We now have descriptions of the beer that will be poured at this Saturday’s Belgianfest.
You can read all of our previous posts about Belgianfest here.
To purchase tickets in advance (recommended) go to the official event website.
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1) Dark Water Dubbel ABV: 8.2%This Belgian Dubbel style is brewed with chocolate roasted wheat, honey and turbinado sugar, fermented to 8.2% ABV and hopped for balance with German Noble varieties.
2) Anacortes Sour Brown ABV: 9.1% sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor Anacortes Belgian Trippel Ale aged for 51 weeks in a wine barrel (Merlot) with Brettanomyces anomoulis. All Bairds Pilsner Malt and 150# Cane Sugar. Hopped with Saaz hops. |
| Big AlBrewing
Seattle |
1) Belgian Tripel ABV: 9%Big Al Tripel is a pale golden Belgian-style strong ale featuring the warm spicy flavors of a Belgium yeast complimented by a crisp, light peppery rye finish. sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor 2) Local Hero #9 Belgian Dubbel ABV: 7.7% Nate Muller won the 2010 best of show from Seattle Weekly Homebrew Competition. This beer is complex on many levels. Rich caramel-chocolatey malt flavors, soft warming alcohol, with an inviting balance of flavors from the uses of Belgian yeast; dark fruit esters and spicy pnenois. sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor sponsor 3) Kriek |
| Big Time Brewery Seattle | 1) Trombipulator 2010 ABV: 10%A Northwest interpretation of a Belgian tripel, Trombipulator was 1st brewed to commemorate Big Time’s five hundredth brew. A very big and pale beer, it weighs in at 18 degrees Plato (1.072 Specific Gravity), and is very heavily hopped.
2) Saison Grisette Farmhouse Ale |
| Black Raven BrewingRedmond | 1) Pour Les Oiseaux ABV: 6.2% Four grain farmhouse ale/saison aged in French oak white wine barrels with brettanomyces. 2) Seasonal Farmhouse IPA ABV: 7.7% Style: Farmhouse Ale US/Belgian style IPA with brettanomyces. 3) La Petite Mort (cask version) ABV: 8.8% Style: Abbey strong brown ale Cask version of our seasonal strong abbey brown ale with additional ingredients such as rum soaked oak chips, black mission figs, porcini mushrooms and cocoa nibs. |
| Boundary Bay BreweryBellingham | 1)Big Belgian Ale ABV: 6.6%Light in body, medium hoppiness, earthy and spicy with a Belgian yeast finish.
2) Boundary Bay Tripel A strong, pale golden, medium bodied ale. Is mildly spicy with a medium hop bitterness. The aroma is of fruit, Belgian Abbey yeast and alcohol. It is a complex beer with a warming flavor and a long dry finish. |
| Der BlokkenBrewery
Bremerton |
1) Belgian Gold ABV: 8.5%Der Blokken’s first Belgian is light and golden in color with light-fruit & hopp aromas. Fermented with Duvel yeast, this ale finishes at 1.018. |
| Elliott BayBrewing
Burien & Seattle |
1) Belgian Black IPA ABV: 6% IBU: 60Cask Conditioned Dry-hopped Belgian Black Ale 2) Brett von Boorian ABV: 4.75% IBU: 30 Blend of sour beers barrel-aged for 22 months Dry-hopped Belgian Strong Pale Ale |
| Elysian BrewingSeattle | 1) Bête Blanche ABV: 6.9%Deceptive and delicious Belgian-style Tripel. A twist on the French expression “Bête Noire”. An extremely drinkable, blonde and somewhat treacherous. Brewed entirely from Pale malt and augmented in the boil with clear Belgian candi sugar. Bittered with German Northern Brewer and finished with Styrian Goldings hops. Starting gravity 18.4° Plato (1.075 SG), alcohol 5.75% by weight, 31 IBU.
