Laurelin 2016 Fellowship Ale N°4
Picobrouwerij Alvinne

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Picobrouwerij Alvinne
 
Belgium
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.19 | pDev: 9.31%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 27, 2020
Added:
Apr 30, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by DvdP from Netherlands

4.58/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a brownish red, virtually flat, nicely clear. Heavy sour smell, Morpheus, cherries and wood. Some sharp, vinegary acidity, but only just enough to wake you. Lots and lots of cherries, plenty red wine, soft Phi peaches. Well balanced and delicious.
Sep 27, 2020
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

3.8/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A 330ml bottle, with a best before date of January 2024. Poured into an Alvinne teku glass.

Appearance: A cloudy dull reddish brown colour with a thin white head that left only sparse lacing.

Aroma: Sweet, oak, vanilla, cherry, marzipan, more wood, barnyard, and lightly tart.

Taste: Tart, sweet, sour, cherry, cherry wine, oak, vanilla, marzipan, with a splash of vinegar.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

Overall: Given the sour and sweet ratings on the bottle label, this was a lot sweeter than I expected. That in itself is not really a problem. However despite the nice cherry notes, I felt that the oak barrel imparted quite a lot of vanilla into the flavour, and probably more than I prefer. I tried this side by side with Laurelin 2017 Fellowship Ale N°5, and I easily preferred the 2017 version more.
Apr 30, 2020