Alvinne Balthazar

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

Very spicy with a little perfume like aroma. Slightly hazed brown pour with tan head and lace. A very sour flavor that changes to a tart bitter. Thin and foamy. A beer that tastes no where near as good as it smells.

Appearance: Pours a hazy, dark brown body with a full, frothy, beige-colored head. Smell: The nose is a disorderly heap of odd notes: smoked berries, herbs, menthol, shaved ginger, and spice. Heavens! Taste: Sourish malt flavor initially. Then, you get some berries, spice, and a mild ginger taste. Gnarled wood bark bitterness. Slight acidity. Some mentholyptus. It gets a bit twangy midway. Spicy, lightly btiter finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonaton. Drinkability: For me, it was a mess as it never really came together for me. Ah well!

A dark brown appearance with a beige head. This smells like a Halls cough drop. Well a chocolate covered Halls. The flavor is rather sour with some mint, ginger, chocolate, and nutmeg. The palate was quite watery. Not sure what the goal was here, if to make a crazy ass beer that kind of sucks they accomplished that!

Date: 05/24/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear dark brown, wispy dirty white head,
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma with lots of spices including sharp ginger and a touch of peppery character,
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, lots of dark caramel sweetness enhance the fruity esters, lots of spicyness, lots of ginger,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4

Pours a hazy mahogany brown with a spotty-lacing froth of tan head. Aroma of sweet ginger and cinnamon with a touch of Belgian yeast. Body starts effervescent and lightly sweet with a fruity tartness and decent balance of spices with a touch of warming alcohol toward a semi-dry finish. An interesting spiced brew.

Pours a hazy amber brown color with tan head. Aroma is malty, fruity, spicy, ginger, and sweet caramel. Flavor is malty, fruity, ginger, caramel, and a tart fruity finish.

from max’s in baltimore. pours a flat plum skin. Aroma is vinous and yeasty. Flavor is primarily tart, but a little thin. sweet.

11.2oz bottle. Poured a deep and cloudy reddish / brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of herbalness, lots of different spices, ginter and fresh mint leaves. Tastes of tart cherries, dark fruits, herbal, and spices. The light to medium tart and sour finish took me by surprise - a nice surprise as I liked it. Alcohol content well hidden.