American Ales: American Strong Ale
- Color: Pale to copper
- Clarity: Chill haze is acceptable at low temperatures. Hop haze is allowable at any temperature.
- Malt Profile: Low caramel malt aroma is allowable. Low level maltiness may include low caramel malt character.
- Hop Profile: High to very high, exhibiting a wide range of attributes including floral, citrus, fruity (berry, tropical, stone fruit and other), sulfur, diesel-like, onion-garlic, catty, piney, resinous and many others.
- Bitterness: High
- Fermentation: Fruity esters may be low to high. Diacetyl should not be present.
- Body: Medium
- ABV: 5.6%-7.0%
- ABW: 4.4%-5.6%
- IBU: 40-50
- Color (SRM): 4-14
- Color (EBC): 8-28
- Original Gravity: 1.050-1.060
- Original Gravity °P: 12.4-14.7
- Final Gravity: 1.008-1.016
- Final Gravity °P: 2.1-4.1
Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association 2021 beer style guidelines.
Highest Rated In Style
- 9.75 XXIII Anniversary Ale by Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- 9.64 13 Anniversary Ale by Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
- 9.64 Angel's Share - Bourbon Barrel Aged by The Lost Abbey
- 9.64 Melange No. 3 by The Bruery
- 9.40 Capricho Oscuro Batch 4 by Cigar City Brewing
- 9.40 Deliverance Ale by The Lost Abbey
- 9.31 Bell's Batch 9000 by Bell's Brewery, Inc.
- 9.00 Imperial Red Ale by Lagunitas Brewing Company