St Feuillien is one of the many Belgian ‘Abbey’ Beer labels, which simply means there is (or was) a connection between the brewery and particular religious order. As of 2011, there were 18 officially recognised ‘Abbey’ breweries.
‘Grand Cru’ was a term originally borrowed from the wine industry, and has come to signify the best beer, or the one the brewery is the most proud of for some reason of distinction. So most beers that are labeled ‘Grand Cru’ will be very decent.
And this beer is no exception. It pours wonderfully light, even for a Belgian blonde ale, with the bubbles working the liquid hard to create a highly carbonated mouthfeel, almost like champagne.
The body is crisp, with just enough sweetness to hint at lemon, peach and green apple, with the noble hops providing a floral, grassy bitterness to the moreish dry finish.
It goes alright, as evidenced at the 2012 World Beer Cup where this beer won ‘Europe’s Best Belgian Style Strong Pale’.
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
by Brouwerij van Hoegaarden (AB InBev)
Like a super-charged Hoegaarden witbier...but better
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 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
A Guten Free, Organic beer that sits somewhere between a tripel and farmhouse ale
Classically Belgian, this St Feuillien Brune is smooth, rich and tasty
A lovely spiced fruit cup of Christmas pudding in a 10% strong dark ale
A bigBelgian Quad from one of Belgium's old family breweries - what's not to like!
A tasty, fairly traditional saison with lots of loverly earthy character and a little funk
An interesting farmhouse ale with seven different hops plus liquorice
A classic Belgian Tripel, often held out as an example of the style
