Brouwerij Alvinne

Microbrewery in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwerij Alvinne - De Proefloft & Beer Shop
Associated Webshop: Brouwerij Alvinne - Webshop

Established in 2004

Contact
Vaartstraat 4a, Moen, 8552, Belgium
Description
Alvinne is a 1200hl microbrewery in Flanders, Belgium. It has become an official brewery in 2004 and is located in the village of Moen, at the edge of the Mortagne touristic area and in the area where the historic breweries of the old Flemish Brown beerstyle are situated.

Their own yeast strain is called ‘Morpheus’ and was the reason to start experimenting with mixed fermentation, resulting in sour ales. Alvinne’s main mission is now to create innovative sour beers through a new style of Flemish blond sours by using the mixed fermentation method. You could call it the missing link between Oud Bruin and Lambic. Because of this, Alvinne has gained international attention and respect.

We already experimented with over 30 different kinds of fruits, herbs, plants, berries, flowers and vegetables. Next to the sour range, Alvinne has an interesting beer list that were aged on carefully selected used barrels, such as Cognac, Porto, Sherry, Calvados, Brandy, Red Wine and White Wine. Since 2018, we have started our own Membership “Alvinne’s Fellowship Of Exceptional Ales” to give our core fans the priority to get hands on our very exclusive and limited beers.

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5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
(33cl bottle, 6.5% abv) Hazy, orange golden colour with a huge foamy white head. Dusty and yeasty, sweet malty aroma with notes of ripe lemon. Sourish and slightly bitter-tart flavour, medium bodied with a lively carbonation. Slightly wheaty and almost astringent citrus- and lemon-fruity, yeasty taste which covers everything else; dry and sourish tart finish. Probably beyond its prime time as the bb-date is not visible anymore (19.IV.09).
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2009 at 18:39

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(33cl bottle) Hazy, golden colour with a huge blond foamy head. Sweet and slightly yeasty aroma with a blossom-like flowery touch and light fruity notes of lemon and peach. Moderately sweet and slightly acidic flavor, medium bodied with a sparkling, slightly fizzy mouthfeel. Pale malty, lemon-fruity and yeasty-spicy taste with shy flowery notes; slightly sourish and fruity finish with a light hoppy touch (19.IV.09).
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2009 at 18:36

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Very cloudy golden color, medium white head. Aroma of yeast, spices, some banana. Bit sweet taste, slight malt. Ok belgian ale.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2009 at 10:28

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Bottled from de Molen. Hazy brownish color, short head. Aroma is vinous, some vanilla, bit malt, bit fruity. Sour taste, fruity. Didnt know it was only 5.5%, was expecting a heavy bomber, as they are usually double barrel oak brewers reserve stuff :P
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2009 at 10:05

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Nearly viscous pouring to huge, dark greige head, very stable over black beer with a reddish-cream shine. Outspoken coffee nose, as well as dark bitter chocolate and carbon dust. Bitter, roasted/burnt flavours, roasted malts, black coffee; some alcohol peeping through. Lurking restsugars underneath. Once warming up a little bit, pretty decent balance. Quite thick MF, covert alcoholwarming. Very decent I.S., not giving in to unidimensionality. One is adviced to like cold coffee, all the same, before the alcohol starts warming one up.
Tried on 14 Apr 2009 at 15:57

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle that I picked up at the Alvinne Brewery, Belgium, March 09 and consumed 12-04-09 Pours murky cranberry colour in fact it looks like a smoothie with pink foam on top. This is tangy and not too sour distinct cherrieness but a bit of tinned cherries, refreshing, it’s fine. A6 A4 F7 P3 Ov13 3.3
Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2009 at 06:01

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Skortila. Light brown colour, off-white head. Aroma is sour. Hints of paint and vanilla. Flavour is sour, fruity, with grapes. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2009 at 07:21

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33cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Unclear golden amber colour, lots of yeast, white lasting head. Aroma of sugar, alcohol and fruits, a lot like a strong lager/malt liquor. Flavour is fruity, alcoholic, sweet, medium bitter finish. Fullbodied, but tasted too much like a strong lager made with Belgian yeast.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2009 at 18:03

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Amber color. Pineapple, oily flowery hops and a touch of yeast in the aroma. Initial malty sweetness overpowered by a peppery, yeasty hopbitterness. Hints of hopoil, nutmeg, red berries. Long peppery hopbitter aftertaste. Good enough, but the balance could be better.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2009 at 02:02

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Bottle. Amber color. Vinous aroma with vanilla, grapes and cherry. Light sour flavor with grapes, vanilla, just a touch of oak and toffee. Vinous notes. First rate thirst quencher, but not as complex and sour as I thought it would be.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2009 at 02:46