Orval
Style: Trappist Ale
Alc./Vol.:6.2%
Rating: 4.1/5.0
After a day of touring around Paris, I poured myself a glass of this fine Belgian ale. The beer is deep orange and cloudy in appearance with a thick white head. It starts with a bubbly bite followed by a surge of fruitiness and then descends into a delightfully sour and dry finale. Orval’s sour flavor characteristic is quite prominent and perhaps unusual, but makes for a very interesting beer drinking experience. I haven’t had anything quite like this before and would recommend giving it a try if you manage to find anywhere! France may not brew much in the way of good beer, but its neighbor to the north certainly does!
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