Eycken Balthazar
Brouwerij Alvinne in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.94
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Ale brewed with spices (ginger, coriander and cardamon) and aged in oak barrels.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
2008 bottle. Deep dark brown color. malt, honey, ginger and coreander in the aroma. Malty sweet, slightly oaky flavor with honey, coreander and ginger. Just a bit alcoholic. Sticky mouthfeel, pear in the aftertaste. Maybe a bit disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
dark fig juice color 2 finger yellow orange thick and dense head. aroma is light, woody, flemish red yeast and cherry. Nice tingly mouthfeel, not a lot of flavor. oak tannings and yeast, maybe old pears and apples.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2015
at 15:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Special edition of Balthazar, matured on oak chips. Loose, light beige head, dark ruby brown colour. Fruity, lots of raisins, dates, pear, caramelly malty, candi syrup, cognac, wood; dried fruits in the taste, sweet maltiness, full and mellow mouthfeel, rich, subtle wood tones and brandy-like, warming alcohol in the finish. One of their many beers to sip carefully.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2014
at 08:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Alvinne Eycken Balthazar (by Brouwerij Alvinne):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
18/IV/14 - 33cl bottle from Den Zytholoog / Bierloods (Adegem) @ home - BB: IX/2011, bottled: 2008 (2014-372)
Clear dark brown beer, small irregular off-white head, little stable, little adhesive. Aroma: very peppery, pepper corns, ginger bread, floral, orange peel. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish start, bit smoky, pretty bitter from the tannins I guess. Aftertaste: little bitter, sourish notes, sour cherries, blackberries, cherry bubble gum, smoky touch, bitter tannins. Has survived the ageing process pretty damn well, I'd say!
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
18/IV/14 - 33cl bottle from Den Zytholoog / Bierloods (Adegem) @ home - BB: IX/2011, bottled: 2008 (2014-372)
Clear dark brown beer, small irregular off-white head, little stable, little adhesive. Aroma: very peppery, pepper corns, ginger bread, floral, orange peel. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish start, bit smoky, pretty bitter from the tannins I guess. Aftertaste: little bitter, sourish notes, sour cherries, blackberries, cherry bubble gum, smoky touch, bitter tannins. Has survived the ageing process pretty damn well, I'd say!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2014
at 12:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
30th July 2009
Cloudy brown beer. Softish semi dry palate. Tart sour fruitiness with a little dry spice. Nicely offset by oaky softness (not too much vanilla though). Finishes dry and a little creamy with some alcohol warmth.
Cloudy brown beer. Softish semi dry palate. Tart sour fruitiness with a little dry spice. Nicely offset by oaky softness (not too much vanilla though). Finishes dry and a little creamy with some alcohol warmth.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2012
at 07:26
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Leicht kirschiger Eichengeruch, intensiv, spritzig-säuerlich. Trockener und holziger Start, ein leichter Kirscheneinschlag ist auch hier zue rkennen. Intensiv malzig, dabei minimal säuerlich und mittel-würzig. Der Alkoholgehalt ist erkennbar, stört aber nicht. Etwas gewürzig werdend, im Anschluss wirkt das Bier unausgewogen. Hier ist das Aroma malzig, holzig und säuerlich zugeich, außerdem spritig. Im Abgang wird die Malzigkeit röstiger, das Bier ist aber auch hier zu sauer. Rustikales und spezielles Bier! 9/10/9/8/fl/9
Tried
on 03 Jun 2011
at 04:54