Balthazar
Brouwerij Alvinne in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter Out of Production|
Score
6.80
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Dark winter ale brewed with cardamon, ginger, coriander and sugar.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
2007 bottle. Hazy, reddish-brown with a slight, off-white head. Green herb and spice aroma. Flavours of coriander, honey and spice with some warming alcohol in the finish. Didn’t quite come together for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2008
at 15:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy brown with off white head. Roasted malt and spices in the aroma. Flavor is sweet with roasted malt, overripe fruits, liquerice and spices.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2008
at 10:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
scura schiuma più che abbondante da versare delicatamente persistente ma sicuramente non fine e compatta note speziate ginger maltose dolciastre un po di note di marsala dolce in bocca spaziata tostatura media amaro poco
Tried
on 01 Jan 2008
at 13:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (BB 11/2009)
Never seen so lively beer than this one. HUGE living brown head, creamy, cloudy and full of big bubbles, I wonder what super yeast they have used here. Beer itself is dark ruby. Aroma has chocolate, licorice and gingseng. Sticky mouthfeel. Ginger, gingseng, juniper, dark fruits, licorice and alcohol in the flavor. Some woody and earthy notes in the finish. Quite sweet beer with all kind of interesting spices.
Never seen so lively beer than this one. HUGE living brown head, creamy, cloudy and full of big bubbles, I wonder what super yeast they have used here. Beer itself is dark ruby. Aroma has chocolate, licorice and gingseng. Sticky mouthfeel. Ginger, gingseng, juniper, dark fruits, licorice and alcohol in the flavor. Some woody and earthy notes in the finish. Quite sweet beer with all kind of interesting spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2007
at 10:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Very dark brown opaque colour. The head is something of the most alive head I have ever seen. Aroma is salted licorace, yeast, spices, and some malts. Flavour is alcohol, spices, earth, grass and some caramel. Also slight hints of salted licorace.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2007
at 10:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
CBF07 sample from bottle. Pours amber clear with almost no head. Soapwash aroma, very perfumed aroma hops with a slight spice note (ginger). Flavour is a lot more pleasant sweet, spicy and well balanced. Fullbodied. Finish is rasin sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2007
at 17:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
CPH festival bottle: Dark brown with bubbly brown head. Strong malty connamon spicy. Full body. Nice balanced - and a true winner (if you like cinnamon)
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2007
at 04:40
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Found at Dickie’s in Bruges, March 2007. One of the most interesting beers I found in Belgium. This is comparable to Pannepot, though not quite that good. A huge spray of beer and foam that required two glasses for serving. The foam fades slowly. Black licorice and malt aroma. A thick, heavy, and sweet beer. Spices are evident, including cardamom. Sweet malt throughout, and a surprising dry finish.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2007
at 17:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle: Poured a dark brown with white head and plenty of carbonation. The aroma was spicy. The flavor was tangy and very carbonated which reacted to on the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2007
at 13:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Kerstbierfestival 2006 in Essen, BE. Dark ruby brown / red color with a average light-brown head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, licorice, spices. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2006
at 04:34