Alvinne Morpheus Wild

Blended beer, the Dark with the basic unhopped Morpheus Wild.

3.3

152 reviews

Moen, Belgium

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2.5 33 cl bottle. gusher. Dark brown body with a very large brown head. Very strong alcohol aroma with some yeast hints and sourness. Soft carbonation. *

3.4 (33 cl bottle) Dark brown almost black, and opaque, with a big beige head. Aroma has roasted malts and caramel, but mainly fruity, vinous and acidic components - like balsamic vinegar, madeira, raisins, grapes - plus some wet stone and oak barrels. No hops discernible. Taste is tart and acidic and luckily has very little sweetness. Works well here. Light body, average carbonation. Good balance, though not hugely complex.

3.3 33cl Bottle, tasted during Scotland trip with Robin and Stefaan. Complete gusher. Dark brown coloured beer with some medium carbonation and a medium brown head. Sour fruity yeasty hinted aroma. Medium to full palate; Finish is sour sweet fruity light malty. Medium.

3.1 (gusher - be prepared) hazy-murky light brown with a very small light beige head, very little retention or lacing. vinous characteristics - woody, some acidity, red grapes... demerara, few acetic notes, some awkward roasted notes. average carbonation, light body - slightly watery, decent grassy-citrusy-spicy finish. defects aside - almost enjoyable!

3.4 Bouteille de 330 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Légère odeur de fruit sûrette. Apparence: La couleur est brune avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col beige mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de petit fruit et de caramel. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement vineuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de cerise sûrette en arrière goût. (Rating #4595)

3.4 (bottle, 33cl, without gushing!) Hazy, dark brown colour with a ruby shine and a big and beige foamy head. Yeasty, pronounced dark malty aroma with caramel, mildly berry fruity notes and a touch of vinegary acidity in the background. Moderately sweet and delicately sour-tart flavour, medium to light bodied with a spritzy carbonation. Moderately toasted malty aroma with notes of caramel, liquorice, cellar and a rather restrained fruity touch; dry toast-malty finish with hints of chocolate and a mildly sour-fruity touch, which is finally quite lingering. 11.I.13

3.3 Explosion of beer and foam when opened. Murky brown unattractive colour, but very nice yeasty wildy aroma and delicate sour taste.

3.7 Wild pour, opened the bottle and it erupted into the pint glass, brown wild ale. Taste of berries, and other fruits, slightly acidic. Smell delicious, oaky. Quite sour. Very enjoyable.

2.8 Bottle (330 ml). Another gusher by Alvinne! Murky brown with a huge but quickly diminishing light brown head and some lacing. Aroma of red fruits, slight sourness and wood notes. Taste is sligthly sweet with some sourness, but nothing too intense. There’s also chocolaty notes that I completely dislike. They absolutely doesn’t get along with red fruits sourness. Light to medium body. Ouf... that not a beer that I’ll remember for the good reasons... complexity is so-so, balance is killed by the chocolate/red fruits blend in the taste. I wasn’t able to finish my botte. That’s bad, I had some expectation for this one because Morpheus Extra R.A. is a good beer... not this one though.

3.2 Murky brown with a big white head (after it gushed, of course). Restrained aroma of sour red fruits and brett (barrel notes). Sour but not puckeringly so, there is no noticeable bitterness. Flavors of tart cherries with not much residual sugars (yay brett!). This is way better than I thought be and a nice refreshing belgian sour! Updated 2013-03-10: Poured like mud, really ugly looking. Another gusher, too. These Alvinne beers are not world class, really.

3.2 330ml bottle, dark ruby, brown hue, with a frothy tan head, light wild yeasty, sour fruity, winey tannin nose,with a chocolate, toasty, caramel, roasty malt note, and with a wet oaky, red wildberry acidic note in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a toasted, caramel, black, roasted malt, sweet wild fruity yeastiness, woody red wine tannin character, with some black bitter chocolate, sour cherry, brown sugar, coffee flavours, with a light bitter almond, blasamic vinegar, molasses undertone, leading towards a yeasty wild funky, oaky winey vinous tannin, toasty maltiness, sour fruitiness, lingering roasty bitterness finish.

3.5 Ebu 6, ebc 115, a very nice add to the flemich old brown style. Not so sour though and a really nice bitterness in the ending.

3.3 Une bouteille de 33 cl avec une étiquette affreuse qui me semble avoir été conçue avec l’unique programme du performant Vic20. Quelque fois, il est bon d’accorder de l’importance au contenant. Ceci dit, je m’attarde de ce fait à l’essentiel, c’est-à-dire au contenu. Une fois libérée de sa capsule (tiens, le best before y est inscrit: janvier 2014), cette bière sauvage déborde très légèrement. Au versement, elle offre un spectacle honnête: une belle robe brune surmontée par un col mousseux foncé qui semble bien vouloir s’installer pour de très longues minutes. Un nez bien plongé dans cette marre ténébreuse me permet de découvrir des effluves de cola à l’italienne avec son lot de caramel foncé, ses aromates parfumées et ses petits fruits bleutés. Des arômes pour le moins évolutifs qui m’entraînent vers une première gorgée. Au niveau des flaveurs, le liquide ne semble pas s’éloigner des impressions olfactives. Mes papilles retiennent essentiellement des actes maltés caramélisés (tout près de la mélasse) et même chocolatés qui viennent à la rencontre de petits fruits - majoritairement des baies sauvages, parfois très mûrs et parfois très jeunes (gorgées de notes surettes et de notes aigres) - pour créer une finale qui reste dans le cadre modeste du vin aigre de qualité et des plaisirs maltés. Une sour/wild ale qui détonne dans le paysage brassicole? Assurément non. Une bière facile à boire et qui est en partie responsable d’un certain impact hédonique sur ma propre personne? Et bien les copains et les copines, la réponse est oui.

