Phi
Brouwerij Alvinne in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.96
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Phi is a pale strong beer, skillfully balanced between sweet and sour due to the addition of 40% of wheat to the grain bill. Phi is part of the “Omega – Phi – Sigma” trilogy which matures in stainless steel tanks where the Morpheus yeast imparts a refreshing sourness. Phi is a good stepping stone for those who want to familiarize themselves with our Flemish Sour Ales.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
0.33 l bottle from 'Etre Gourmet', best before November 2027. Slightly hazy, deep golden orange with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, sourish, quite fruity and a little vinous aroma of overripe lemon, vinegar, orange wine and hints of honey. Gently sweet, moderately sour, quite fruity, slightly vinous and minimally funky taste of overripe lemon, gooseberry, orange wine, cow fodder, some vinegar and traces of honey, followed by a medium long, gently tart, a little woody-dry finish. Medium body, slightly astringent and quite effervescent mouthfeel, average to lively carbonation. Well-balanced sour ale, quite complex, maybe a bit too fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
from Etre Gourmet (webshop)
on 28 Oct 2025
at 18:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
bottiglia 33 cl, schiuma bianca fine evanescente, color arancio torbido, al naso limone frutta a pasta gialla leggero alcool, in bocca limone mela verde acerba, corpo leggero, carbonazione moderata, alcool ben bilanciato, amaro percettibile, astringente, media acidità, lieve salato, secca e asciutta. Complessa e fresca. Buona c. 1011birre.it 18.10.25
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2025
at 18:42
6/10
draught in Brussels. Poured a pale gold. sour notes, some sweetness and fruit. pretty ok.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Aroma of bread, tart fruits, some funky yeast. Flavour is light sweet and moderate sour. Definitely enjoyable.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2025
at 13:30
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
hazy dark orange to amber colour, minimal off-white lacing; aroma of citric and acetic acidy, some acetone, cucumber salad and black peppery notes; taste is exactly the same; I like it very much...and anyway...RB is just fading away, so there is no reason not to give high scores... :( (és különben is: sírva vígad a magyar :( )
Tried
on 25 Dec 2024
at 21:00
6/10
Sweet, sour, acidic, berries, funky, alcohol
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2024
at 20:59
7/10
Magus,hapu, puuviljane, tsitrus. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2024
at 20:53
7.4/10
Lovely beer. Top notch sour. Medium sourness but super super clean. Sterk ams
Tried
on 12 Feb 2024
at 22:41
7/10
LCI Brewskival
Tried
on 13 Aug 2023
at 11:48
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 0.33l. Aroma of barnyard, grape skin, tannins and bread. Pours cloudy bronze color with thin soapy tan-like head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts tart vinous and citrusy with tannins’ note, following is funky, lactic and grainy, while mouthfeel is smooth but rather dry. Medium body, creamy texture and average carbonation in palate. Phine one…
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2022
at 20:37