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
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.
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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, thanks to Jerre for giving me one!
Hazy, brown body. Lightly brown head. Sour, fruity aroma of esters, flowers, wood, lactic acids, ... Not totally well balanced, there is a weird note inside it. Moderately bitter, lightly sour flavour of malts and lactic acids. Balance of the flavour isn’t fully perfect, the same awkwardiness is present. Still it is very nice.
Hazy, brown body. Lightly brown head. Sour, fruity aroma of esters, flowers, wood, lactic acids, ... Not totally well balanced, there is a weird note inside it. Moderately bitter, lightly sour flavour of malts and lactic acids. Balance of the flavour isn’t fully perfect, the same awkwardiness is present. Still it is very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2008
at 11:18
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours cloudy blonde. Aroma is yeasty (barnyard, moldy).Taste yeasty as well, with fruits (citrus) spices and light caramel malts. Good hop bitetrness. A solid Belgian ale.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2008
at 17:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before May 2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on October 6 2008; eye: voluminous white head: 1 finger of beer for seven fingers of head, head made up of rather large bubbles and that looks like melting ice cream as it falls, lots of lacing, golden, hazy, lots of effervescence; nose: spices (including coriander and juniper), sour, light horse, light fruity, a bit of yeast; mouth: surprisingly smooth considering the nose that is full of spices and sourness, a bit of horse, light sourness, spices (including coriander and juniper), malt supports the various tastes, light fruity, light yeast, slightly sour finale with a good presence of spices, lightly sweet, mildly sour, medium-light body, slightly foamy texture, quite carbonated; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant mai 2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 6 octobre 2008; œil : mousse blanche volumineuse : un doigt de bière pour sept doigts de mousse, mousse formée de bulles plutôt grosse et qui ressemble à de la crème glacée fondue lorsqu’elle tombe, beaucoup de dentelle, dorée, voilée, très effervescente; nez : épices (dont la coriandre et le genièvre), aigre, léger cheval, léger fruité, un peu de levure; bouche : curieusement douce considérant le nez qui annonce des épices et de l’aigreur, un peu de cheval, légère aigreur, épices (dont la coriandre et le genièvre), malt soutient le tout, léger fruité, légère levure, finale légèrement aigre avec une bonne présence d’épices, légère, légèrement sucrée, moyennement aigre, corps moyen-léger, texture légèrement mousseuse, pas mal carbonatée; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2008
at 16:51
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Deep super dark brown coloured body with tints of black and tan at the same time, all with a huge and perfectly lacing, structured and even luminescent (when the light hits the head right, it makes crystalline effects - very neat). Probably the best looking imperial stout i’ve seen, and this one even comes from Belgium. Aroma of great roasted malt, raisins, pit fruits, cherries, whiskey, scotch, vanilla and oak - very nice indeed! Medium to Full-bodied; Super effervescent taste up front with a lot of alcohol, a lot of pit fruits and a tonne of sweet caramel following behind. Aftertaste shows plentiful sweetness and a nice twang of scotch, vanilla and the nuances of oak. Overall, this is probably one of the best imperial stouts i’ve had. Without a doubt, blindfolded - you’d know this is a ’foreign’ imperial stout. It’s got signature qualities of a foreign, but the characteristics make it one of the best that I’ve had! I’d definitely recommend this to everyone, since you can find it here in the states! I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from West Lakeview Liquors in Chicago, Illinois, sampled on 02-October-2008.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2008
at 00:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle at Kaunis Kampela, Helsinki, on 2008-09-23) Orange, Hazy. Tiny white head, Fruity and hoppy nose. Dryish and fresh palate, medium bodied, quite lot of carbonation. Hops, fruitiness, grapefruit, bitterness and sweetness. Fruity and bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2008
at 11:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Wine & Cheese Place in (near) St. Louis, MO. What a gusher. Took two glasses to absorb it. Pours hazy light amber with a truly humongous light bubbly off-white head. Aromas include a lot of yeast, some citrus, and a little malt. Darn’d if it don’t seem a bit soapy. So what aroma soap, not sure. Medium body with rather smooth carbonation. Flavor is really spicy hop over malt. Rather peppery. Something like grapefruit rind. Slight burn down the gullet. This one is just so out of control. A bit of barnyard seems to be present. An exciting adventure from start to finish. Almost genteel after it settles down for awhile. Good ale. Really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2008
at 02:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled(330ml). -Dark brown coloured, small cappuccino head that went away fast, roasted malt and light chocolate nose. The aroma is basicly the same, roasted malt, chocolate and fruits with strong alcohol presence. The flavor is also chocolate, caramel and light fruity. Lots of sediment, light notes of nuts in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2008
at 07:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Dranken Geers. 2003 bottle. Hazy gold, thin white head. Some yeast, some lemon fruit, little bit of syrup. It’s fine in mouth, quite thick, then a lemon/sourish finish. Very interesting, good character. Very drinkable and that sourish edge on end really works.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2008
at 12:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Chocolate, cola, and malt aroma. Cloudy brown with large head. Very sweet prune malt and strong alcohol flavor with a sour cherry finish. A bit rough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2008
at 14:44
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
330 ml bottle from Vintage Cellar. Hazy amber color with a 5-finger white head. Aroma is yeasty caramel with very light funk. Medium body with frothy carbonation. The head is rocky. Flavors of ripe light stone fruit and slightly roasted caramel, and a touch of funk. The bitter bites the edges of the tongue. There are nuances I lack the words to describe. The finish has hints of sugar overborne by hop. It is so kind to the mouth. Wish it had been a 750 ml bottle. It is so, so underrated. Jerks.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2008
at 22:38