The internet can teach you a lot these days. Like the fact that Picobrouwerij Alvinne, which roughly translates to “micro micro micro” brewery Alvinne, actually has a website (I think, at least, there’s a lot of information here – alvinne.be/ – if you can read Flemish), and that Wikipedia Entry (Picobrouwerij Alvinne) on said brewery is actually rather informative, even if you can only read English. After drinking one of the Alvinne beers, I had to know what they were all about.
The Balthazar is one of three Christmas Beers that is ostensibly Christmas-ey because it is spiced, strong, and syrupy — heavily but pleasantly malted and pretty intense with a bit of bitterness, and a good amount of heat from the booze. Complex. I really enjoyed it. It is an unbelievable color when you pour it all out, and the flavor is really something to behold. I’m staring at the label and trying to figure out what’s going on. I think this beer truly does speak a different language, but I’m tuning in, and loving it. I have to get my hands on some more of these Alivinne brews — I think they have a lot Belgian Gospel to lay on me.
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