Alvinne Podge Belgian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Imperial Stout
Heule, Belgium

Tap. Aroma very fruity with cherry, blackberry, boysenberry, even blueberry, I guess generally berry-laden, along with chocolate malt notes. Flavor again a mix of chocolate stouty maltiness with Belgian fruitiness, not really roasted, maybe just mildly. Really nice integration of styles here, grew on me a lot after being a little taken aback by the intense berry quality.

Opaque mahogany, thin, bubbly cream head. Fruity nose of cherry, raisin, and heavy caramel malt. The flavor is incredibly balanced with licorice, raisin, almond, plum, and light alcohol. Lightly salty finish, somewhat thin body and never sticky but quite long-lasting. A little too alcoholic with warmth, but still a very nice Belgian stout.

bottle from Alvinne, dark chocolate brown beer, with strong tastes of burned malt, and good balance between the fresh bitterness of the hop en the smooth taste of burned malt.

Bottle from Utobeer. This one gushed all over the place leaving all that lovely sediment in the glass, mmm! Pours or should I say ’gushed’ black with a huge off yellow head. Aromas of smoke, coffee, bitter chocolate. Flavours of roasted malts, chocolate, licorice, blackberries. Finishes malty and slightly hoppy.

This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a head of all foam finely sized brown colored bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a semi-opaque dark brown colored body and thick foamy lacing. The nice aroma was brown malt. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish vinous aftertaste. The thick flavor contained notes of mild hops vinous and dark malt. Delicious and one I would certainly buy again.

Comes out of the bottle an opaque, dark chocolate brown with a fairly thick beige head. Aroma is chocolaty and smoky with a bit of an alcohol nip and just a hint of fruit. Mouth-filling flavor is malty and chocolaty with undertones of roast chocolate and caramel and just a teensy touch of fruit. The alcohol zing is not as strong in the flavor as in the smell. Texture is thick and creamy smooth, leaving a lively tingle on the tongue and lips.

Bottle from Publick House. Pours a very dark brown color with a small tan head. Extremely sweet aroma, chocolate with a touch of roasted coffee. Medium body; not too heavy, but not light, either. More licorice than chocolate or caramel, but all are detectable. Very sour finish with limited carbonation, not what I was expecting. Different.

Bottle. Black beer with a strong head. The aroma is deeply roasted, and the flavour is even more deeply roasted and bitter with a strong malty finish. Overall a very nice beer.