Belgian ale
Abbey-style fermented beverage
Belgian ale is a broad category of beer styles originating in Belgium, known for complex flavors from distinctive yeast strains that produce fruity and spicy notes.
The category includes abbey ales, dubbels, tripels, and witbiers, among others.
Belgian ales tend toward higher alcohol content and are often bottle-conditioned: The menu featured three Belgian ales on tap.
- TrappistMonk of austere order
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- yeastFermenting fungus
- wild yeastUncultivated fermenting microorganisms
- fruityHaving orchard flavor
spicy · golden · tripel · high gravity · monastery · old world · bottle-conditioned · bottle cap · coriander · orange peel · clove · banana · malty · hazy · chalice · beer garden · pub culture · Bruges
- beerlager, stout, porter, IPA, pilsner
- malt drinksbeer, lager, stout, porter, malt
- craft beercraft beer, craft brewery, microbrewery, brewpub, brewmaster
- Belgian Beertripel, witbier, saison, framboise, Delirium
- sour beersour beer, framboise, faro, Lactobacillus, wild yeast
Belgian alelager
Cold-conditioned beer
pilsner · Budweiser · bock · Heineken · crisp lager
Belgian aleBud Light
Mass-market American light lager
Coors Light · Miller Lite · Budweiser · light beer · rice beer