Brouwerij Alvinne Rock-a-Billie

Rock-a-Billie

 

Brouwerij Alvinne in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Collab with: De Mederie
  Mead - Braggot Special
Score
7.25
ABV: 17.0% IBU: - Ticks: 11
Blend of Treebeard aged on Pineau de Charentes Barrel & dates mead, mead aged on bourbon and peated whisky barrel. Billies Craft Beer Fest special 2022.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at Brewver Belgian Winter Gathering. Darker orange color towards red, no head. Aroma and flavor are malts, honey, sweet, light grape, distant bourbon. Thick texture, smooth body. 8-7-7-7-7

Tried on 03 Mar 2025 at 10:24


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

75cl bottle @ Belgian Beer Geeks Winter Gathering. Oof. Sweet. Very strong honey presence, slick palate, some boozy high strength desert wine shades, no Alvinne beer noticeable sadly. Barrel-aging seems lost in the boosty alcohol, though a long hour nursing this bottle may reveal more.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2025 at 18:24


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

1/III/25 - 75cl bottle @ Belgian Beer Geek Gathering (2025 Winter/Spring edition), BB: n/a (no print on cap) (2025-191) Thanks to Bierridder for sharing the bottle!

Clear light orange beer, small to no head. Aroma: pretty oxidized, malty, grains, hay, honey. MF: soft to no carbon, medium body. Taste: very oxidized, honey, sugary, way too sweet, more oxidation. Aftertaste: very sweet, sugary, oxidized, all honey, meh.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2025 at 19:10


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bouteille 75cl @ Belgian Winter gathering 01 March 2025 – Tim’s place, thanks Siegfried.
Billies fest 2022 – collab Mederie
Un monstre à 17%, incroyable de voir cela en bouteille de 17% - pas souvent aussi de voir un braggot disponible.
Léger orangé, pas de col
Arôme est doux organique mielleux assez plaisant ponctué par de fins effluves de caramel, fruité par l’apport de la barrique de Pineau – le côté Alvinne me semble perdu et je ne note rien en terme d’apport tourbé ni de Bourbon comme mentionné sur l’étiquette.
Palais est sur une douceur plaisante alliant l’apport mielleux – ce qui tranche avec le caractère souvent spécifique de la levure maison Alvinne – Morpheus. Effet un peu organique, ponctué par une note caramélisée, grillé, dattes et léger apport du Pineau des Charentes – le tout contribue encore plus à accroitre le côté doux et sucre résiduel. Ici, aussi pas grand-chose sur le côté tourbé et vanillé du Bourbon. Reste correcte sans vraiment transmettre ce que j’attendais d’un assemblage entre bière/hydromel – ici, la base miel est nettement plus en avant.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2025 at 10:47


7

Magus, puuviljane, linnaseline, alks, nats mesine. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2025 at 23:43


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Lehe Tap Takeover in Taplokaal Gist

Tried from Draft at Taplokaal Gist on 23 Mar 2023 at 17:54


7.5

billie's craft beer fest 2022

Tried from Draft on 03 Jan 2023 at 18:30


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

Pours clear, darker amber. Scent is funky, raw honey. Very rough. Some BA profile. Taste is sweet, but has a simple honey sweetness (alongside the sharp, bitter funk) which makes it to rough and raw on the honey side for me.

Tried on 14 Dec 2022 at 09:56



7

Sampled @ Billie's Craft Beer Fest 2022, Saturday Session. A clear dark golden beer. Aroma and Taste of intense sweet honey, some herbs, boozy finish.

Tried on 17 Nov 2022 at 21:19