.228%	awkward	15
29th May 2002 at 9:00 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.20	dark golden	Taste: 70.59% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 0%	38.178%	orangy	20
31st Dec 2003 at 9:20 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.20	dark golden	Taste: 70.59% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 0%	42.909%	earthy	83
29th Sep 2011 at 10:50 pm	bottle	Dovedale Towers / The Dovie, Liverpool, Merseyside, England	6.20	medium to dark golden	Taste: 76.47% Head: 77.78% Aroma: 40% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 100%	44.836%	sour-wood	411

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Other Beers (etc.) by Brasserie d'Orval

Apart from Orval Trappist Ale, Hop Horizons lists 1 others by Brasserie d'Orval. These are:
Orval "Geript" (6 months cellar matured version)

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