Strong Pale Ales

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Strong Pale Ales

It is a tradition for almost all self respecting Belgian brewery to have a blond beer in their range, that is somewhat higher in alcohol then a regular Pilsner. These beers are not lagers but Ales. They were the first answer at the beginning of the 20th century on the emerging popularity of the blond Pilsners. Later on since the demand of the lighter Pilsners became so dominant, practically all breweries were forced to brew Pilsner as well.

However this historical fact leaves us with an interesting blond golden beer style that is easy drinking, but so much fuller of taste and flavor.

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Judas 8.5° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

On the same lines as Hapkin or Duvel but different and great in its own little ways. The appearance was fine a bit hazier than I expected yet the head was par to style. Not as dry as I expected either with a big juicy fruit middle and fresh bitter finish that was a bit hay like. Nice rolling smoothness with a bitter-sweet palate yet a bitter semi-dry end.

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Duvel 8.5° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Duvel has a fruity dry aroma, owed to the finest hops, that reminds experts like Michael Jackson of Poire William concerning its bouquet and pallet. Its dry but still alcohol-sweet flavour makes the beer an excellent thirst-quencher, with a pronounced hop aroma. Thanks to the balance between a fine aroma and subtle bitterness, this beer occupies a unique position in the rich Belgian Beer tradition. Duvel is the perfect companion for appetisers, digestives and every other occasion.

Ciney Blond 7°-1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

Sweet & citrusy. Yeasty & hay. Sour cherry hops. Sugar. Golden amber clear with light lacing white head. Medium body & light carb. Feathery. Papery & bit of metal. Light sweetness, sugar & citrus. Hops gives bitter end. Kind of watery but pleasant.

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Delirium Tremens 9° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Lovely presentation in a big white ceramic bottles, the blue foil tops, and the pink elephants and dancing alligators. Pours a beautiful slightly hazy golden color with a tremendous rocky and foamy white head that billows out of the glass and lasts almost forever and coats the sides of the glass as it slowly dissipates. Nose is fruity and spicy with notes of fresh citrus, sweet malts, and pepper. Very smooth and creamy mouth feel with a fine carbonation. Taste is lightly fruity with notes of citrus, sweet honey, and spicy hops. Finish is crisp and lightly sweet. Simply delicious.

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Hommelbier 7.5° - 1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

Hommel is the local abbreviation of humulus, from the botanical name for the hop plant. Confusingly, it also means bumble bee in Flemish. Poperings Hommelbier is a hoppy, golden-bronze, ale. it is made from a blend of winter, summer and aromatic pale malts, at a starting density of 16 Plato; soft water, from the brewery's own well; Brewers' Gold and Hallertau hops, both grown in Poperinge; and top-fermented with a very attenuative yeast that precipitates quickly.

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Hommelbier 7.5° - 3/4L - 25.3fl.oz

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Cuvée Des Trolls 7°C - 1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

Sunny and bubbly orange/yellow blend, creamy foam. Fresh and scented, full and well-balanced and highly digestible, it has an alcohol volume of 7%. It is characterized by all of the unique Dubuisson Brewery qualities. Specifically, it is brewed in the traditional way, it is 100 % natural, it has no additives and it possesses unquestionable character. Solid and thin lacing all the way down. The touches of bitterness, sourness and sweetness are carefully proportioned to make it a distinctively balanced beer. Liquid Trolls Gold !

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Moinette Blond 8.5° - 1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

The "Moinette blonde" is a top fermentation beer with refermentation in the bottle. This beer is considered as “the showpiece” of the brewery Dupont. Coppery blond with many fine hop aromas. It is a very refreshing beer, thanks to its subtle balance between sweet, bitter and fruity. The selection of the yeasts gives this beer its typical aroma and taste. A real refermentation in the bottle, which continues for a long time in your cellar, results in a complex taste and harmonious bouquet.

