God damn it was an amazing experience trying this beer for the first time. For those of you who haven’t tried it, congratulations. For those of you who have been drinking this all along — how the hell did you let me not drink this? Orval is one of the very few available authentic Trappist Belgian Ales, and the Orval Abbey produces only one beer for public consumption – it’s “Trappist Ale.” (I would be remiss to not point out that they also produce a “Small Beer” version of Orval which is meant only for the consumption of the Monks.)
Orval is such an intense experience that it truly reminds you that Life is Beautiful. A stink forward Belgian Trappist Ale actively brewed with Brett yeasts which make the overall experience that much more fun and drinkable. Orval is relatively light in body, color, and ABV, and it comes packed with a good amount of bitterness. The ability to produce a beer that has such a pleasurable, complex, and balanced flavor is a secret from the Belgian countryside where wild yeasts produce totally fucked flavor profiles.
Orval drinks like … well, it drinks like Orval. Lucky us. Ideal drinking instructions: Go get one tomorrow after work, put it in the fridge as soon as you get home, and drink it as your night cap. You can’t go wrong.
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