Alvinne Gaspar

Brewed by Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Moen, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle: Hazy golden color with a thick frothy head. Aroma is typical Belgian yeast along with some citrus and hops. The flavor is mild sweetness with yeast followed by a moderate hop bitterness...something you don’t usually encounter with this style of beer. I like this flavor and crisp bitter finish more so than that of Belgian dubbels or tripels. Not my favorite Belgian Strong Ale though.

Pours an extremely cloudy honey amber color with thick white head. Aroma is strong caramelized malts. Aroma is hops and caramel-a pretty interesting balance. body is medium with a lot of carbonation. A creamy beer.

Poured a cloudy amber color with a nice white head and good retention as well as a nice lacing patern. smelled and tasted of sweet caramel malts, with a nice hoppy finish on the tongue. Very creamy and carbonated a little high, but it seemed to blend well with everything else. I can’t see this as much as a session beer, but certainly good for one or two. Serving type: bottle

Bottle poured a cloudy orange with a lasting off white head. Aromas of orange, earthiness, light pine, light carmel and hints of grapefruit and spice. Palate was medium bodied and crisp with a smooth dry finish. Flavors of orange, carmel, earthiness and light pine with a smooth dry lingering bitter finish.

Hazy, warm golden with a huge head. The aroma is spicy, malty and fruity. The flavour has sweetness and notes of malt, spices, citrus and a light, dry bitterness. It’s quite charming.

The only bad part of the experience was that 1/2 of the bottle’s contents exploded over my kitchen counter. What was left proved to be wonderful. Restrained tropical fruitiness and sweetness with a lot of fun tripley aromas, and a good measure of hops too. Round bitterness comes in really late. Thought this breaks no new ground, I thought it was excellent.

Another big miss from Alvinne. "One of the hoppiest beers in Belgium"- yeah, like getting 115 IBUs all from noble hops is a good idea to start with. Again, QC issues- significant overcarbonation. Too much head off a gentle pour. Smells of apricots, candy sugar, and bready grain. Flavor is NOT hugely hoppy- some tart spicy hops, some bitterness, and mellow malty sweetness. Muddled mess of different flavors. For a brew advertised as hoppy- Alvinne should look into something like Houblon Chouffe, Hop-It, etc. A decent Belgian Pale... not at all successful as advertised.

Hazy orage color with huge long-lasting head. Soapy aroma with a bit of lemon and yeastiness. Spicy flavor with balanced hop bitterness. Smooth finish hides the alcohol very well. Very nice beer.