Tag Archives : orval

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An Ode to Orval 4

This entry was posted in EDUCATION LATEST and tagged merchant du vin michael jackson orval stephen beaumont on April 9, 2013 by The Beer Wench

If you’ve never had Orval, you can’t call yourself a true beer geek. I remember the exact date I tried my first Orval. It was a pinnacle moment in my craft beer career.

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ORVAL Vertical Tasting 6

This entry was posted in BEER VIDEOS EDUCATION and tagged beer Brettanomyces merchant du vin orval the beer wench trappist WENCH UNCENSORED wenchie on October 8, 2009 by The Beer Wench

Recently, I was given a rare opportunity to taste a vertical of ORVAL vintages. The 3 different vintages included: April 2009 –> 5 months old May 2007 –> 1 year nine months old October 2002 –> 7 years old The 7 year Orval was probably the “oldest” beer that I’ve tasted. I found it rather […]

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ORVAL Trappist Ale 7

This entry was posted in EDUCATION and tagged beer belgian ale belgium orval the beer wench trappist trappiste WENCH UNCENSORED on October 20, 2008 by The Beer Wench

There are only 7 trappist breweries in the entire world. Only beer brewed at an abbey, under the watchful eye of the Cistercian monastic community living there, can rightfully use the strictly controlled name of “Trappiste”. Belgium is home to six of the breweries entitled to use the “Trappiste” name: Orval, Chimay, Rochefort, Westvleteren, Westmalle […]

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