I personally think 5 years is the cut off date, after that it does start to lose some of it’s aroma and taste. Same goes for most hergisting op fles dark beers. After a while they taste like red Porto. Weirdly enough.
I make stoofvlees with 2k13 orvallekes.
I still have a few of 2012
never. i remember drinking orvallekes in the 14th century granted to me by god himself
If I’m not mistaking, after 6 months
I’d say it depends entirely on who you ask. As far as I know, the brewery/abbey itself has never taken a definitive stance on that categorization. I’ve had people declare Orval as being old starting as early as 6 months after bottling, whereas others will claim that it needs to mature for years before you are allowed to call it old. My personal cutoff, if asked with a gun to my head, would be starting at 9-12 months.
I ask the aliens
If it’s Orval of any age I’m drinking it.
An Orval will long survive the salmon toast you left out.
Kept in the dark, forever 😀
Debating the age of consent for Orval, are we?
If the bottle is empty.
Orval is famous for this, but are there other beers that get better when ageing?
Idunno, had a 35 year old Orval a few years ago, buddy still had a 45 year old orval waiting..
Those seemed “old” (and extremely tasty) to me.
I’d say anything under 10 isn’t old.
I have 2008 in my cellar 😄
6 to 18 months.
Pure heaven.
All the Orval that is left after the zalmtoastjes are gone is considered old.
You need to give it atleast six months so the Brettanomyces yeast has the time to delevop its taste. These Brett yeasts are the same family strains used to ferment Lambiek and Gueuze so you can keep it for several years and it will still develop further. Orval puts a 5 year date on their bottles and I personally tend to agree with them. The taste doesn’t get any better after 5 years, if anything it gets worse but that depends on the person drinking it ofcourse. ‘Smaken verschillen’ 😉
I once drank an 8 years old Orval, it was perfectly fine. There was quite a lot of solid residue at the bottom of the bottle though. Cheers !
When so old you want to change it for another one.. euh and is this the beer thread?
I only consider 2 years or more as an old Orval. Many places sell 1 year old as old though.
I consider them old from 3 years onwards. Sweet stop seems to be around 5 years for me.
IIRC, at the bar near the abbey, they sell “old” Orval which are 1 year old
Generally, 6 months. But my father likes them 5-6 years old so he stocks in advance. Tastes differ, differences between ages seem to be rather significant.
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I personally think 5 years is the cut off date, after that it does start to lose some of it’s aroma and taste. Same goes for most hergisting op fles dark beers. After a while they taste like red Porto. Weirdly enough.
I make stoofvlees with 2k13 orvallekes.
I still have a few of 2012
never. i remember drinking orvallekes in the 14th century granted to me by god himself
If I’m not mistaking, after 6 months
I’d say it depends entirely on who you ask. As far as I know, the brewery/abbey itself has never taken a definitive stance on that categorization. I’ve had people declare Orval as being old starting as early as 6 months after bottling, whereas others will claim that it needs to mature for years before you are allowed to call it old. My personal cutoff, if asked with a gun to my head, would be starting at 9-12 months.
I ask the aliens
If it’s Orval of any age I’m drinking it.
An Orval will long survive the salmon toast you left out.
Kept in the dark, forever 😀
Debating the age of consent for Orval, are we?
If the bottle is empty.
Orval is famous for this, but are there other beers that get better when ageing?
Idunno, had a 35 year old Orval a few years ago, buddy still had a 45 year old orval waiting..
Those seemed “old” (and extremely tasty) to me.
I’d say anything under 10 isn’t old.
I have 2008 in my cellar 😄
6 to 18 months.
Pure heaven.
All the Orval that is left after the zalmtoastjes are gone is considered old.
You need to give it atleast six months so the Brettanomyces yeast has the time to delevop its taste. These Brett yeasts are the same family strains used to ferment Lambiek and Gueuze so you can keep it for several years and it will still develop further. Orval puts a 5 year date on their bottles and I personally tend to agree with them. The taste doesn’t get any better after 5 years, if anything it gets worse but that depends on the person drinking it ofcourse. ‘Smaken verschillen’ 😉
I once drank an 8 years old Orval, it was perfectly fine. There was quite a lot of solid residue at the bottom of the bottle though. Cheers !
When so old you want to change it for another one.. euh and is this the beer thread?
I only consider 2 years or more as an old Orval. Many places sell 1 year old as old though.
I consider them old from 3 years onwards. Sweet stop seems to be around 5 years for me.
IIRC, at the bar near the abbey, they sell “old” Orval which are 1 year old
Edit: there it is: https://fr.tripadvisor.be/Restaurant_Review-g3485294-d3483434-Reviews-A_L_Ange_Gardien-Villers_devant_Orval_Luxembourg_Province_The_Ardennes_Wallonia.html#photos;aggregationId=101&albumid=101&filter=7&ff=255113611
1965 is old
Generally, 6 months. But my father likes them 5-6 years old so he stocks in advance. Tastes differ, differences between ages seem to be rather significant.
When it became beer vinegar.
6 months the charm
I like my Orval mature and experienced