Belgian Strong Blonde Ale
Belgian Strong Blonde Ale is an Belgian and French Ale beer style. Brewers Association category: Belgian-Style Strong Blonde Ale. It typically presents as straw to light amber.
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 body.
- ABV
- 7.1%-11.2%
- IBU
- 20-50
- OG
- 1.064-1.096
- FG
- 1.008-1.018
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Alcohol & Bitterness
ABV:7.1%-11.2%
ABW:5.6%-8.8%
IBU:20-50
Perceived Bitterness:
Medium-low to medium-high
Color & Appearance
Gravity & Body
Original Gravity:1.064-1.096
Original Gravity °P:15.7-22.9
Final Gravity:1.008-1.018
Final Gravity °P:2-4.5
Body:
Low to medium
Flavor Profiles
Malt Profile:
Malt character is low to medium. A complex fruitiness is often present.
Hop Profile:
Medium-low to medium-high
Fermentation Character:
Medium to mediumhigh fruity esters are present. Yeast-derived phenolic spicy flavors and aromas should be present at low to medium-low levels. Fusel alcohols should remain in balance and not overwhelm overall aroma and flavor. Diacetyl should not be present.
2026 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines used with permission of Brewers Association .
No beers have been reviewed in this style.