by Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor)
This is our second beer of the LeFort label, but it is actually the original beer from the brewery.
We detailed a little history of the brewery when we featured the LeFort Tripel, and to complete the story we need to tell you that the original brewery on the town square in Kortrijk used to be home to a fort. Now you know how they got the name!
This beer is a Belgian Strong Dark Ale – the kind of catch-all beer style for big dark Belgian beers that aren’t dubbels, quadrupel, stouts, etc.
Malt is the hero of this beer, with four different malts in the malt bill. Chocolate and a little caramel are the dominant flavours. Belgian candi sugar adds that bit of sweetness though the beer does dry out toward the finish.
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.
A strong dark winter beer which uses old whiskey barrels to impart an added dimension and depth of flavour
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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
The famous Old Fisherman's Ale from Struise is a spiced 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
by Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor)
A well balanced sour beer with the addition of pure fresh cherry juice during fermentation
by Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor)
Light malts, citrus fruitiness and three varieties of hops
by Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor)
A true to style Belgian Tripel which was awarded World's Best Tripel at the 2018 World Beer Cup
