(Heule, BELGIUM) – B. United International recently imported some new Alvinne bottles which are now available in stores.

Beer descriptions and labels . . . (All available in 750’s)

Alvinne The Oak Melchior (Calvados) [pictured above]: The Melchior, an ale brewed with mustard seeds, was aged for six months in Calvados barrels. These barrels contained Cognac for 10 years and Calvados for eight years. We found these barrels at a local farmer in the French Cotentin. 11% ABV.

Alvinne The Oak Bolleville – The Mano Negra [Imperial Stout] was aged for 6 months in calvados barrels. These barrels contained cognac for 10 years and Calvados for 8 years. We named this beer after the place where we found them in the French Cotentin. 10% ABV.

Alvinne Cuvee Freddy: The Cuvee freddy is a blend of the base beer for the kerasus and the alvino. (so just the base beer, so without cherries or grapes added) and the mano negra [stout] . Aged for one year on wine barrels. Blend again before bottling with 1/3 fresh podge stout, just to soften the tannins. OG is difficult to say (because of the blends) but should around 1080. Aroma is full of sour fruits together with coffee, chocolate, tannines, balsamico, wood, etc.

Taste is strange. A mix of sourness with soft tannins, burned chocolat, coffee again, dry malt bitterness, tobacco and meaty taste …. Actually you have to taste it to believe!

The Alvino is made of a sour base beer. Aged for 4 months on 50 kg fresh red grapes (from my mothers garden). After that aged for 12 months on wine barrels. 8% ABV.