Alternatief Piet-Agoras

Brouwerij Het Alternatief
Brewed at Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Izegem, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a large, foamy white head over a hazy orange body. Aroma of styrofoam, orange, banana esters, yeast and honey. Taste is very fruity with sticky caramel blended with oranges. Light bubbles. Water like mouthfeel.

17th September 2009
Cloudy amber beer with a thick frothy white head. Light malty nose. Light froth dry palate. Mildly sourish malt and a mild fruit and spice. Not bad.

Bottle sample @ 5de Brugs Bier festival. Cuivrée trouble, col beige crémeux épais avec qcq sédiments. Arôme de levure, malt, houblon fleuri pointe de sucre brun. En bouche, malté une pointe de feuille de tabac, houblon Saaz sur un profile allemand, malt léger et grillé, amertume citronnée sèche. Épaisse en bouche avec un profile levure sur la fin.

bottle sampled @ Bruges Beer Festival 2012: slight fox amber with a white head, smells like typical sweet Belgian malts, dash of spices, taste is sweet Belgian malts, slightly musty/mouldy, caramel, sweet orchard fruits esters, hint of hops, lots of slightly sweeter spices, mainly cloves,… medium body & carb.

Date: January 15, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brusin Ales, Asheville NC
Appearance: clear copper, pillowey while head, sudsy lace
Aroma: dry and spicy aroma, light mustyness
Flavor: sweet spicy flavor, sweet esters, balancing phenolic spicyness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: ** /4

11.2 oz bottle. It pours a golden/amber, not too dark. The head is huge, white, and active and lasts for awhile before leaving thick lacing. The smell is decent, though a bit thin. There is some yeasty goodness and fruitiness in there. There is an underlying stale breadcrust scent. Wow, this one tastes interesting. I don’t know if there is an infection here or if it should be a sour ale. If it is a sour ale, it is a tad bit blunt. It has a big acidic bite. It isn’t necessarily as sour as it is acidic. It has a strong lactose flavor. There is also some lemon. I don’t think this is supposed to taste like this, the website says something totally different for the description. Alas, reading some other reviews it is also sour on top, so I don’t know what to say. Interesting but not perfect. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 05-21-2010 00:34:45

Strong apple nose, hot, with banana overtones. Opaque amber, thin head despite an aggressive pour, abundant carbonation from the botom of the glass. Dry and weak in the foreground but moderate apple and whole orange notes emerge. Clover present. Alcohol is a little insistent. I’m becoming aware of a "house flavor" from this brewer.

UPDATED: FEB 28, 2011

05/01/2011 - 33cl bottle @ home (2011-5)

Somewhat cloudy dark amber to reddish orange beer, light beige rocky towering head. Aroma: fruity (peaches, apples and pears), hops, spices, pepper and alcohol. MF: lots of carbon, medium body, soft texture. Taste: fruity, agrum fruits, malts, hop. Aftertaste: green apples, spices, hops. Nice long finish.

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Pours a dark yellow with a huge and form fitting white head that dissipates quickly. The drink is mostly sweet and spicy with a bit of clove and bannana. All of the flavors are interesting on their own but some how don’t come together in quite a coherent pattern. Fruity, slightly earthy yeast aroma.

Pours a cascading yellow with a bubbly foam head. Aroma of heavy yeast and alcohol. Taste is banana, clove, spice, alcohol and yeast. Flavors are a little dry and don’t really blend together as nicely as some of the higher quality belgium ales.