Alvinne Melchior

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

330ml bottle, cloudy amber-orangeish hue, with a thick white head, leaving some belgian laces, with a multitude of candy sugar flakes, swirling around, yeasty, fruity, honeyed pale malt nose, with some peach, orange, tangerine esters, with a spicy coriander accent, some bready dough, candi sugar, vanilla notes in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, spicy, fruity, toasted, honeyed pale malt, warmth character, with a bready dough, peachy, orange candied peel accent, with a mild flowery hop leafiness, leading towards a fruity, warming, hop dry bitterness finish. No trace whatsoever of mustard seeds in this beer.

(Bottle at One Pint Pub Belgian weeks ’09 -- shared with Sinensis, thanks!) Amber and hazy. Small white head. Fruity, malty and citric aroma. Full bodied palate with medium carbonation. Malts, fruitiness, sweetness and bitterness in taste. Bitter and sweet aftertaste.

Bottle at Alvinne pre-ZBF09. Yeasty flavour. Some fruit. Cloudy yellow colour. Very small white head. Peppery aftertaste.

Bottle 0,33ltr: Hazy yellow ale named after one of the Three Kings thats followed a star. Sweety taste and hints of caramel.

Dégusté avec French tickler et Agaguk. Apparence de miel brumeux avec un mince collet blanc moyennement collant. Odeur de sucre, bananes, cerises, pommes vertes, mangues et zest d’orange. Saveur d’alcool, poire, pommes vertes, fruité en général et tangerine.

Hazy golden appearance with an off white head. Aroma:banana, cherry, green apples, mint, orange zest and pear. Flavor: alcohol, peppery, pear, apples and tangrine. Palate: medium body, soft carbonation and a creamy dry finish.

Apparence or brumeuse avec un beau collet mousseux blanc mat. Aromes de caramel, moutarde, thym, essence de banane, beurre et mais en creme. Tres bonne amertume, sensation lactique, grannuleuse avec une bonne finition sucrée. Saveurs additionel de poires, bananes, tangerine, zeste d’orange. Sensation d’alcool en ce réchauffant. Relativement impressionante. Seule coté négatif: Craie en bouche...

Stemware sampler at local beer seminar. Poured a cloudy, gold/amber, with a bubbly, off white ring of head and some fair lacing. Aroma was spices and sweet fruit. The flavor was a little grainy, with spice, sweet fruit and some nice dryness/bitterness. The mustard seed contribution escaped me.