Bolleville Calvados Barrel Oak Aged
Brouwerij Alvinne in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.99
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Aged on Calvados casks
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Sour, musty apple and currant..Garnet brown, thin tan head. Very oaky, some char and apple present. Finishes with twigs and apple core. Soft carbonation, alcohol nearly non-existent, medium body. Ok, for a sour.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2011
at 13:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Courtesy of Jan (fonefan)
The color is very dark, almost black; the bottle starts gushing slowly, but in the glass there is only a small-sized head, a thin cfreamy layer of which is persistent. Mild aroma, some roasted malts, light smoke, and light vinous character. Good body strength; strong chocolate flavor, and roasted malts, dry, with some Belgian character; there is an impression of ashes and a quite strong liquorice presence; I can’t really feel the Calvados. The alcohol content is well managed, and the bitterness level is correct.
Solid brew, but unimpressive, unexciting.
The color is very dark, almost black; the bottle starts gushing slowly, but in the glass there is only a small-sized head, a thin cfreamy layer of which is persistent. Mild aroma, some roasted malts, light smoke, and light vinous character. Good body strength; strong chocolate flavor, and roasted malts, dry, with some Belgian character; there is an impression of ashes and a quite strong liquorice presence; I can’t really feel the Calvados. The alcohol content is well managed, and the bitterness level is correct.
Solid brew, but unimpressive, unexciting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2011
at 09:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 c&c from Holiday in Escondido. Gushed as expected, but not explosively. Didn’t lose more than a teaspoonful. Pours black, but there’s garnet at the edges. Light tan head. Aromas of brandy, alcohol and dark sweetness. Flavor is vinous, smooth mild dark malt, some chocolate. Finally noticed some oak and astringency. I think the brandy aspect eclipsed the calvados, but I’m not a calvados expert fer sure.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2011
at 15:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of oak, apple, other fruit some sugar and a touch of laquer. Dry and slightly tart flavour of oak with lots of calvados character.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2010
at 12:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
as De Molen festival 2010 ... deep black ... thin tan head ... little apple ... light fruity roast malt ... little red wine nose ... odd roast ... toffee malts ... again red wine.3.4 bottle at home .. deep black .. thim tan lacing ... soft funky fruit dry fruit ... dark malt ... dark fruit .. juicy roast.. soft funk fruits .. ligth sour .. light funk .. wierd but working 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2010
at 22:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 750ml (Alvinne Shop, BB 01/2015)
Dark opaque brown color, small brown head. Aroma of oak, vanilla, cognac/calvados, sourness and some earthy notes. Medium to full bodied. This is not as sour as many other Alvinne BA’s, but has some earthy sour notes. Warming alcohol. Oak from barrel and some vanilla in the flavor. Aftertaste has also a bit of licorice. Decent, Calvados cask sweetness cuts wild yeast tartness nicely.
Dark opaque brown color, small brown head. Aroma of oak, vanilla, cognac/calvados, sourness and some earthy notes. Medium to full bodied. This is not as sour as many other Alvinne BA’s, but has some earthy sour notes. Warming alcohol. Oak from barrel and some vanilla in the flavor. Aftertaste has also a bit of licorice. Decent, Calvados cask sweetness cuts wild yeast tartness nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2010
at 09:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[9/24/10] Bottle at Borefts Beer Festival 2010. Dark brown. Slightly vinous aroma of oak, calvados, a bit of wild yeast and fruits. Sweetish flavor with some wood, malt, caramel, dark fruits and a mild sourness. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2010
at 21:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
From bottle at Borefts BF ’10. Deep dark brown colour, off white head. Aroma of grape, wine, light sour, malts, dark fruits, some spices. Flavour is dark fruits, grapes, alcohol, light spicy, alcohol. Medium bodied. A bit too hot imo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2010
at 11:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled @ BBF ’10. Dark color, short head. Aroma of bit chocolat, bit malty, only a hint of calvados. More apple in taste, bit boozy belgian quadrupel. Quite ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2010
at 11:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours almost cola brown. Nose is tart wild cherries, oak and farmhouse funk. Taste is tart sour chocolate covered cherries, some funk, oak and Belgian yeast. Comes across more as a sour than a Belgian strong.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2010
at 19:33