by Brouwerij van Hoegaarden (AB InBev)
Most beer drinkers will know Hoegaarden’s famous witbier. You may even have enjoyed a few when international beers were a novelty. Since then it has suffered a decline in prestige.
So it may seem a little strange to include a Hoegaarden beer in our range. But regardless of its heritage, if it is a good beer, it is worth including. Belgian breweries use the label ‘Grand Cru’ for their best beer. And it is hard to argue that this label has been misapplied to this beer.
It is a little hard to classify under an established beer style. I would tend to call this beer a tripel, though the general consensus is a strong pale ale.
Whatever box it fits into, the hero of the beer is the yeast character. The aroma is full of Belgian yeast notes – loads of banana, vanilla and spice.
The beer is at first sweet, with citrus and tropical fruit and sweet bready malt. Banana, vanilla and clove are prominent, and then some hop bitterness and a peppery spice kick in. A crisp and dry finish to this beer hides the high alcohol content really well. It’s a bit like a supercharged Hoegaarden witbier.
An interesting beer from Alvinne, and one of Belgium's most bitter beers at 115 IBU
by Abdij Averbode (Brouwerij Huyghe)
A multi grain mix of barley oats and spelt, plus dry-hopping make this strong blonde ale a really interesting creation
A Strong Blonde Ale cross Belgian Tripel, with oak chips used in the brewing process to add a hint of vanilla
by Brouwerij De Hoorn (Palm - Swinkels)
A Belgian Strong Blond Ale aged on oak chips
The 'Devil's' little brother, made to the same recipe but without secondary fermentation in the bottle
A special Belgian Strong Pale Ale that is the only Belgian beer to use Witloof
A sort of Belgian style strong blonde ale, made using unsold sourdough bread
Like a bigger, tastier (and classier) version of the classic Leffe Blond
A strong blond ale in the style of Duvel, brewed by Het Anker brewery
A delicious strong blond ale with a crisp malt body and a nice hop bitterness
The world renowned Belgian Blond Ale from Orval Trappist Monastery. There simply is no other beer like Orval.
by Brouwerij Palm (Swinkels Family Brewers)
A fruity, malty Belgian pale ale, originally brewed in 2003 to celebrate the 90th birthday of the brewey's former head brewer.
by Brouwerij Verstraete (Deca Services)
An unfiltered, unpasteurised, dry-hopped strong blond ale with barley, oats and wheat in the grain bill
A classic strong pale ale from one of Belgium's old family breweries.
A variation on the acclaimed Piraat strong blond ale, this time with four different hops added at three separate times during the beer-making process
A delicious, complex but light and dry Belgian Strong Blonde Ale from Brasserie St Feuillien
A special Belgian Blonde ale, dry-hopped with Cascade hops. A tribute to Armand Desplenter, one of the founding brewers
A full malt body, spicy Belgian yeast and five different hops in this strong blonde ale
