Naakte Elf Rode Bosbes / Lingonberry
Brouwerij Alvinne in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Collab with: Nøgne ØTraditional Beer Special Out of Production
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Score
7.28
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Raw beer (unboiled), junipertree infused mashwater, smoked malts and macerated with lingonberries. Fermented with our own wild house yeast strain Morpheus.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @ Nøgne Ø. Unclear reddish orange body with a moderate sized, lacing off-white head. Strong, fruity, vinous aroma, malt, caramel, wood, red berries, lingonberries and some vinegar. Flavor is tart, fruity, some caramel malt, ripe fruit, acidic red berries, lingonberries, slightly funky, some wood and vinegar. I don’t get the smoke part and the Sahti description at RB got to be a joke. Anyway this is a very fine, complex, tasty, kind of refreshing beer. Fine balance in body as well and long lasting aftertaste in the same direction. Reminds me a bit about a softer version of Rodenbach Grand Cru with the sharp sourness, smooth malt, fruitiness and wood flavor. Less acidic but still pretty distinct. Highly enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2025
at 05:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap at Uiltje Bar, Haarlem. Aroma is strong lingonberries, tart red fruits, soft smokey notes, and a touch of bubblegum. Flavour is moderate sour with a hint of sweetness. Body is medium. Strange and interesting brew, though the lingonberries carry a slight chemical element that shouldn't be present in such a 'raw and natural' beer. More curiousity than household beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:32
9/10
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2019
at 16:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Nødingen, Zwanze Day. It's an unclear orange colored beer with a reddish tint. A small off-white head sits on top. The aroma has burnt rubber, lingonberries, generic fruityness, lemon and a light funk. Even some wet sawdust. It's full-bodied, dry and sour on the palate, with a rubber-ish lingonberry touch, some lemon, a generic fruityness and a light funky touch. Lasting finish. A nice beer for sure, but the rubber touch, which I've experienced in lingonberry beers earlier, is a bit turn-off. 180929
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jun 2019
at 17:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ Nøgne Ø - Zwanze Day 2018
Pours hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, mountain cranberries, tart, yeast, wood and toothpaste. Taste is medium sweet and light sour with a long mountain cranberry, tart and wood finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, mountain cranberries, tart, yeast, wood and toothpaste. Taste is medium sweet and light sour with a long mountain cranberry, tart and wood finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2019
at 11:51
7.5/10
Lot 967. Interesting brew. Smell is Morpheus and a hint of juniper, refreshing, almost piney. Flavour is lightly sour, light, fruity tart, tart berries and juniper mixing in the end. Very dry aftertaste. Smoke is very subtle, almost undetectable. Fun!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Etre Gourmet (La Cave à Bières - physical bottle shop)
on 28 Feb 2019
at 23:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ 10th. BBF 2018 [ 10th Borefts Beer Festival 2018 ] @ Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands. [ As Alvinne / Nøgne Ø Naakte Elf ].Unclear medium red yellow colour with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dough, strawberry, rosehips - juniper - smoked berries, tart, tart lingonberry. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average duration, tart, sour, dough, fruit - berry, rosehips - juniper - smoked berries - lingonberry, vinegar, floral. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180922] 7-2-7-3-14
Tried
on 07 Feb 2019
at 15:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, courtesy of Mister_Li, thanks! Pours unclear reddish amber. Aroma is berries, juniper, smoke. Body is medium, sour, tart, but no bitterness at all. Juicy, fruity, berries, juniper. Dry and smooth. Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2018
at 17:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Color: Orange amber, white head. Aroma: Sourish fruity, herbal and floral, very lightly smoke hints. Taste: Moderate to medium sourish, unusual combination of herbal and floral (junipertree) and sourish fruity (lingonberries) notes. Lightly smoky hints. Light sweet and bitter. Interesting, unusual, pretty complex and very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2018
at 20:34