Alvinne Hop Trilogy Simcoe

Brewed by Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Moen, Belgium

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Horizontal tasting of Alvinne Hop Trilogy
Courtesy of fonefan
115 IBU
Hazy orange-amber color; massive carbonation, therefore huge creamy head, more than the others; the bottle keeps gushing.
There is more aroma of spicy Belgian yeast than hops; later there is a mild aroma of fruity hops, very light, not especially Simcoe, with some apricot jam; also some light aroma of cereals.
Dry mouthfeel, dry caramel flavor; very strong bitterness, oily hops, but no special hop qualities.
The final is obviously very strong and long, quite harsh, excessively bitter (like the other two).
Somehow without cohesion; just plainly extra-bitter. A lovely hop like Simcoe is wasted here. My least favorite.

Bottle: Those damn Alvinne gushers... Big creamy head with some brown yeast particles on top and mixed in, on top of a hazy orange colored beer. Smell yeast, biscuit, hop, citrus, peach, grape, apricot, sharper herbs and something light wikd yeasty alike. Taste lots of peach and apricot with a good hop bitter coating. Hop, hop fruits, grape, apricot, peach, hop bitter, Soap good bitter, bit too much overpowering bitterness but overall pretty good. Low to medium carbo, creamy mouthfeel with a tingly spicy touch, medium to full body and a light creamy texture. Decent but a bit strange.

750 ml bottle. Amber colour. Gusher. Tall white off-white head. Sugary aroma with crisp clear hops. Light bodied. Feels like a blend of IPA and Belgian tripel. Very high carbonation level. Had it not been for the hops that would definitely have been a tripel. Not bad, but a little unbalanced and hot entirely what I had expected.

Bottle courtesy of Dazz3 shared at tasting. Gusher! Pours hazy pale golden with a huge white head that slowly dissipates while leaving lots of trace on the glass. Smell is sweet with dill, orange peal, yeasty esters, orange juice, lemon zest, overripe (almost rotten) tropical fruits and hints of oxidation. Taste is tiny sweet and slightly bitter with orange juice, bread, pineapple, pine and grass. Mouthfeel is tiny watery and light to medium bodied. Finish is tiny sweet and bitter with citrus fruits, pine and grass. An old bottle according to Dazz3 but has still held up ok. Would like to try it fresh some time.

(Bottle) Pours cloudy amber with a off-white head. The aroma holds orange juice, cat piss, grapefruit peel, greenhouse, earth, wood, barnyard, spicy yeast, dough, hay and bread. The flavour light sweet, light to medium bitter and lint acidic with notes of sweet citrus, herbs, grass cat piss, bread and hints of tropical fruits. The mouthfeel a bit tart with a light carbonation. Barnyard, tart citrus and malt on the finish. Medium bodied.

Bottled GIL Topical fruits with a medium bitetrness. Pretty smooth palate. Slightly milky.

Bottle at Gott i Lådan, Billdal, 120421. Hazy orange/golden, white head. Hoppy aroms, stable, fruity notes. Hoppy perfume flavor, yeasty notes. Probably à little too old.

Bottle 75 cl, GIL. Pours murky amber with a huge frothy off white head leaving lace. Aroma is malty fruity citric bready. Flavor is bitter malty fruity citric; a bit too old. Finishes longlived bitter.

Sampled at Larsniclas testing. Pours hazy orange with a huge with head. Smells oranges and fruity hoppy. Tastes hoppy and bitter with a similar finish.

Pours a nice amber color. Aromas of floral/hops/citrus. Strong hop flavors in the middle with malts and a spicy finish.

Bottle: Poured a pale yellow color ale with a super huge foamy head with perfect retention and lacing (somewhat of a gusher). Aroma consists of citrus hops with some light tart and funky notes. Taste is a unique mix between some Simcoe hops notes of citrus and piney with some light tart and funky yeast strain and a semi-sweet Belgian malt backbone. Body is quite full with excessive carbonation. Interesting hybrid between an American IPA and a Belgian ale with a somewhat wild yeast strain.