Alvinne Podge Bourgogne Barrel Oak Aged

Brewed by Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Imperial Stout
Heule, Belgium

Bottle 75cl.
Clear dark brown color with virtually none head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, fruity - berry, red wine, cask wood, licorice - anis. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light acidic and moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20090306]

Bottle from De Bierloods, Adegem. Almost black with a beige head. Intense vinous fruit aroma blending with vanilla and chocolate. Vinous fruit flavours have the upper hand, but lots of vanilla also. Warming alcohol. Seriously good.

0.75 l bottle at PBF, thanks brunnsbe! Dark ruby color. Sweet aroma with dark caramel, licorice, juniper and acidic red wine. The flavor is initially sweet but then dryes with acidic and oaky red wine. There are some dark caramel notes as well as muddy spiciness. Fairly complex but not very drinkable. Red wine and beer is not a good mix.

Bottle at Alvinne. This dark brown ale poured with a decent beige head and a malty oak aroma. There is a sweet dark malt start and a more bitter finish. The oak has caused a slight amount of sourness to accent the chocolate and other stout characteristics. In fact this brew is more reminiscent of a good burgundy wine than a stout. Nevertheless, a very interesting and enjoyable beer.

Bottle at Alvinne. Pours very dark brown with orange highlights on the edges. Large creamy beige head. Aromas of dark toasted malt and creamy, perhaps vanilla, odors. Medium body with smooth carbonation. Flavor is astringent, very red winey. Smooth notes of oak and vanilla.Sips like a fine, aged red wine - but with a heavier body.

Gift from one of my girlfriends friends on her trip to belgium. Dark brown pour with a light fizzy head that settles into a white halo. Aroma of light oak, vanilla, some caramel and chocolate. Taste of cranberries, caramel and chocolate malt, oak, Lightly tart and salty. Medium bodied and decently carbonated. This unlike any imperial stout I’ve had in america. Absolutely awesome, though.

Bottled at PBF. Dark brown, brief head. Salty crabverry aroma. Full bodied abnd quite tart. Cookie malt lies as a foundation where red berries clings to coffee and salt on top of it. Significant late herbal bitterness. A highly interersting beer, far outside the mainstream of barrel aged imperial stouts.

Bottled. Deep ruby red colour, not much head. Aroma is caramel malts, wood, some caramel and also some mild notes of alcohol. Flavour is caramel, fruits, some wooden notes, mild spices and a certain sourness. Not very much imperial stout left in the flavour in this one.