Alvinne Balthazar

Brewed by Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Heule, Belgium

Bottle: Poured a dark brown with white head and plenty of carbonation. The aroma was spicy. The flavor was tangy and very carbonated which reacted to on the tongue.

Bottle 0,33ltr: A Brown Belgian Ale a sweet taste and good bitter finish (on the label says one of Belgium Bitterest Beers).

Bottle @ Kerstbierfestival 2006 in Essen, BE. Dark ruby brown / red color with a average light-brown head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, licorice, spices. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration.

Bottle, 33 cl. Murky brown coloured beer with an off-white coloured head. Little spicy and caramel ? aroma. The taste is little sweet but a good melange of spice, yeastiness and alcohol. I like the Mechior and Gaspar more...

Bottle in the Bierkamer. Red-brown colour. Sweet aroma. Taste: dominant presence of raisins. Sweet in the beginning, slightly bitter aftertaste. Nice!

(Bottle 33 cl) Slightly hazy reddish brown with a dense, beige head leaving some laces. Rather violent carbonation. Spicy aroma with ginger being very prominent. Very full-bodied with sweetish, roasted malt, brown sugar and dried fruit. Spicy, herbal almost medicinal - like cough syrup. 211006

Pours an enormous frothy head. The smell of ginger blows into my face while pouring out the contents of the bottle. I can also smell cardemom and brown sugar. Sweet sugary flavor with cardemom and ginger. Pure chocolate, caramel and tropical fruit. Reasonably balanced in spite of the strong spicy character.

Dark brown color; thick creamy head. Aroma of malt, caramel, spices (light cinnamon, nutmeg), delicate. Average structure, quite malty flavor, a lot of sweet caramel, a touch of sweet liquorice, light spices (coriander and nutmeg); nice mix, complex enough. The final is warming and with a respectable bitterness for a Belgian Ale, with good caramel and liquorice touch, but shows a light astringency, sign that maybe the beer is still young.