Alvinne Kerasus

Brewed by Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Moen, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Pours a slightly brownish, red liquid with a pink head. Aroma is a bit acidic and quite sweet with loads of cherry lollipop and cherries. Maybe a bit synthetic, definitely very fruity. Taste is actually rather dry, with lots of cherries and a hint of salad stalks towards the end. The acidity is quite held back, and the beer unfortunately dies rather fast. Still an ok brew.

750 ml bottle from Bieropholie, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. 2009 vintage. Slight gush. 24MA11.

App.: Cloudy deep pinkish-brown with a small pinkish head. Aroma: A lot of minerals, frank tartness, a bit of sour cherry, light barnyard, horse blanket, leather, funk, bitter herbals, some faint brown sugar hints, pretty stern stuff. Palate: Medium-ish body, soft effervescence, a little astringency, puckering sourness. Flav.: Bracing sourness, some tart cherries, a little wood, only a touch of the Lambic/Saison character, hints of friendlier black cherries, a wee hint of brown sugar; really tart with a mineral and watery tart cherry finish.

Just about turned my face inside out. Too tart for this boy.

Bottle: Poured a clear light red color ale with a large bubbly head with average retention and limited lacing. Aroma of oak and sour cherries with light acidic notes is very enjoyable and refreshing. Taste is a nice mix between some oak notes with sour cherries. Well balanced tart notes with a light acidic touch. Body is quite full for style with great carbonation. Well brewed with great drinkability and complexity notes.

Musty, sweat socks wild aroma. A nice cranberry red color with no head. A dull tartness with cherry notes. Notes: ’09 Bottle opened Apr ’11

(bottle) pours a very murky ruby-pink colour with a small frothy off-white head. aroma of funky cherry skins, with hints of earth, herbal hops, candied sugar and traces of wood. flavour is cherries, leavened dough and bread crusts, with a medium sourness and light saltiness. medium-bodied with soft carbonation.

Supposedly Oak aged. Very nice for type, deep reddish honey color, no head, nice fragrance and the oak was not noticeable. Light but not Koolaid.

Tap. Pours hazy ruby with a small, fizzy white head, short retention with light lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, meal), average hops (floral, herbal), and average esters (berry) with notes of wood and cherry. Flavor is heavy malt (bread, cookie, caramel, meal), light hops (grassy), and average esters (berry) with notes of wood and cherry. Medium body and carbonation, low warmth and creaminess with a dry finish.

Bottle. Rich red color with no head and minimal carbonation. Cherries in the nose. Nice tart cherries in the sip and aftertaste. The perfect sour for someone looking for an introductions to this style.