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Bière de Beloeil 8.5° - 3/4L - 25.3fl.oz

The creation of this beer happened on demand of the village of Belœil well-known for its “Château de Belœil”. Although at first only available in this area, the demand of this amber beer did become more and more increasing. Its colour, taste and aromas are the result of a brewing process, which is a mixture of 5 different types of malt. When tasting, especially the aromas of these special malts, in combination with the fine hop varieties, will dominate. This rather complex beer has a real refermentation in the bottle which will continue for a long time in your cellar.

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Bush 10.5° - 1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

Created in June 1998, Bush Blond is a discovery in the Belgian strong blond ale style in which it plays undoubtfully a major role. It has a 10.5° alcohol content and a light and glistering blond color. Sweet aroma, some fruitness (light banana and a little citrusly as well). Very creamy and full mouthfeel. Strong alcohol tones dominating with a hopsy aftertaste. A Brewery Dubuisson's signature Ale.

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Brigand 9° -1/3L- 11.6fl.oz

In 1798 the Flemish farmers (the Brigands) drove the French soldiers (Sansculottes) out of Ingelmunster. Just like the freedom fighters of yore, Brigand is strong and packs a punch. It is an amber-coloured, full-flavoured beer, with a slightly bitter taste due to the fine hops used. The yeast may stick to the bottom: no problem! Excellent for the health! Serve at 9°C. 9% proof. Keeps for two years!

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Barbar (Belgian Honey Ale) 8° -1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Born of the ancestral know-how of a family brewery, Barbar beer will please you with its malt taste and subtle flavour of honey. It is brewed using water drawn from artesian wells on the site of the brewery, at Quenast, a small village to the south of Brussels. This area is well-known for the quality and the diversity of its beers. Barbar beer is prepared from a secret and harmonious mixture of barley malts, hops and honey carefully selected by our Master Brewer. The traditional brewing method, associated with our unique strain of yeast, and the secondary fermentation in the bottle, gives Barbar the authentic flavour of a very special ale. Served chilled (5°C).

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Satan Red 8° -1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Satan Red is a reddish amber brew, not as hoppy as the Gold, but hoppy enough, and satisfyingly malty, with earthy, spicy notes. You might say this is a very, very warming brew.

Doesn't let you unmoved, a beer thqt's enjoy to taste and appreciated among friends, refreshing, quenching, made for those fine, beautiful moments of life, a perfect balanced beer.

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Satan Gold 8° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

The name and a portrait of the Prince of Darkness himself on the label. Satan Gold is deceptively light on the palate, but, how to put this . . . rather passive-aggressive. Nice malt, bracing hop bitterness, and a hidden power that brings you under its spell before you realize there’s anything sinister afoot. Resistance is futile. Drink up! There’s nothing to fear. Mwah-hah-hah-hah!

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Sloeber 7.5° - 1/3L- 11.6fl.oz

Sloeber is the Flemish name for an epicure, somebody who likes the good things in life in a somewhat naughty way. The Sloeber pale golden ale has a malty nose, rather hoppy and dry on the palate with hints of orange. Full of character, it is one of the best examples of the Belgian strong blond ales at 7.5 % alcohol by volume…a great companion for copious meals and other naughty activities! The best drinking is at 8°C

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Bush Prestige 13° - 3/4L - 25.3fl.oz

Aging in oak barrels for 6 Months gives this beer an uncommon smoothness and richness. Placed in a very nice box and a great looking bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color, very little foam, deeply complex aroma.

Another amazing Dubuisson beer.

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Loterbol Blond 8° -1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Loterbol is a crisp blonde ale that is very tasty and mightily satisfying. It drinks much stronger than its 6.8% alcohol by volume would suggest, and tastes a little spicy, though no spices are used in the brewing. The exotic palate of this beer comes from the unique strain of yeast. ‘Loterbol’ is a Flemish word for a fool or prankster, an allusion to the deceptive smoothness and drinkability of this beer.

Selected as one of the fifty best beers in the world by Men's Journal magazine, July 2005.

