Hello Steemians !

You all know the Orval, I knew I had to make a post about it because it’s such a well-known beer, the real question was when. And time has come, I went to the sea with my girlfriend not too long ago and there was a restaurant there where I always come with my parents as a child. I was super excited to take my girlfriend there because the speciality is meat baked with a wooden fire plus an amazing sauce.
Unfortunately it was completely full when we arrived but they suggested us that we take a drink while waiting. That’s what we did and I finally decided to take an Orval !

Description

 
This is a brown beer with 6.2%,brewed since 1931 and oh boy there is a lot of thing to say about this one ! I’ll start by saying that there is two kind of Orval, the young and the old. The difference between the two is simple, the old one is put at least 6 months in cave while the young is simply a classic Orval.
There is also a legend which comes with this beer and it’s about the logo, you can see that there is a fish carrying a ring. Actually, the Countess Mathilde de Toscane dropped his wedding ring into the well of the city. She immediately prayed God to help her and a fish came out of the well carrying her ring !
Soon after that, she decided to build an Abbey there.

Tasting

 
Time to taste ! Little reminder here, for this review I tasted the young Orval, I’ll make another post for the old one. The smell was specific to the Orval, it’s indescribable but as soon as you taste an Orval, you will recognize it. This beer is very sparkling and bitter that its main characteristics. It’s also a little sweet, long in mouth and not sour at all. The after taste is long and quite complex. Lastly, there is a special taste that comes before the bitterness of the beer.

Rating

 
I rate this beer 11/20, it’s way too bitter for me. I gave it a note above 10 because of the specific taste before the bitterness and its fame. However, this is not a beer for me since I’m not friend with bitterness. Don’t forget that it’s a completely subjective note and I’m sure that I’ll offend some people with this review.
 

 
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