Sour'ire de Mortagne
Brouwerij Alvinne in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.54
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Being an innovator, Alvinne took that old style and stretched it
into all possible directions. Alvinne expanded the old Flemish
Brown style towards Flemish Sours Ales and made a style on their own, not limited anymore towards
anything but mixed fermentation with Morpheus yeast and brewed in the historical area of the great mixed fermentation beers. Their mission: brewing the best (wood aged) sour (fruit) ales in the world,using the mixed fermentation technique. Today, we can celebrate that the Morpheus Yeast saga started 10 years ago. There simply isn’t a better way to do that by creating an new iconic beer:
The Sour’ire De Mortagne (“sourire” is french for “smile”). And it makes you smile indeed! Sour Quadrupel aged on red wine barrels, fermented with our own wild house yeast strain 'Morpheus'.
into all possible directions. Alvinne expanded the old Flemish
Brown style towards Flemish Sours Ales and made a style on their own, not limited anymore towards
anything but mixed fermentation with Morpheus yeast and brewed in the historical area of the great mixed fermentation beers. Their mission: brewing the best (wood aged) sour (fruit) ales in the world,using the mixed fermentation technique. Today, we can celebrate that the Morpheus Yeast saga started 10 years ago. There simply isn’t a better way to do that by creating an new iconic beer:
The Sour’ire De Mortagne (“sourire” is french for “smile”). And it makes you smile indeed! Sour Quadrupel aged on red wine barrels, fermented with our own wild house yeast strain 'Morpheus'.
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7/10
A deep copper cherry red with a very thin creamy off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with dark fruits, Brett, ground cherry, light lactic notes, very nice and complex. In mouth, a nice tart mix of ground cherry, light lactic notes, dark fruits, alcohol warmth, very nice and complex. On tap at Saint Bock.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2023
at 23:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught@Rådhuskällaren, Umeå. Hazy orangeish red colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is tart and fruity with some mild wooden tones. Flavour is tart fruits and berries with some wooden tones and mild acidic (vinegary) tones to it.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2023
at 17:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 330ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb, shared with hrabren. Almost black coloured, small off-white head, red wine and wood in the nose. Toasted malt, fruity, notes of wood and red wine with discreet alcohol. Light sour finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2022
at 10:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.33 l bottle shared with Ogi. Oily dark brown, small head. Molasses, blueberry, tannic, oak, roasty, dried fruit. No acidity in the aroma, nice sourness in the flavour. Wonderful licorice, roasted coffee, burnt caramel. Very rich. Complex unique. Some alcohol. Heavy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2022
at 20:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a reddish copper, small head. Aroma is sour peaches indeed, light malt, caramel, figs. Big body. Flavour is big and malty, but light malts. Light but significant acidity, lots of smoke with peat. Complex smoke notes. Sweet and sour finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2021
at 01:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from BIAB for New year's Eve. Brown with a thin head. Bright fruit hooked up with mild smoke in the nose. Great sour flavor, rounded with light smoke, mineral earthy flavor on the back end. Complex and very nice sour, great to get an 11 percenter that's really dry and not a sweet bomb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2020
at 21:47