Alvinne Gaspar

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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From bottle at the Trappist in Oakland. 115IBU from Belgium? This is definitely worth a sample. Unlike the American brewers who are trying to out hop-hype themselves and rip my stomach in half, this one is focused on smooth bittering hop flavor, which just goes to show that 115IBU means something different in Belgian brewers minds than American brewers.. The bottle says, hallertau, goldings and saaz. The goldings are defeinitely very prominent in the bittering, somewhat with saaz on the finish, but i would have not guessed hallertau. Light golden color, medium carbonation, nice and dry finish. More spicy than citrus in the hop flavor, very delicious all in all. Thanks to Aaron for the pour and suggestion.

Thanks to Davy from whom I received this bottle yesterday at a very important occasion. Poors a light amber colored beer with a big head and good lacing. According to the brewer, today 24-10-06, belgians most hopped beer (115 IBU) or a wink to american hoppy beerlovers. I suspect even some dry hopping as well. The aroma is evidently very hoppy with some hints of caramel. The taste is overwhelmingly hoppy with some alcohol notes. The aftertaste is all hops and quite bitter.

Hazy golden with thick creamy, almost meringue head. Strong fruity hop, some malty sweet aroma. Pretty bitter, quite alcoholic and slightly sweet. Almost watery and almost cloying.

UPDATED: DEC 20, 2011

17/01/2011 - 33cl bottle @ home (2011-22)

Note: has been aged for 3 years.

Cloudy to dark yellow beer, beige chunks floating around. Huge white towering head. Aroma: lychee, sweet honey, yeast, spices, ginger. MF: a little too much carbon, full body. Taste: grapefruit, full malts, somewhat fruity, toast. Aftertaste: citrus and pine wood, dry hops.

My 1st Alvinne intro but 2 bottles in worthy of a mention.. 330ml bottle pours cloudy orange with dirty frothy head.. smells floral and deeply hoppy and taste follows with a dry rough edginess..very yeasty in bottle and smell and tastes come through in abundance. very nice earthy belgian I will look up again soon..

Attention en ouvrant cette bière, elle petille beaucoup, faut verser rapidement dans le verre.De couleur brun orangée avec une mousse persistante. Le gout est assez épice avec une amertume prononcée qui reste dans la bouche. Ce que je prèfère dans cette bière est son odeur, je dirai ca sent un peu le pourri, j’adore. En somme c’est une très bonne bière pour ceux qui aiment l’amértume et les gouts forts.

Bottled 33cl. Murky golden with impurities floating with a creamy, nicely lasting white head. Great hop profile. Flawless balance. Yeasty. Hints of tangerines, lemongrass, vanilla and pineapple throughout. Good bitterness. Long complex finish. I reveled in every sip- the hop components are extremely well integrated. Complex, subtle and mindblowingly pleasant.

draft @ redlight redlight. Citrus hops with hints of pine and sweet malts on the nose. Pours a cloudy golden amber with a thick white head. There is a very different hop flavor, a very floral bitterness, honey citrus with a spicy fruity bitterness. A lovely flavor profile. A great beer!!

Bottle - 330ml. Hazy golden body with average carbonation and a huge off-white foamy head. Lovely malty/hoppy aroma with fruity, coriander and honeyish hints. Its sharp and strong hoppy taste carries herbal and grainy notes. Ends with a robust bitter/sour finish. Not for lagerboys.

[Sampled at DØE-festival, Valby, 2007 with svoger.] Well. what a hoppybomb. It’s like xx-bitter and poperinge hommelbier. Maybe some more fruits and freshness, but in the hoppy end. Nice and very okay!