Topic Archives: Belgian Strong Ales
Nebraska “Blanc is the New White” Joins Inception Series in February
Nebraska Brewing Company (La Vista, NE) will release Blanc is the New White into their Inception Series. Inception already features other releases like Romancing the Cone, and Attack of the 50 Foot Brunette.
Nebraska Blanc is the New White features Ardennes yeast (just like SweetWater’s recent release, and future sour ale), aged in Sauvignon Blanc barrels for half a year.
Pushing creativity into new realms of barrel aging, this Saison was made with the Ardennes yeast strain and aged in Sauvignon Blanc barrels for 6 months. The result is a beer that spans the breadth of grassy down into lightly tropical character. Uniquely pleasant.
Look for Nebraska Blanc is the New White in 750ml bottles in February, 2015.
Style: Belgian-style Strong Ale (Barrel Aged. Wine Barrels.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: February, 2015
10% ABV
Read more: Nebraska Inception Series
Great Divide Peach Grand Cru Hits Shelves
Craft beer and Colorado Palisade peaches collide in Great Divide Peach Grand Cru. The beer was first released in October, 2013.
Peach Grand Cru is Great Divide’s newest limited offering. Brewed with Colorado fruit picked right at the peak of ripeness, this Belgian-style ale marries two of our home state’s well-known offerings: great beer and fresh Palisade peaches. Both sophisticated and balanced, this extraordinary, aromatic ale was born to be savored beyond the orchard.
Great Divide Peach Grand Cru is on shelves now, in 750ml bottles.
Style: Belgian Strong Ale (w/ Peaches)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: December, 2014
12% ABV
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Atlas Brew Works Town & Country
Got Tickets? To the Monday Night Gun Show…
Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta, GA) will follow up their recent Bed Head Coffee IPA release with a new Belgian-style offering, Gun Show.
Those local to Atlanta have probably noticed that Gun Show, and it’s various iterations, have already been on tap at the brewery for a little while. Monday Night Gun Show is a Belgian-style golden ale, brewed with honey and pears. Take it from us who have already had it. It’s crazy good, and sneaky. You don’t know you’re drinking an 8% beer.
When was the last time you hit the gym? Do you even lift, bro? This is a beer you need to work for. A rich gold in color, like the weightlifting medal you wished you’d won, this spicy Belgian-style golden ale has been infused with pears. Be warned – the residual sugars, while deliciously reminiscent of fresh honey, mean that you should only drink this beer on your cheat day. So get back to the gym and work it, bro. I bet I can bench more than you. Let’s go.
Look for Monday Night Gun Show in 22oz bombers, and draft for a limited time.
Style: Belgian-style Strong Ale (w/ Honey, Pears)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft.
Arrival: TBA
8% ABV
Read more: Monday Night Black Tie Series
First Look: Stone Brewing Arbalest
Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) has a couple of new barrel aged offerings that will find their way to tap handles in the future. Among those, include Stone Bang Bang, and the above Arbalest, Belgian-style ale aged in bourbon barrels.
Both Stone Bang Bang, and Stone Arbalest were supposed to tap at the 3rd Anniversary of the Stone Company Store at South Park on Friday, June 20th, but both have since been removed from the lineup.
Great Divide Celebrates 20 Years
Great Divide Brewing Company (Denver, CO) will mark 20 years of craft brewing with a new anniversary ale.
17th and 18th Anniversary Ales were oak aged imperial IPAs, with the brewery followed up with 19th Anniversary American strong ale with birch syrup. 20th Anniversary celebrates the milestone with a Belgian-style ale brewed with Viognier grape juice.
This Belgian-style Ale is a golden example of our traditional bold character, but with a little something special to commemorate the milestone. Fermented with Viognier grape juice, 20th Anniversary is both delicate and assertive. Big without being brutish, cunning without being cloying, this is a grown-up beer for a big-time celebration.
Look for Great Divide 20th Anniversary in 22oz bombers and draft.
Style: Belgian Strong Ale (w/ Grape Juice)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA
8.2% ABV
Quick Look: Heavy Seas Plank III
Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, MD) just re-released the first 2014 offering in the Uncharted Waters Series, Siren Noire.
The 2014 lineup is a lot like 2013, with just a couple of changes. Yuletide’s style will change this year (TBA) plus the third release in the Plank Project.
The Plank Project features beers that showcase special wood aging treatments. (Like wood treated with heat.) Plank III will arrive in July, a Belgian-style Ale aged on Jamaican Allspice wood.
Our newest addition to our Plank Series, the Belgian-style ale is aged over Jamaican Allspice wood to lend bold and spicy flavor to a robust yet drinkable beer.
Look for Plank III in 22oz bombers and limited draft this summer.
Style: Belgian Strong Ale (Oak/Wood Aged)
Arrival: July, 2014 (Tentative)
?? ABV
Plank 1– English Strong Ale, aged on poplar oak
Plank 2 – Dopplebock, aged on poplar & eucalyptus