Pauwel Kwak 8° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

The beer pours a limpid golden amber color, the head is gigantesque, frothy, and the lace is in fine sealing sheets. Mostly malt in the nose, fresh and clean maybe a light touch of yeast, pleasant at any rate. Very sweet at the start, the top skimpy in feel, the finish is purposeful in its acidity, the hops delectable, dry and long lasting aftertaste, and some alcohol bitterness.

This is a good intro to Belgian brews.

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Enghien Blonde 8.5° - 1/4L - 8.4fl.oz

In harmony with its aroma, its taste is a bitter orchestra with a well controlled touch but without severity, offering fullness where necessary in the middle and at the back of the mouth. It is a harmonious recital of getting the most out of the quality of its hops and the purity of its malts.

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Printemps de Silly 6.5° -1/3L- 11.6fl.oz

Lightly scented aroma followed by a subtly bitter taste. It leaves a subtle raisin fruitiness on the palate ending with a pleasant bitter tonic when swallowing. Serve between 5 and 8°C.

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Bon Secours Blond 8° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

This beer from Caulier is a strong ale that pours a hazy yellow with a hint of orange, with a high-rise white head. It has quite an attractive nose, with a big hit of toasty, sweet malt and barley sugar, before a herbal character really pushes through, with notes of aniseed, and eucalyptus. On the palate this beer is thick-textured, sweet and unctuous, with a chewy, dry malty character. A core of lemony, tangy fruit tugs away, giving this a sensation of brightness through the mid-palate, and adding a welcome acidity to to the rich, sweetish finish.

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Bon Secours Amber 8° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

The amber version of Bon Secours 'Beer Vivant!' beer pours a glowing amber gold with a thick, just off-white head. The nose has distinct herbal qualities, with lots of fruity and floral aromas and an underlying suggestion of caramel and Cognac. On the palate it is spicy and rich, with a big, thick texture and some good, punchy fruit and grassy, herbal hop notes. It is thirst-quenching and quite tangy into a nicely balanced finish.

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Triple Moine 7.3° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

This special beer, with a pale and lively look to it, has a fine and generous head. Its aroma is a mixed flavour of fruity, green apple and fine hops. It has not a very bitter taste, and is mellow and round with a lot of character. The Triple Moine is brewed from pale malt, English hops and fine German hops. It is aromatised in the brewing roorn with three natural aromatics. It can be kept for about 18 months with maderisation possibly occurring if kept any longer. It is tasted at a temperature of 5° to 12° according to taste and goes wonderfully well with braised meats.

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La Chouffe 8° - 3/4L - 25.3fl.oz

Has a fruit, flowery aroma, with some citrus, yeast and spice as well. Orange/amber, with a huge long lasting vanilla head, lots of floaties, lovely lace. Beautiful marriage of tangerine, and yeast flavours, quite spicy, terrific mouthfeel and tongue tingle. Natural Beer, bottle refermented, unfiltered, not pasteurised and without any additives.

A Wonderful Belgian Strong!

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Carolus Ambrio 6.5° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

Ambrio has its roots in the traditional beer of Mechelen known as “Mechelschen Bruynen” or "“Mechelen Brown”. The Anker Brewery is the only one still brewing this type of beer. The recipe has its origin in the 14th century. The present version is a little more heavy and contains more hops.The balance between the different malts, the fine hops and typical tastes of spices creates a perfect harmony between the powerful taste of brown beers and the freshness of the blond beers.

This fresh aromatic and pithy light-brown drink can be served cool.

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St Feuillien Blond 7.5° - 1/3L - 11.6fl.oz

This light ale has a deep golden colour with a smooth, frothy head. It is very perfumed with an unmistakable hint of aromatic hops and a fruity (citrus) note from the spices used in production.
The body has an intense yet distinctive bitterness and a strong malty taste which is a delight to the palate. The overall effect, however, is a slight dryness and hoppiness.
All these features make St Feuillien Blonde an excellent and very drinkable beer.