We have featured many beers from old family breweries over the years, but Brouwerij Roman claims to be the oldest of Belgiums traditional family breweries. With a history dating back to 1545, it is now under the stewardship of the 14thgeneration of the family.
It is always interesting to see such an established, traditional brewery moving with the changing tastes and demands of the worlds beer lovers. Back in 2016, Roman produced its first version of this Winter Wood beer, and it sold out in 2 weeks.
So we were quick to claim some of this 2018 version to feature in our beer packs. This beer uses old whiskey barrels to impart the barrel aged character to this strong dark ale.
Lots of dark malts, caramel, dried fruits, a little earthy spice with the wood notes and a gentle alcohol warmth. Its like a big Belgian dubbel with the oak and whiskey character added.
by Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs
A lovely Belgian strong dark ale, balancing sweetness and bitterness so well
by Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs
A strong dark ale full of dark fruits, caramel malts and a gentle hop and yeast spiciness
by Brouwerij der Trappistenabdij de Achelse Kluis
A classic strong dark ale from one of Belgium's renowned Trappist Monastery breweries.
An intriguing dark ale, brewed with spices (ginger, coriander & cardamom)
A Belgian strong dark ale brewed with star anise and orange peel
The most well-known of the Golden Carolus beers is the 'Classic' - a beautifully balanced Belgian strong dark ale of 8.5% ABV
A flavoursome strong dark ale, at the top of the abbey beer hierarchy
by Brouwerij Hoegaarden (AB-InBev)
The 'Forbidden Fruit' is a delicious balance of ripe fruits, sweet malts, earthy hops and gentle spicing
A tasty beer somewhere between a Belgian Dubbel style and a Belgian Strong Dark Ale
by Brasserie d'Achouffe (Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat)
The winter seasonal offering from the Chouffe brewery
The best features of a traditional strong ale, and the added earthiness of noble hops used in abundance
A solid malty backbone balanced by a good level of hop bitterness
The middle beer in the Rochefort range - a classic Trappist strong dark ale
Struise's spiced strong dark ale Pannepot, matured in Bordeaux barriques for a full 4 years
A strong dark Belgian ale created from 6 different malts, slightly spiced and with a little honey
A 'Speciale' Belgian ale, crisp and dry and very refreshing with a bunch of flavour
