Alvinne Morpheus Dark

Dark Ale brewed only with our Morpheus yeast.

3.4

176 reviews

Moen, Belgium

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3.2 Currently I am updating my ratebeer with al the beers I drank but was too lazy to rate at the time. I give the scores I gave back than. If I drink the beers again I might re-rate them.

3.6 Bottle. Pours unclear brown in color with a whitish head. Dark ripe fruits, raisins, some sour notes and bit of malty sweetness in aroma. Dried fruityness, some roasted notes and bit of dark sugary sweetness in taste. Later on some hard toffee and bitterness appears with some additional notes from some nuttyness, cherries and sour berries in aftertaste

2.9 Bottle. Gusher. Frothy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy not yeasty aroma. Moderate bitter herbal7candis flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. messy beer.

3.7 Very lively, big fast fading head... Cherries, caramel some chocolat, something bretty... Very well balaced taste.. Sweet sour...

3.7 One of Alvinnes Morpheus beers, based on Morpheus Wild. Thick, sticky, off-white head, murky chocolate brown colour, very dark. Aroma of chocolate, plums, coffee liqueur, brown sugar, brambleberries; fruity but very dry taste, complex, bitter chocolate malts, coffee touch and more roasted bitterness in the end. Almost imperial stout-like.

3.3 On draught at Alvinne. Dark brown with foamy head. Sour dough sours, bretty, sugar cane, slight old browny and malt scent. Creamy character, dried date fruits.

2.4 Dit was het enigste van de Morpheus-bieren dat niet mijn smaak was, jammer.

3.1 33cl flesje via Être Gourmet Alcoholpercentage van 10,2% Uitgeschonken in Grimbergen glas Uiterlijk: bruin/zwart met flinke crèmelaag, bier begon meteen uit de fles te schuimen Aroma en smaak: erg bitter met 47 ebu, koffie, iets fruitig op de achtergrond Conclusie: niet slecht, te bitter voor mijn smaak

3.5 On tap @ Haandfest 2013. This is a deep dark amber red one with a small quickly sidesticking beige top. Sweet dark candied sugar on the nose with only subtle herbal hints. Not much more going on here really. Have a feeling that this is a one of those sweet ones. It’s actually not overwhelming sweet. Yes, lots of candied sugar, but it has a bourbon wood like mildness that cuts through it. Gently oily mouthfeel with a comfortable carbonation level. Sweet licorice on the taste. Soft herbal as well. It’s not all that bad actually. 25.05.2013

3.8 Bottle at Délices et Caprices. Murky brown liquid with a huge brown head. Aroma of lemon, raw sugar, coffee, acetic acid, sweet alcohol and dried fruit. Taste is dry and light to medium sour with notes of raw sugar, coffee and dried fruit. Medium bodied with low carbonation. Extreme gusher.

3.4 Heel donkerbruin, mooie stabiele kraag. Ruikt moutig, zuur, chocolade. Smaakt zoetzurig, wat cacao, kruidig, aparte smaak, beetje medicinaal.

3.4 Bouteille: Deep amber coloured with a ruby sheeen, presumably hazy, stable off-White foamy layer; sourish and slightly sweetish cellary-lemony nose with sweet red wine and caramel in the Background; moderate to solid sweet and sourish flavour, medium to full bodied, a bit adstringent; dry sourish and cellary finish with some chocolatey flavours. A good dunkel thirst-quencher...

3.6 Botella de 33 cl en el lúpulo en mayo de 2011. 10.2 vol intensos que se notan en todo momento con un cuerpo medio, buena, aunque no destaca mucho, se podría repetir.

3.8 Ins Glas ergießt sich ein minimal trübes dunkel rötlichbraunes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr malzig süß, alkoholisch, belgische Hefe. Geschmack sehr malzig alkoholisch, fruchtig, würzig

3.5 Draught @ Animal Bar. Pours dark reddish brown with a moderate white head. Sweet, sour, caramel aroma. Flavor is light sour, chocolate, sweet, light to moderate bitter, a bit yeasty.

