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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy reddish brown colour. Big tan head. Sweet malty aroma with some spicy hints, some caramel hints aswell. Sweet malty flavor with some hints of yeast, also some hints of dark fruits. End sweet and warming from the alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2006 at 06:21

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Very dark brown colour with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt with hints of licourice and chocolate. Sweet malty flavor with some hints of molasses, licourice and chocolate. Long sweet roasted aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2006 at 06:06

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is yeasty, fruity and a little spicy. Fruity flavor with some hints of yeasts and some spicy hints. Slightly fruity and spicy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2006 at 05:45

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Hazy brown color; creamy head. Aroma of candi sugar with some yeast fruitness, simple. Too much carbonation (I think it starts getting over the top), which brings also an additional light sour note; some malt and caramel, nothing special. As I said, it’s probably lightly spoiled, anyway not a giant beer.
Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2006 at 13:01

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cloudy deep blond color; creamy head. The aroma is spicy, with some orange peel. Full body, malty, with spices and orange peels, hiding very well the alcohol, sweet and bitter. Very good Belgian Ale.
Tried on 15 Mar 2006 at 12:59

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cloudy deep blond color. The aroma is spicy, but strange. Tha taste is wrong, with some malt but overly bitter; spicy as well; a bad experiment.
Tried on 15 Mar 2006 at 12:55

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at ZBF 2006. Amber colour with an off-white head. Sweet citrus and alcohol in the aroma. Sweet malty flavor with hints of dark fruits and spices. Long sweet warming aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2006 at 07:45

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled (BB 01/2008)
Hazy nut brown color, small creamy tan head. Fruity aroma (apricot). Medium to full bodied. Sweet fruity flavor: kandy sugar and apricot. In the finish some hops and alcohol make the flavor more bitter. I would think this as Dutch-style Belgian ale.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2006 at 14:51

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle Muddy, blond body. Off-white, creamy body. Excellent lace. Aroma of citrus, orange. Moderately bitter, lightly acidic (citric acids) flavour. Good balance, ok complexity. Medium bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2006 at 15:30

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottled at ZBF 2006, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Black body. Beautiful, caramelish head with an excellent lace. Strong aroma of mild coffee, honey and hints of cask wood. Moderately sweet initial flavour, moderately bitter finish. Medium to fully bodied. Soft carbonation. The flavour is dominated by coffee. At this moment at ZBF, I thought I needed a cup of coffeen but after this one, that wasn’t necessary anymore.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2006 at 14:46