Belgian Beer Styles Flashcards
Strong (>8% abv) pale Belgian-style ale of monastic origins.
Tripel
Brown Trappist or Abbey-style ale around 6-7% abv.
Dubel
Straight, unblended spontaneously fermented wheat containing ale from the Brussels region.
Lambic
Blend of one-, two- and three-year old spontaneously fermented Brussels-region wheat- containing ale
Geuze
Spontaneously fermented Belgian-style ale aged with cherries
Kriek
With red and brown sub-styles, these lactic-acid flavored beers derive their name from the northern region of Belgium:
Flanders
Ale
Belgian-style ale that may be flavored with Curacao orange peel, coriander and grains of paradise:
Witbier
Malt-accented Belgian-style ale that often displays “cellar” notes and originates near the French border:
Bière de Garde
Bière is French for Beer. There aren’t many French beer styles. Cellar notes is the key phrase.
Refreshingly well-attenuated yellow-orange Belgian/French-style ale with complex fruit- spice aroma and some earthy notes
Saison
Very pale ales with 7.5 to 10.5% abv made by secular Belgian brewers:
Belgian Golden Strong Alse