Belgian-Style Strong Blonde Ale
Belgian and French Origin Ale · Brewers Association 2025
- OG
- 1.064 – 1.096
- FG
- 1.008 – 1.024
- ABV
- 7.1 – 11.2 %
- IBU
- 20 – 50
- Color
- 2 – 7 SRM
- CO₂
- – –
Notes
These beers are often brewed with light-colored Belgian candy sugar. Herbs and spices are sometimes used to delicately flavor these strong ales. These beers can be malty in overall impression or dry and highly attenuated. They can have a deceptively high alcohol character and a relatively light body for beers of high alcoholic strength. Some versions may be equally high in alcohol with a more medium in body.
Color
Straw to light amber
Clarity
Chill haze is acceptable at low temperatures
Malt aroma & flavor
Malt character is low to medium. A complex fruitiness is often present.
Hop aroma & flavor
Medium-low to medium-high
Bitterness
Medium-low to medium-high
Fermentation character
Low to medium fruity esters are present. Yeast-derived phenolic spicy flavors and aromas should be present at low to medium-low levels. Diacetyl is usually absent in these beers but may be present at very low levels.
Body
Very low to medium
Brew to this style
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Style guideline data is the work of its respective publishers, reproduced here for reference: BJCP · Brewers Association · Norbrygg · SHBF · Danske Øldommere.