1.9 Cette brasserie fait tout un plat de cette levure Morpheus … mais personnellement, j’attends toujours qu’elle se révèle intéressante !!! Cette bière est en fait une « sour dark ale » sans aucune envergure. Et pourtant … 10,2 % au compteur abv … cela pouvait donner de l’espoir.... ainsi que les 7 malts utilisés pour le brassage, et les 2 houblons. Mais on en revient à la critique de la Mano Negra qui était aussi à 10% avec 8 malts. Ces bières fortes ne sont absolument pas à la hauteur !!! Couleur brun sombre. Bulles fines à moyennes partant des parois. Mousse beige qui nappe, assez crémeuse. Arômes aigres d’une Rodenbach, cerises noires, amandes brûlées. 1ère bouche assez douce, avec une égale proportion d’aigreur et de cerises. Arrière-bouche bien charpentée, avec du fût de vieillissement. 2ème d’une belle texture, plus charpentée encore, avec du café et du chocolat noir brut. Arrière-bouche malgré tout un peu plus balancée. La longueur est sur le même registre., puis on décante sur des nuances vineuses mais très en arrière de la bouche, donc pas du tout concluantes. La levure, dont nous avons parlé, et pour cause, est un peu salée et assez banale. L’alcool est bien mais il accentue l’aigreur.... La finale donne de petits moments intéressants, mais trop disparates. CONCLUSION : une bière qui demande un recul énorme pour apprécier, parce qu’elle est très typée sur l’aigre. A part quelques moments ok, c’est assez repoussant.

3.3 FDBK 2010. It smells roasty, bit bitter. The taste is roasty, bitter, darkmalty, bit hoppy. In the aftertaste roasty, sweet-sour, drinkable.

3.8 In fles 33cl. Mooie donkere kleur. Caramel / koffie smaak. Mooie volle smaak met een lichte sparkel.

3.5 33cl fles gedeeld. Donkere kleur. Witte schuimkraag. Eerste smaakimpressie : chocolade, koffie, koolzuur. Eerste slok even vreemd, vervolg goed te doen.

3.3 shared bottle. poured a light brown colour with a good head. taste is slight sour, some caramel hints, hoppy en fruity tones. alcohol is well hidden. but the sourness in this beer is not my style

3.2 Dark with a brown, yellowish head. Caramel, chocolate, roasted malts, old bottle, balanced nose. bit bread. Alcoholic finish, creamy. Strong body, bit too dominating. Bitter in the finish gets a sweetish touch. Old bottle dominates this brew, although the beer is still before maturity date. Overall, nothing off but very straight forward. Bit disappointing compared with the other Morpheus beers.

3.9 Poured brown with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel malt, candy sweetness, dark fruit and lively yeastyness. Full body, flavour as the aroma, some coffee and dark chocolate as well, lingering sweet finish, quite alcoholic.

4.6 Super, piana az wychodzi z butelki takie nagazowanie, moze etykieta niepozorna i skromna ale piwo przednie. Piana brazowawa czarne piwo nieprzepuszczajace swiatla. Wspanialy smak palony i chmielowy, troche jak black IPA ale ze spora dawka alkoholu ktora wnosi nieco slodowosci ale najfajniej jest jak cieplo sie odczuwa po kilku chwilach po przelknieciu. Finisz zdecydowanie wytrawny. Bardzo polecam nie tylko fanom mocnych belgijskich ale ale rowniez tym co wola mocno nachmielone piwa ze spora dawka palonosci jak w stoucie

3.8 Dark amber with an off white head - good malt aroma with dark fruits and some roasted malt - A very good malt body with some coffee and roasted malt - roasted malt that goes into the finish - This was good

3.4 Bottle from Vinmonopolet, Kvadrat. Pours dark ruby with a small creamy white head. Aroma of dark fruits, sugar, roast and coffee. Taste is light dry, bitter, roasted coffee and herbs. Full bodied, lingering roast.

3.6 SBWF 2013. Very dark brown beer with a decent beige head. Fruity sourish aroma, yeasty, plums, raisins, caramel, some Spices. Fruity yeasty flavor, caramel, warming alcohol, raisins, some spicy notes. Fruity sweetish finish with caramel, floral notes and some wood.

3.8 bottle and BBF13 tap (taken from notes) - pours hazy dark brown with a tiny off-white head. Aroma of toast, roasted malts, oak, caramel and a hint of raisins. Medium body with slight smoked background, slight carbonation. Taste is rich malts and vanilla nibs. Nice beer.

3.5 Keg at Borefts Bier Festival 2013. Tastes a bit like Duchesse de Bourgogne, sour, sweet and caramelised

2.7 Borefts 2013 - Very boozy. Smells like whiskey malts. Flavour has sweet pale malts and is smooth and creamy.

3.7 bbf 13 pours brown, almost no foam smell is sweet-ish , taste is smoky , dark malts, some chocolats, candy . weird, but good