Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Belgian Dark Strong Ale is an Belgian and French Ale beer style. It typically presents as amber to very dark. Medium to high malt aroma and complex fruity aromas are distinctive. Medium to high malt intensity can be rich, creamy and sweet. Fruity complexity along with soft roasted malt flavor adds distinct character. Low to medium.
Notes: These beers are often (though not always) brewed with dark Belgian candy sugar. Herbs and spices are sometimes used to delicately flavor these strong ales. These beers are typically well attenuated with a deceptive alcoholic strength.
- ABV
- 7.1%-11.2%
- IBU
- 20-50
- OG
- 1.064-1.096
- FG
- 1.012-1.024
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Alcohol & Bitterness
ABV:7.1%-11.2%
ABW:5.6%-8.8%
IBU:20-50
Perceived Bitterness:
Low to medium
Color & Appearance
Gravity & Body
Original Gravity:1.064-1.096
Original Gravity °P:15.7-22.9
Final Gravity:1.012-1.024
Final Gravity °P:3.1-6.1
Body:
Medium to full
Flavor Profiles
Malt Profile:
Medium to high malt aroma and complex fruity aromas are distinctive. Medium to high malt intensity can be rich, creamy and sweet. Fruity complexity along with soft roasted malt flavor adds distinct character.
Hop Profile:
Low to medium
Fermentation Character:
Yeast-derived phenolic spicy flavors and aromas are present at low to medium-low levels. Diacetyl is usually absent in these beers but may be present at very low levels.
Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association beer style guidelines.
No beers have been reviewed in this style.