Alvinne Blond

Formerly brewed at Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Belgian Ale
Heule, Belgium

Bottle at Delirium Café, Brussels. Pours straw golden coloured with no head. Mouldy and matured aroma with notes of honey, sweet malt and dried fruit. Flavours of spice, sweet malt and dust.

Cloudy golden with a small white head. Vineous aroma, fruit and raisins. Sweet malty and fruity flavour with someoxidized dried fruit notes.

33cl bottle @ Delirium Cafe. 2003 Vintage. Pours a cloudy yellow with a off white head. Nose is matured. Mouldy, sweet and fruity. Full bodied. Ends dry adn spicy.

In short: A different fruity astringent and refreshing Belgian blonde ale. Tasty and very tart.
How: Bottle 330ml, consumed fresh (1.5 years before best-before date)
The look: Cloudy yellow-blonde body topped by a medium white head
In long: Nose is tangy with fresh grass and lemony meringue. Taste is very fruity, tart and acidic. A lot of pineapples and lemon and then some grapefruits, green apples, white grapes and lime. Some garden flower petals. A little mineral water sensation. Very lively tickling carbonation. Very nice fizzy and fluffy mouthfeel. Finish is grassy, dry and quite tart with very little bitterness. Medium acidity level. Like a fantastic intense witbier minus the spices. Original and very tasty. Another kick-ass brew from this nice pico-brewery. I wish they had a wider selection but they are too small so that only brew at most one beer every month. That’s two six-packs a year.

Bue il y a quelques temps, il ne reste rien de marquant. Son caractère me donnait l’impression d’une blanche légère. Rafraîchissante.

Bouteille de 330 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes et de fleurs. Apparence: La couleur est blonde orangée voilée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes avec une pointe d’épices. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement mentholé. (Rating #2101)

Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before June 2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on November 3 2008; eye: golden, hazy, lots of effervescence, suspended matter, champagne-style white head that remains, light lacing; nose: yeast, fresh bread, light malt, light spices, wheat, fruity (lime), perfume; mouth: yeast, alcohol, wheat, fruity (lime), perfume, finale in wheat wit a good presence of alcohol, medium-light body, average carbonation, thick texture; overall: special FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant juin 2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée 3 novembre 2008; œil : dorée, voilée, très effervescente, matière en suspension, mousse blanche style champagne qui se maintient, légère dentelle; nez : levure, pain frais, léger malt, léger épices, froment, fruité (lime), parfum; bouche : levure, alcool, froment, fruité (lime), parfum, petite pointe de poivre, finale en levure avec une bonne présence d’alcool, corps moyen-léger, carbonatation moyenne, texture épaisse; en résumé : spécial

Bottle: Poured a hazy blonde ale with large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of floral Belgian malt with some spicy yeast notes also discernable. Taste is a refreshing mix between some floral malt with some light sweet notes and a peppery and spicy yeast finish. Full body with good carbonation and no alcohol could be detected. Refreshing and well done for the style even though finish could have been hoppier.