Top 10 American-Belgo-Style Ales Brewed in America
Pale American-Belgo Ales are gold to light brown. Chill haze may be evident. Fruity-ester aroma is medium to high. Hop aroma is medium to very high, exhibiting American type hop aromas not usually found in traditional Belgian styles. Hop flavor is medium to very high. Hop bitterness is medium to very high. Fruity-ester flavor should be medium to high. Yeast derived characters such as banana, berry, apple, sometimes coriander spice-like and/or smoky-phenolic characters should be portrayed with balance of hops and malt character when fermented with Belgian yeasts.
1. Forequarter Five – Great Dane Pub & Brewing – Wisconsin
2. Saison Du Bois – Lynnwood Brewing Concern – North Carolina
3. Mischief – The Bruery – California
4. White IPA – Badger Hill Brewing – Minnesota
5. #4.5 Hops with Saison Added – Brown Truck Brewery – North Carolina
6. Klipspringer – Metazoa Brewing – Indiana
7. Whitewall Wheat – Crank Arm Brewing – North Carolina
8. 5 & 20 IPA – Nedloh Brewing Co. – New York
9. Le Freak – Green Flash Brewing – California
10. Summer Saison – Blackberry Farm Brewery – Tennessee