Alvinne Festina Lente

Formerly brewed at Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Moen, Belgium

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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Mahogany pour heavy with condition, a fat yellow-beige collar following the beer to the bottom of the glass. Brazenly spicy, seductive aroma awash with...well, who knows what? Cinnamon, clove, Jagermeister, Cola cubes, gingernuts, Swedish biscuits are all possibles. Nice surprising tint of sour when you get round to drinking it; fizzy cola bottles, chocolate yoghurt, Jagermeister and cheap coke, dusty low cocoa/high milk solid chocolate, milky coffee with no coffee in it...far from buried by herbs and spice. Softly lactic, whispers with smoke in the linger. Silken, integrated, humming with the kind of acceptable spiciness you don’t often find. Underrated: one of the best Alvinnes I’ve had.

Darker brown coloured beer with lots of carbonation and a huge rocky brown head. Sweet malty, slightly roasted aroma. Full palate. Finish is bitter sweet malty with a dry, light smokey and herby hinted finish. Nice one.

( 33cl bottle thanks to bu11zeye) Pours opaque brown with nice bubbles. Nose is vinous, brown sugar. Taste of alcohol, belgian yeast, muscat grapes with a tart linger and chocolate covered cherries.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours a nice looking clear brown with red hues and a tan head. Aroma is spice, some clove and citrus. Flavor is a little tart, clove, dark roasted grainy notes and spicy. Mouth feel is medium body with medium carbonation. Overall, interesting brew....

Bottle courtesy of bu11zeye. The smell is light tartness, fruits, caramel, and sweet. The look is clear, off white head, and orange amber in color. The taste is fruits, caramel, candy, and sweet.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Deep amber with a cream head. Wood, light tartness and fruits for the aromas. Nice on the palate with a flavor that is tart and a crisp fruit finish.

Bottle, proefzolder. Pours dark with an oversaturated head. Deep red shine. Some banana ester, very spiced. Overcarbonated MF. Medium sourness, some astringency. Half decent.

Bottle courtesy of bu11zeye. Murky brown pour. Some fruit on the nose. Faint aroma. Taste is of old malts, sharp sharp bitter and spit-up? Um, I hope that’s just acid reflux. Nope. Finishes the same.

Bottled. Slight hazy brownish color, short off-white head. Aroma is slight sourish, toasted malt, some caramel, quite fruity, some raisin. Sweet taste, hint of sourness, bit fruity.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a tan head and a brown body. Aroma of gingerbread, caramel, molasses, raisins and earthy, damp forest leaves. Taste is lightly vinous, with gingerbread, caramel and vinegar. Light carbonation.