Belgian Beer Styles

Question 1

Strong (>8% abv) pale Belgian-style ale of monastic origins.

Answer 1

Tripel

Question 2

Brown Trappist or Abbey-style ale around 6-7% abv.

Answer 2

Dubel

Question 3

Straight, unblended spontaneously fermented wheat containing ale from the Brussels region.

Answer 3

Lambic

Question 4

Blend of one-, two- and three-year old spontaneously fermented Brussels-region wheat- containing ale

Answer 4

Geuze

Question 5

Spontaneously fermented Belgian-style ale aged with cherries

Answer 5

Kriek

Question 6

With red and brown sub-styles, these lactic-acid flavored beers derive their name from the northern region of Belgium:

Answer 6

Flanders

Ale

Question 7

Belgian-style ale that may be flavored with Curacao orange peel, coriander and grains of paradise:

Answer 7

Witbier

Question 8

Malt-accented Belgian-style ale that often displays “cellar” notes and originates near the French border:

Answer 8

Bière de Garde

Bière is French for Beer. There aren’t many French beer styles. Cellar notes is the key phrase.

Question 9

Refreshingly well-attenuated yellow-orange Belgian/French-style ale with complex fruit- spice aroma and some earthy notes

Answer 9

Saison

Question 10

Very pale ales with 7.5 to 10.5% abv made by secular Belgian brewers:

Answer 10

Belgian Golden Strong Alse