Alvinne Podge Belgian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Imperial Stout
Heule, Belgium

Bottle from the brewer. I wasn’t really sure what to think of a Belgian Imperial Stout but..... Poured a dark brown almost black, good 2cm of head that stuck around for the tasting. Smells like deep dark chocolates, Belgian yeast, figs, general roastiness. Tastes chocolate, some roasted coffee, caramel, dark fruits, belgian yeast. Overall very smooth, thick, chewy. On a side note, I had this several months ago in Iowa and had a bottle that was very "off" tasting, this was what it SHOULD have tasted like. Very good!

My example of this beer was fit to keep until april 2013. So my estimate for this 5 years guaranteed beer is that I drank it when it was 7 months old. It pours a thick dark brown beer with a fine head with a perfect bite and it was steady for as long as I enjoyed this beer. One hour of pure heaven. Tones of coffee, honey and spices, together with very nice tasty bitters make this a beer to drink many more times. Development over time could be very interesting. A highly recommended beer, although more a quadruple than a stout.

From a bottle shop in Palm Beach somewhere. Dark, dark brown pour with a beige head. Aroma is very nice...sweet, syrup, some light chocolate notes and a bit of funky aromas can be found. Flavor has some funky flavors, dark fruit and some molasses as well. Very interesting and worth seeking out.

Aroma:light chocolate aroma... Appearance:Dark brown,light tan head... Flavor:rosted malt,belgian yeast,light cherry flavor...

Bottle bonused in a trade with miketd. Thanks!
Pours a dark brown with a light tan head. Some belgian yeast in the nose and a nice amount of roast. Taste however, is tart, sour and vinuous and almost a bit infected perhaps? Was a gusher, and perhaps the sourness is a result of this. Foamy mouthfeel and a dry finish to the tart dark roasted malt.

Bottle that I picked up in Bacchanalia, Cambridge a couple of weeks ago, consumed 24-10-08 Pours dark chocolatey, puddley brown with some very light carbonation. This beer has an unusual sweet shop aroma with icing sugar and yeast thown into the mix. Perfume in nose and in mouth quite weird really bit fruity (dark fruits) not really Impy stouty at all really, some mollasses, its rather strange and whilst ok I’m not that struck on it at all.

A bit scared to try this one. Haven’t had much luck with Belgian stouts. Once the bottle stopped foaming, poured a medium brown with no head. Not liking the color, now I’m really scared. Aroma isn’t bad. Very barleywine-ish with some chocolate snuck in. Flavor is sweet up front with some creamy caramel influence. Finishes sour, but not overly sour. Not an outstanding beer, but much better than expected.

Pours dark brown, mahogany at the edges, thin tan head. Fruity imperial stout, not a ton of roastiness to it. Hints of chocolate and prune, medium spiced finish. More of an earthy finish to the flavor, hints of wood and dark cherry.