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Brewed by Alvinne

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Chriso Tasting, thanks to Chriso, 04/04/15. Light black with reddish hues topped with a decent dirty tan head. Nose is tarte red berry, earthy, biscuit, spice, bitter fruit rinds. Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, woody notes, tarte raspberries, musty tones, toffee, light spice, red berry balsams. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with puckering effect. Solid stuff, kind of a crossover with a sour red.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a tan head. Aroma is sourness, coffee, dried fruits, roasted malt. Flavour is sourness, coffee, fruit, vanilla, vinegar, dried fruit, roasted malt. Full body. Nice beer. KRS 150814.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle. Opaque, darkest brown colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. Tannic, oaky, vinous aroma, blue grapes, a touch of soy sauce, Madeira sauce, treacle, even some milk chocolate. Taste has a slightly sweet, chocolately, malty basis, hints of sherry, a vinous, tart line, fruity, blue grapes, also a spicy line, Madeira sauce, laurel, dry, tannic, oaky overtones. Rich and complex, well balanced tartness due to the Mild Ale component.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. A dark brown beer topped by a creamy, light tan head of very moderate size. Dried fruits, balsamic vinegar, rum-raisins, some dark malts. The flavor has a littlr roasted touch, with hints of dark chocolate. Rum raisin, balsamic vinegar and dark dried fruits too. Sweetness too. Full body and a soft carbonation, with dried fruits and some balsamic vinegar in the finish. Not really sure about this one. Sure it’s nice as hell, but still. Well, I’ll stick to my score. 140815

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 500ml @ Geokkjer
Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is sour with notes of malt, vinegar, caramel, chocolate and dark fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium sour with a vinegar, wood, chocolate and hint of vanilla finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

bottle at home ... deep brown ... thin tan lacing ... soft thin tan lacing ... light bretty malt nose ... daark roasst ... massivee woody bretty nose ... soft roast ... dark malts ... soft berry roast ... sweet malts ... light bretty finish ... soft fruits

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, funky sour nose, berries, taste is dry, berries, tart, woody, sweet, toffee.

7.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Courtesy of & thanks to Kraddel. 500 cl. bottle sampled @ “Poppyland Sucks Tasting” @ the Barely legal tasting room. Bottle says that this is a collaboration with Alvinne. Pours a dark brown with a coffee head only on the sides. Nose is quite vinous, lots of wood, red grapes and wood varnish. Lightly sour taste, red grapes, lots of wood, varnish, oxidated sherry, old wood, red grapes, nail polish, bit watery. Not much else going on here than varnish and red grapes. Seems like they overdid it. Maybe 2 years was far too long. Enjoyable still but nothing impressive and it certainly could have been a lot better.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle Pours very dark brown small white head Smell is woody , cherry , port , oak , sweet . Taste is metallic , sour , bit of the glue aspect , dry , like a fOB Pretty dissapointing