Alvinne Podge Belgian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Imperial Stout
Heule, Belgium

Interesting grassy and herbal aroma, with some juniper - therefore it has a very gin-like aroma to me. Also has a lot of cocoa and roasty notes with vanilla in the aroma. It is Very carbonated - it bursts into my mouth with a heavy dose of bubbles, making it a little difficult for me to enjoy. Roasty and espresso-filled flavor.

Murky brown beer, that pours a huge head of foam - huge yeasty aroma, with strong belgian spiciness and heavy dark fruits - strong chocolate/fudge cocoa begins in the aroma and starts the flavor off - warming alcohol mixes with a high spice profile, and quad-like dark fruit flavors, which mingle with the rich chocolate flavors really well - full, creamy and chewy - probably the best belgian-style imperial stout I’ve had.

330ml bottle. Huge chocolate fudge flavor, complete with creame and tangy, spicy yeast. Nose is more yeast-heavy, almost resembling a quad yeast, while the flavor is strictly focused on the rich chocolate fudge malt flavor. Good, but the light and fluffy palate doesn’t exactly fit.

11.2 oz bottle. Pours dark brown in color with full foamy brown head. Aroma Sweet and roasted malt.. Taste sweet, malty and yeasty with dry finish.

Poured muddy brown with an off white head. A slightly sour aroma with hints of chocolate, mostly sour earth notes. Can smell some of the alcohol. Flavor is sweet with some earth notes. Can taste some of the alcohol. Has a medium dry finish.

11.2oz bottle, no date. Pours a moderately deep brown with a three finger beige head, excellent retention, but imperials shouldn’t necessarily have a giant head on them (yes I know this is Belgian). It looked so pretty, I couldn’t dock it any points. You can definitely tell in the aroma that this is Belgian, with the yeast, brown sugar, fig, and spices that are going on--it actually has some dubbel qualities to it. There is also some roast, ash, and a bit of chocolate. The flavor had some added wintergreen, strangely enough, and also some herbal notes and ash from a campfire showed up. Most definitely interesting, and I’m glad I picked up a couple bottles of this. Spicy alcohol is present in the moderately bitter (4 out of 10) dry finish. As this warms even further, I picked up on a bit of soy. Medium full body with moderate carbonation. Surprisingly good--for some reason I figured that this one would be a stinker, but was pleasantly surprised.

Black pour, huge, huge light tan head, good (annoying) lacing and retention. Not your typical IS aroma. Chocolate, caramel, only a hint of roast, but some fun yeast and spicing (anise) are in the aroma as well. Soft mouthfeel, somewhat sweet finish, medium body with some alcohol in the finish. A cool take on the style, but I definitely prefer some of the American examples.

Bottle. Blackish beer with a huge tan head. Roasty, caramel, sweet malt aroma with some nice yeastiness and dark fruit. Rich caramel/toffee flavor with a bit of darker malt, yeast, spice, and dark fruit all combining nicely in the flavor. Alcohol present and complementary with a nice warming affect. Medium body. LIngering yeasty, malty, and somewhat earthy tones turning to chocolate. Nice and complex.