Strangely enough Orval is one of those quite rare beers that people feel are able to be kept in the cellar and improve with age!didds wrote:That's an interesting idea John.redsturgeon wrote: I can only think you got a bad bottle. If it had been stored for a while in fluctuating temperatures or left outside to freeze then it could have affected the flavour. I usually find it a very pleasant drink and not at all bland.
John
Ive just spoken to my son who works in that estblishment. he did say that Orval doesn't shift that quickly there but they keep a very close eye on "best before" dates (they have a "After date" box where anything left after date gets sold for £1 a bottle - and there aren't very often bottles available in that box!). He does recall Orval being restocled as they had sold out within the last 6 months, and beers at that strength (6.2%) usually have a long BBE date.
Next time I'm in I shall check the BBE dates of the Orval they have left.
that of course still doesn't mean the bottle was off. But I'm not prepared to pay for one to find out!
didds
John