Melchior - Monbazillac Barrel Oak Aged
Brouwerij Alvinne in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.32
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Aged in French Monbazillac barrels for 8 months.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Danish Summer Gathering, 2013. Pours hazy orange with a creamy head. Smooth and soft. Vinous and warming. Dark fruit, hot alcohol adn wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2013
at 06:14
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Sampled @ RB Danish Summer Gathering 2013 day 2, Ulfborg. Bottle. Hazy dark orange color, huge off-white head. Only get some wine influences in the aroma. Taste also is winey with clearly barrel aging present. Too high carbonated as almost always is the case with Alvinne beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2013
at 04:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 11% with "mustard seeds". Hazy amber with medium tan head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel, hop and yeast. Flavour is malt, fruit, yeast, caramel, little toasted, medium sweet, hop and medium bitter,
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2013
at 04:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a huge off white head. Aroma is smooth fruity, toasted malty and wineous. Smooth fruity, bitter and toasted malty. Mellow. Smooth fruity, medium dry. Lasting light fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2013
at 04:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ TSODRBSG13, Ulfborg. Hazy amber with a big and lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and alcohol. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. 310813
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2013
at 04:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering. Nice creamy head with excellent duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are candy sugar, caramel, fruits, wood, vanilla, whisky, malt and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2013
at 04:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Haand 2013. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is oak, whiskey, sugar. Flavour is sweet, oak, whiskey, malt, dried fruits, sugar. Nice beer.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2013
at 04:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Haand Ølfestival 2013
Pours cloudy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, dried fruits, oak, white wine, caramel and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long warm, oak and fruity finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours cloudy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, dried fruits, oak, white wine, caramel and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long warm, oak and fruity finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2013
at 05:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
25.05.2013, tap @ HaandFestival:
Big creamy longlasting head. Aroma is oak, paint, citrus, grass, leafs, sugar. Taste is slightly oxidized, sugar, butterscotch, dried fruits, caramel, almond essence. Medium bitterness and dryness. Not my kind of beer.
Big creamy longlasting head. Aroma is oak, paint, citrus, grass, leafs, sugar. Taste is slightly oxidized, sugar, butterscotch, dried fruits, caramel, almond essence. Medium bitterness and dryness. Not my kind of beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2013
at 06:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber golden colour, white head. Aroma of dates, white wine, raisins, sweet sherry, light nail polish remover. Sweet flavour, Pedro Ximénez, malts, white wine, raisins and wood. Malty finish, raisins, sherry and aceton.
(Draught @ ZBF 2013, Leuven. Generously shared by the Belgian RateBeer crew. Thanks!)
(Draught @ ZBF 2013, Leuven. Generously shared by the Belgian RateBeer crew. Thanks!)
Tried
on 05 May 2013
at 05:23