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Belgian Ale

A family more than a style. United by expressive yeast, high carbonation and a tolerance for strength that hides itself.

Origin

🇧🇪 Belgium

On record

40

Countries

7

Descends into

Belgian Strong Golden Ale
Belgian pale ale
Dark Strong Ale
Dubbel
Quadrupel
Saison
Trappist Single
Tripel

On the recordcounted from 40 beers

Strength

The median is 6.7% ABV. Half of them fall between 5.7% and 8.0%.

0%5%10%15%+

Strongest Horny Devil10.0%
Weakest Abbey Extra4.5%

Where they come from

🇧🇪 Belgium19 · 48%
🇺🇸 United States of America16 · 40%
🇩🇰 Denmark1 · 3%
🇫🇷 France1 · 3%
🇮🇹 Italy1 · 3%

Most in one town: Chicago (3), Oud-Turnhout (2), Villers-devant-Orval (1).

Oldest with a sourced year: Orval, 1931.

These are facts about this record, not about the world. They are counted from the beers on file, and the atlas is as deep as its sources, which cover modern craft brewing far more closely than anything else. A country at the top of this list is where the most examples have been recorded, which is not the same as where the most are brewed.

The beers40 on record

🇧🇪Chimay Bleue

Chimay, Belgium

🇧🇪La Chouffe

Achouffe, Belgium

🇧🇪Gouden Carolus Classic

Mechelen, Belgium

🇧🇪Oerbier

Villers-devant-Orval, Belgium · 1931

🇮🇹Baladin Nora

🇧🇪Brugse Zot

Bruges, Belgium

🇧🇪De Koninck

Antwerp, Belgium

🇧🇪OMER. Traditional Blond

Bellegem, Belgium

🇧🇪Lupulus

Bertogne, Belgium

🇩🇰Jacobsen Saaz Blonde

Copenhagen, Denmark

🇧🇪Leffe Blonde

Leuven, Belgium

🇧🇪Cuvée des Trolls

Pipaix, Belgium

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Abbey Extra

4.5%

Sacramento, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Alpha

6.2%

Easton, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Belgian Summer Ale

5.8%

Green Bay, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇧🇪

Brigand

9%

Ingelmunster, Belgium

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Captin Lawrence Liquid Gold

6%

Pleasantville, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Checker Cab Blonde Ale

5%

New York, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Devotion

6.25%

San Marcos, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇧🇪

Extra 4

4.8%

Watou, Belgium

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Flat Earth Belgian-style Pale Ale

5.2%

St. Paul, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Fleur

5.2%

Chicago, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Greed

5%

Anchorage, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Hommel Bier

5%

St. Louis, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇳🇱

Hoppenbier

6.8%

Haarlem, Netherlands

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Horny Devil

10%

San Diego, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇫🇷

Jenlain Blonde

7.5%

Jenlain, France

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Karma

5.4%

Boulder, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇸🇪

Levon

6.5%

Sweden

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Lolita

8.7%

Chicago, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇧🇪

Loterbol

8%

Diest, Belgium

Belgian Ale🇧🇪

Lucifer

8.5%

Oudenaarde, Belgium

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Luciérnaga

6.5%

Dexter, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Matilda

7%

Chicago, United States of America

Belgian Ale🇧🇪

Monk Brown Ale

7.5%

Oud-Turnhout, Belgium

Belgian Ale🇧🇪

Monk Pale Ale / Agnus Dei

7.5%

Oud-Turnhout, Belgium

Belgian Ale🇧🇪

Petrus Blond Ale

6.6%

Bavikhove, Belgium

Belgian Ale🇧🇪

St. Paul Blond

5.3%

Hoogstraten-Meer, Belgium

Belgian Ale🇺🇸

Vertical Epic 10.10.10

9.5%

Escondido, United States of America