Orval Trappist Ale
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From Orval Abbey, Belgium
ORVAL TRAPPIST ALE 11.2 oz
Orval Trappist Ale (ABV 6.9%) is often referred to as the Queen of Trappists. It was first made in 1931, and has a complex and unusual flavor and aroma produced by the use of three different malts, two types of hops, Belgian candi sugar, complex fermentation with multiple yeasts, dry-hopping and bottle conditioning. The beer has a light sunset-orange color, slight cloudiness and a large, foamy head. There is a complex aroma of fruit and hops, leather, spice, and many other earthy components. Its very distinctive taste, with profound hop bitterness and a long dry finish, is a result of the use of dry hopping, in which large meshed bags of hops infuse the beer during the three week maturation period. Also critical to the unique flavor is the use of Brettanomyces (a local wild yeast) during this same maturation. This vintage-dated "chardonnay of the beer world" can be cellared up to five years, gaining in nuance. The brewery indicates the bottling and best-by dates directly on the label. Every consumer can thus easily know the age of an Orval beer, and when it should be consumed, depending on whether one likes this beer young, or after a few months or years in the cellar. 11.2 oz bottle
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