Cuvée Sofie
(has 1 batch)
Brouwerij Alvinne in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.40
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Cuvée Sofie is the barrel aged version of Phi. Complex, refined flavours, originating from the tannins of the Bordeaux barrel and the wine that initially filled it create a soft, refreshing sipping beer that blurs the differences between beer and wine.
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9.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
dark amber to brown colour, minimal beige-ish ecru head; aroma of sour cherry juice, acetone, woody, acetic acidy, citric, burnt sugary and yeasty notes; taste of sour cherry juice, citric acidy, acetone and woody notes; excellent one as expected
Tried
from Bottle
from
La Mise en Bière
on 06 Apr 2025
at 16:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Abv 8%. Juicy tart fruity aroma with citrus, apricot, soft oak, lemon, some bready malt, and yeast. Flavour is tart and rather sour, nicely puckering, with a dry finish. Body is medium. Nicely fruity and quite sour, excellent puckering juice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Ambasada, Zagreb as 8% version. Shared with Marko. Clear amber, minimal head. Soft fruity notes, along with lacto. Soft yeasty notes, funky, marmite. Dried fruit, rye bread. Fruit jam. Prickly acidic note, yeasty, bready. Moderate sourness. Light body, soft carbonation. Slightly oily. Sweetness, but also quite sharp sourness. Dried cherry, cranberries.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jan 2024
at 18:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Ambasada, 8%. Hazy coppery-amber body, no head. Funky, mildly bretty, somewhat acetic, fruity notes. Lean dry taste, fruity, lightly lightly malty, sharp acetic, vaguely fruity, mostly lactic taste, vaguely minerally, vague glue. The sourness sticks to the tongue. Not bad, nice, not great.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jan 2024
at 18:47
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle from Hopduvel. Hazy amber, small, off-white head. Aroma of unripe red apple, apricot, ripe nectarine, sour grape, damp furniture, old library with fitted carpet, cheese, sour cream, carré confiture. Taste has sour red apple, lemon, grape & nectarine stone complemented by funky cheese & sour cream for a lactic acid effect; funky sourdough in balance with sweetish brioche-like maltiness. Dry, very tart finish, vague herbal hops, woody tannins, ongoing stone fruit's stone & lemon flesh acidity, softly warming white wine-like alcohol. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Beautiful.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2023
at 16:26