Alvinne Podge Belgian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Imperial Stout
Heule, Belgium

Aroma is a combination of sweet belgian easters and roasted chocolate malt. The easters are not good in an Imp. Stout. Pours dark black/brown, lighter than other Imp. Stouts. Nice lacy head retention (a little much for an Imp. Stout). Flavor is sour most of the way through, but finishes with subtle roasted malt. Leaves the tongue/palate salty. Interesting Belgian version of an Imp. Stout, but is really different than most Imperial Stouts. It seems like they were trying to press the style of an Imp. Stout, but it just wasn’t my favorite.

Bottled(330ml). -Dark brown coloured, small cappuccino head that went away fast, roasted malt and light chocolate nose. The aroma is basicly the same, roasted malt, chocolate and fruits with strong alcohol presence. The flavor is also chocolate, caramel and light fruity. Lots of sediment, light notes of nuts in the finish.

Bottled poured into a tulip glass. APBIS pours brown with a small soapy head. It smells like licorice and prunes. The flavor is heavily licorice and cola. The finish is redeemed a bit with a more pine-like flavor. I’m not too impressed with this beer really. It’s too sweet for me. I suggest one of the other myriad of imperial stouts available.

Bottle. Chocolate, cola, and malt aroma. Cloudy brown with large head. Very sweet prune malt and strong alcohol flavor with a sour cherry finish. A bit rough.

Tak til bager for denne øl til ungdomsklubben. Kaffefarvet og tynd i det, intet skum. Jeg er faktisk lidt skuffet, det er noget fesent og fladt. Lakridskonfekt, chokolade, støv og sprut. mere er der ikke at sige om det.

Opens with slight gushing, but no problem in the pour. Dark belgian strong ale brown with lots of floaties and a dissipating light tan head is gone almost immediately. The nose is heavy with the candi sugar. The taste is plummy and more candi sugar the roastiness is there but understated along with chocolate and coffee notes that should be at the front of a stout. This beer is fantastic but I can’t help but think it is a Belgian Strong Ale that would be better compared to Rochefort 8/10 than it is an Imperial Stout.

(Belgium) Poured this stout a little too fast and the head exploded right out of the glass!!! lol. The color is a dark hazy brown with foamy tan head. The aroma of malts, spices, and chocolate. Taste is smooth and robust with caramel, molasses, and some coffee notes. The mouthfeel is of warm alcohol that finishes on a sour note. Also, There was some nice lacing in the glass.

Cask at The White Horse Belgain Beer Festival, 24th August 2008. Black with zero head. Very still. The aroma is spicy but still can’t hide the alcohol. Slick, silky, almost oily mouthfeel with a rich caramel, candy sugar, molasses and dark fruit flavour. Lots of warming alcohol of course. Ultimately, it’s rather strong and I’d rather be drinking it on a cold mid-winter night than in August!