Alvin
Basqueland Brewing Project
- From:
- Basqueland Brewing Project
- Spain
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 6.39%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 09, 2025
- Added:
- May 16, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
4.09/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Copenhagen 10/6 2019. 66 cl bottle from Høkeren. Print directly on the bottle. Old fashioned, snub-nosed Submarine in Dire waters on the bottle. Apparently named Alvin.
Pours opaque dark brown with a dark beige head. Settles as fat layer of creamy foam covering the surface of the beer clinging to the sides of the glass. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is dark, bittersweet and with a strong presence of alcohol. Toffee, brown sugar, molasses, Vanilla. Light roast. Bitter coffee, dark chocolate.
Light carbonation. Soft, smooth, viscous, fat, creamy, sticky texture.
Flavor has a strong sweetness followed by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet but with a fine bitter tang.
Converts an ABV of 10,5 to pure bittersweet pleasure.
Oct 09, 2025Pours opaque dark brown with a dark beige head. Settles as fat layer of creamy foam covering the surface of the beer clinging to the sides of the glass. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is dark, bittersweet and with a strong presence of alcohol. Toffee, brown sugar, molasses, Vanilla. Light roast. Bitter coffee, dark chocolate.
Light carbonation. Soft, smooth, viscous, fat, creamy, sticky texture.
Flavor has a strong sweetness followed by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet but with a fine bitter tang.
Converts an ABV of 10,5 to pure bittersweet pleasure.
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.75/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
20 Dic 2019. De Deceevecitas. En copa Teku. Viendo El Cristal Oscuro 1x07. Intenso y delicioso perfil cafetoso con un amargor bastante fuerte tambien y un ligero toque a vainilla. Sensacion en boca plena. Adictiva. Avg 4.5
5 Jun 2025. Lata. De OkassionalBeer. En copa Teku. Con pistachos. Viendo curso de ITIL. Buena imperial stout, con marcado perfil a vainilla en la que quizás el alcohol se le note un poco más de lo ideal. Avg 3.75
Sep 19, 20195 Jun 2025. Lata. De OkassionalBeer. En copa Teku. Con pistachos. Viendo curso de ITIL. Buena imperial stout, con marcado perfil a vainilla en la que quizás el alcohol se le note un poco más de lo ideal. Avg 3.75
Reviewed by janubio from Spain
3.63/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Black colour, medium head with long retention, tiny lace.
Aroma of licorice, chocolate, coffee, dried fruits, vanilla, roasted malts.
Medium body, creamy texture, good carbonation. Sweet dry finish.
Taste is a bit of a smokey, red fruits, chocolate, coffee,vanilla
Nice.
May 18, 2018Aroma of licorice, chocolate, coffee, dried fruits, vanilla, roasted malts.
Medium body, creamy texture, good carbonation. Sweet dry finish.
Taste is a bit of a smokey, red fruits, chocolate, coffee,vanilla
Nice.
Reviewed by Dzu from Russian Federation
4.21/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 0.66l bottle.
L: black with coffe like soft foam head.
S: dark chocolate , cacao beans, cacao beans.
T:chocolate cake , dark chocolate aftertaste , vanilla.
F: medium body soft carbonation.
O: after all very good stout. Worth to taste.
May 18, 2017L: black with coffe like soft foam head.
S: dark chocolate , cacao beans, cacao beans.
T:chocolate cake , dark chocolate aftertaste , vanilla.
F: medium body soft carbonation.
O: after all very good stout. Worth to taste.
Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
4.14/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Got this one from sunnrider in a recent box. Cheers!
From a bomber into a snifter
IBU: 80
Imperial Stout with coffee beans and vanilla
APPEARANCE: Transparent black pour yields a huge, three finger, medium looking, creamy dark tan head with very good retention. Black body with no carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a full foamy cap and leaves some foamy lacing on the glass, then eventually fades to a full wisp. A slight, swirly wisp remains leaving some decent lacing down the glass.
SMELL: Lots of raw coffee beans, some vanilla and plenty or roasted and black malts on the nose. Hints of cacao and licorice in there as well, but the coffee does most of the work here. Bold and nice.
TASTE: Coffee beans, roasted and burnt malts with notes of vanilla and alcohol up front. Pretty flavorful and the beans come across as pretty raw. Big finish of raw, bitter coffee beans, burnt malts, some cacao powder and chocolate flavors, notes of vanilla cream and some alcohol. This is very flavorful and the coffee plays a mighty big role here.
PALATE: Medium-fuller body with medium levels of carbonation. A little creamy on the palate, goes down smooth enough and finishes quite sticky. A good deal of bitterness lingers.
OVERALL: This is really, really good. Lots of good coffee and roasted flavors with just enough vanilla cream to make it work. Quite bitter as well, perhaps too much so, as the IBU and the bitter coffee kind of compound themselves, but for some reason, it works really well here. A nice, full and creamy feel too that makes it drink away far too easily. Top notch stuff that can compete with any of the big boys in this category. Thanks again sunnrider. Highly recommended.
May 16, 2016From a bomber into a snifter
IBU: 80
Imperial Stout with coffee beans and vanilla
APPEARANCE: Transparent black pour yields a huge, three finger, medium looking, creamy dark tan head with very good retention. Black body with no carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a full foamy cap and leaves some foamy lacing on the glass, then eventually fades to a full wisp. A slight, swirly wisp remains leaving some decent lacing down the glass.
SMELL: Lots of raw coffee beans, some vanilla and plenty or roasted and black malts on the nose. Hints of cacao and licorice in there as well, but the coffee does most of the work here. Bold and nice.
TASTE: Coffee beans, roasted and burnt malts with notes of vanilla and alcohol up front. Pretty flavorful and the beans come across as pretty raw. Big finish of raw, bitter coffee beans, burnt malts, some cacao powder and chocolate flavors, notes of vanilla cream and some alcohol. This is very flavorful and the coffee plays a mighty big role here.
PALATE: Medium-fuller body with medium levels of carbonation. A little creamy on the palate, goes down smooth enough and finishes quite sticky. A good deal of bitterness lingers.
OVERALL: This is really, really good. Lots of good coffee and roasted flavors with just enough vanilla cream to make it work. Quite bitter as well, perhaps too much so, as the IBU and the bitter coffee kind of compound themselves, but for some reason, it works really well here. A nice, full and creamy feel too that makes it drink away far too easily. Top notch stuff that can compete with any of the big boys in this category. Thanks again sunnrider. Highly recommended.
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