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Dark Ale
Belgian Darks offer a massive range of characters. Colors play within the light brown to deep garnet hues, with thick, rocky heads of great retention. Aromas can be anywhere from traces of yeast, spiced, malty, floral and even slightly intoxicating. Flavors from dry and spiced, to sweet and malty. Most have a low level of bitterness.

Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 4.0-7.0%
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Rochefort 6° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

This is truly heaven sent beer. The pour and aroma are nothing short of amazing. Smells sweet and caramel like, head is thick and white. Lacing is long lasting and the color is a beautiful mahogany brown. The taste is where this beer really shines through, it is lively with perfect sweetness on the palate.
 

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Het Kapitel Pater 6° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Sweet flavoured and dark brown beer,we use aroatic malt(for the dark colour). For abbey beer, kapittel pater has rather low alcoholicity(6° abv).The hop used is Poperingse hop which has only a light bitter taste. This red-brown abbey ale can be considered a "single", meaning a beer that was made for the guests of the abbey for everyday consumption. This is of course a top fermenting ale, refermented in the bottle. You can age the beer for a few years. The head is strong and keeps well. Pours  a beautiful brown with nice orangish highlights. Thick and hazy  head. A truly pleasure to consume.

 

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St Benoit Brune 6.5° -1/3L- 11.6fl.oz

A dark brown abbey beer with a beautiful, fine and steady head and a delicate sparkle. Its distinctive and pleasant aroma of dark malt gives it a fruity smell and its colouring comes exclusively from the malt. Its taste is typical of the three special malts used and leaves a very pleasant, slightly bitter aftertaste. It is aromatised in the brewing room with three natural aromatics. It is best appreciated between 8° and 12° and goes perfectly well with red meats, highly seasoned dishes and mild cheeses.

 

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Biere Des Grottes 6.5° Avaliable 1/3 and 3/4 liter - (11.16 and 25.36 ounce)

The latest acquisition “Grottenbier” was created by Master Brewer Pierre Celis. It is an aromatic dark beer with 6.5% alcohol content. Ages in the caves deep under the ground where the exceptional climatic circumstances give it a unique aroma and flavor without equal.  As it is the case with Champagne, the bottles are placed in a “pupitre” with results in an additional fermentation. Bottle pours a red brown, fairly dark but fairly clear. This high fermentation beer has been pointed out as one of the best 10 present-day beers by beer guru Michael Jackson.

 

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Petrus Speciale 5.5° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Amber coloured top-fermented beer, brewed according to an old traditional recipe. A tasty beer, mellow in character that you can carry on drinking. Pours a lighly hazed honeyed amber color with some orange highlights. Big, rocky bone white head that's lasting a good while and leaving nice lacing. Aromas of honey, pear, hay and a lightly herbaceous hop character.

Crisp and refreshing.

 

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Ezel Brown Ale 6.5° - 1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

In Flanders, "Ezel" {donkey} is a nickname given to specific people or even entire village communities. However, as the people of this area, the word "Ezel" symbolizes not so much stupidity, but patient and dogged perseverance, a perseverance that is quite conscious of its own quality. It has a mellow taste quite light and fresh. Orange with lovely carbonation strings.  The head is big, small bubbles below, big ones in the middle and a nice cream dome on top. The taste is quite light and fresh.  A tasty beer with a nice taste pallet !

 

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Tongerlo Double Dark 6° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

The beers of Tongerlo have been enjoyed by travellers for over 900 years. The Abbey was destroyed in the French revolution but was rebuilt by the monks a little later. They did not rebuild the brewery but looked for an outside brewer. Tongerlo Double Dark. A reddish-amber coloured ale.  A well made, soft, balanced beer.

 

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Leffe Brune 6.5° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Leffe Brown is substantially more robust than Leffe Blond. This rich variety combines the rich aroma of roasted caramel with a slightly sweet finish. It is an excellent accompaniment to hearty, sweet and savory types of cuisine.

 

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Petrus Winterbier 6.5° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Caramel-red beer of high fermentation. This Christmas child of the Petrus family is only brewed throughout the month of November. Its soft aroma is the perfect start for cosy holiday season.