Alvinne Melchior

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

mustard beer! bottle at papago 7/8/10. hazy yellow color with a sandy off white head... huge bubbles in this one. the nose is really yeasty.... along with pale malty sweetness, florals, spice, banana-y alcohol, wood and mustard seed earthiness on the back end. the flavor is the aroma... only sweet, yeasty and very floral. mustard is faint on the finish (along with some bitterness) but definitely there. medium to full bodied. a little grittiness in the texture and some warmth from the booze. simultaneously neat-o and weird. 6/3/6/3/14/3.2

@ kerstbierfestival

head: bubbly, white
colour: orange,amber
smell: hops, bitterness, grapefruit, peels, overall bitter
taste: oranges, malty start , bitter pilnser like taste, orange peel, grapes, grapefruit, fruity hopy in the end, quite nice !

33 cl bottle thanks to ekstedt!
No visible BB date, side of label not marked up. Sampeld on December 15, 2010
Cloudy orange color, small off-white head. Alcohol, spicy, sweet, fruity, almond paste scent. SWeet, alcohol, cloying, apple taste. Massive alcohol warmth in the aftertaste. Dry medium high bitterness. In the nose also a dry wood like acidity.
Ratehr OK, but I’d like it better had it been lower in alcohol, perhaps around 8% ABV instead? Would not finish a bottle by myself.

Bottle (33 cl) from Systembolaget. Hazy orange, small white head. Fruity, honeyish aroma with almond paste, wood,, toffee and alcohol. Medium bodied, low carbonation. Dry finish with medium bitterness. Too alcoholic.

09/12/2010 - 33cl bottle @ home

Cloudy amber coloured beer, irregular unstable white head. Aroma: overripe fruits, coffee, yeast, spices, cookies and alcohol. MF: soft carbon, full body, creamy texture. Taste: fruity and a little sweel malts at first, balances by complex hop bitters and spices. Aftertaste is dry and a little tart in the cheeks.

Bottle.Pours cloudy orange with a small off-white head.Aroma of spice, yeast, caramel and honey.Flavor is sweet and sour with some caramel and honey notes.Medium body, average carbonation.

Lots of sediment in the pour. Very sweet and alcohol really coming through. Bit of spices in the taste. Ok beer, nothing special.

Bottle. Dark orange, hazy, very small fully diminishing head. Moderate malty and sweetish aroma with caramel and fruitiness, some hoppy bitterness with alcohol. Body is medium, malty and sweetish with fruitiness, faint bitterness and alcohol. Finish is average, malty and sweetish with some alcohol. Quite typical Belgian strong ale – nothing special.