3.5 Bottle@Home, aged a while. Very tart aroma, cherry, woody, candy. Brown, small beige head, good lace. Very tart, rusty, light fruity (red berries, sour cherries), woody, nutty. Bit thin, even light watery. Wonderful attempt, could use some sweetness and body.

2.6 Bouteille de 330ml. Bière brune avec une mousse beige abondante. Le nez est quelque peu sauvage mais il est simple. Le chocolat est trop présent. La bouche est tout en levure. Il y a beaucoup de chocolat aussi. de la viande et encore de la levure. Je vais lui donner une autre chance. 5/10

3.4 Bottle. Dark brown beerwith a beige head. Fruity and yeasty aroma. Dark fruits, hoppay flavour with some leather notes.

3.0 The pour is a murky brown color with an off-white head. Grass, leather, and vinegar to open things up. A bit of sweet dark fruits such as raisins and plums. A hint of metal is present on the nose as well. The flavor is fairly acetic with balsamic vinegar aromas. Lots of leather, grass, and dark fruit. A touch of sweetness gives it a little balance. High carbonation adds to drying feeling on the finish.

3.3 Enormous gusher... what a surprise... Dark brown bodied and a very small tan head. Pleasant deep sweet aroma, candy sugar, yeasty, dates and raisin, with a bit of earthy hop backup. Taste is a mix of fresh yeast, fermented fruit and lots of brown sugar. But it doesn’t work together, more clash. Heavy carbonation. End is sticky. Not the best Flemish Red I’ve had. (75cl bottle)

3.1 Surprisingly dark, reddish-black sour dark ale - Gouden Band without the elegant oak, more body and a lot more carbonisation. More impressed by the exterior of this one than the uncentered taste, but it is drinkable. Yet to be truely impressed by Alvinne - so far every new bottle has been a confusing experience, sub par to Fantome and their hit-and-miss philosophy.

3.4 Dunkelmalziger, gering säuerlicher Beginn. Zu starke Karbonisierung. Dabei gering herb, die Säuerlichkeit intensiviert sich. Sie bleibt eber eher gering, wächst aber zum wichtigsten Aroma neben der Malzigkeit. Rund, die Würzigkeit köntte etwas stärker sein. Dennoch ein gelungenes säuerliches Bier. 10/11/12/11/8/11

2.6 Gift from SJ. There is a lot going on in this brew, but the problem is, none of it is balanced. Notes of dark fruit, cherry, wood, and a lot of sour tartness with a hint of wood. Eh. It’s ok.

3.7 Bottle. Dark brown beer with a beige head. Vinous fruity aroma, grapes, apples, yeast, leather notes, sourish and sweetish. Vinous woody flavor, leather, hop notes, fruity, grapes, figs. Vinous fruity finish with spicy notes.

3.1 Sour and very carbonised. An ok Oud Bruin. Visual: Pours brown/red with a very high tan head. Aroma: Fruity and with bready flawors. Taste: Fruity and sour, light body and alot of carbonisation. ---Rated by Sumonation

3.1 (Bottled) Murky dark brown with a medium, mostly fading head. Bready-malty nose with a "good ol’ oud bruin" feel with cola-like sourness. The flavor makes Oud Bruin meet sweet Czech Dunkel, with sourness left in the background - until the long, cloying finish. Quite thin body with high CO2 make the mouthfeel feel watery. Not really convincing, even with the historical twist. And no, I still don’t get the point in the Oud Bruin style.

3.1 Pours hazy brown with a small head. Aroma sour fruit, some belgian yeast. Sour lactic acid feel. Not well?

3.0 33 cl bottle (6%) @ Gastropub Tuulensuu Aroma feels like contaminated. It is stale and sour with some lactic acid. Flavour is tart and sour with cherries and oaky notes. These flemish old browns are not my thing.

3.1 33 cl bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu, Tampere. Pours brown color with a small head. Aroma of ripe fruits, yeast, spices and malts. Flavour of yeast, malts, grass, ripe sourish fruits and spice notes. Not as sour as I expected. 3444

4.0 Sampled @ HaandBryggeriet Beer festival 2012. Dark brown body with a small tan head. Aroma has dark malt, chocolate, dry fruit, berries, wood and vinegar. Flavor is sweet and sour, malt, acidic fruit, chocolate and wood. What an irresistible combination. Nice body and good aftertaste, love it.

3.6 Near-clear dark nut-brown body. A yellow-brown lace on top. Fresh fruity sourness to the nose. Taste is has a berry-like sourness. Light caramel tones with hint of oak. Lively in the mouth. Finishes light sourish and nicely fruity-acidic. Very refreshing. [Sampled from 0.33 L bottle, garden tasting may 2012]

3.3 Bottle from De Bier Tempel. Cola body with tan puffy head. Nose is sour, spicy and malty. Taste starts out spicy, malty, flattens out and then warms up. Taste of bitter in there, and grapefruit and cherry. Some notes of chocolate in the warming finish. Interesting.