2) Bête Noel Belgian-style Ale ABV: 8.5% The dark side of the holidays, as treacherous as its paler sister. Brewed with Pale, Munich, Castle Aromatic and roasted barley and black malts, with amber Turbinado sugar added to the kettle. Bittered with German Northern Brewer, finished with Hallertauer hops and fermented with Belgian Golden Ale yeast. Starting gravity 20.8°P (1.087), alcohol 7.1% by weight. 3) Toro Oro Yerba Mate Tripel ABV: 7.2% Brewed with organic pale and pale demerara sugar. Bittered with German Northern Brewer and finished with Czech Saaz and Amarillo hops. 1.2 grams yerba mate per pint. Opening gravity 16.4° Plato (1.067); alcohol 6% by weight. 4) Yuzu’s. Sour Belgian-Style Golden Ale ABV: 4.5% Yuzu’s is made with 100% pale malt, Turbinado sugar and Belgian Golden ale yeast. Bittered with Magnum and finished with Styrian Goldings hops. Organic dried lemon peel is added at the end of the boil, and yuzu juice is added both pre- and post-fermentation. Aged in a wine barrel for 8 months, inoculated with Roeselare and Lactobacillus. Starting gravity 12°P (1.048), alcohol 3.75% by weight. Brewed with organic pale, C-15, C-60 and Munich malt; bittered with UK Fuggles and finished with Czech Saaz. Opening gravity 13.2° Plato (1.053 SG); alcohol 4.4% by weight. Brewed in the tradition of American IPAs , but with Belgian yeast. Organic pale, Munich, Cara-Hell and Cara-Vienne malts and bittered with Chinook and finished with Amarillo and Citra hops. Fermented with Westmalle yeast. |
| Fremont BrewingSeattle | 1) Mystere de TonneauThe latest in our Mystery series. This one has spent some quality time in the wood in the company of critters.
2) Blood Funnel-Saison Saison with blackberries and peppercorns. |
| GeorgetownBrewing
Seattle |
1) Donkey Deux! ABV: 7.9%Belgian-style Dubbel brewed with Pilsner, Munich, Special B Malts and 110 lbs of Belgian candy sugar. Fermented with traditional Belgian yeast, conditioned over 3 months, then bottle-conditioned. Dubbel Donkey is big on classic Belgian flavor!
2) Georgetown Braggot ABV: 8.5% Our version of this less-than-famous style of mead is technically a bottle-conditioned ale using local blackberry honey fermented with a Belgian yeast strain. We add Northern Brewer hops, and the malt bill includes Munich, Pilsner and Special B malts. |
| Hale’s AlesSeattle | 1) IX Gold-Belgium Strong Golden Ale ABV: 9%Strong Belgian style ale. Light in color. Brewed with Pilsner malt, carapils and C40. Turbinado Sugar in kettle. Hopped with Goldings. 2010 NABA award in category.
2) Quadruppel Belgian Quadruppel aged in brandy and bourbon barrels for one year. Four different yeast strains. Four different sugars in boil. Flavors of fig, brown sugar and port. |
| Issaquah BrewhouseRogue
Isssaquah |
1): Cask of Menage-a-Frog ABV: 9%Dry-Hopped Edition – Our award winning Belgian-style Trippel dry-hopped with Amarillo Hops. 2) Cask of Menage-a-Frog: Berry Edition ABV: 9% Our award winning Belgian-style Trippel infused with Marionberries |
| Lazy BoyBrewing
Everett |
1) Belgian Golden AleBelgian Strong Ale made with traditional malts, hops, and a unique strain of yeast to create a flavor packed experience.
2) TBA |
| Naked City BrewerySeattle | 1) Gilda American Wild Ale ABV: 8.5%Belgian Style Dubbel aged 6 months in a Merlot barrel. Gilda is reminiscent of the Flanders Red Ales of Belgium. Slightly sweet and pleasantly tart with plenty of wine character from the French oak barrel.
2) Saison De La Ville Nue ABV: 6.5% Belgian Style Saison brewed with 8% Rye Malt. Subtle banana notes from the unique yeast strain balanced with a biscuity dryness contributed by the rye. |
| Odin BrewingSeattle | 1) Odin Pearl White Ale ABV: 5.1%Sweet and spicy Belgian hybrid Wit. 15 IBU’s |
| Paradise Creek BreweryPullman | 1) Paradise Hoe Style: Belgian Wit ABV: 5.9% With notes of orange, banana and clove, this crisp yet creamy wit is a refreshing change to all of the heavy winter beers. It is not too early to think spring is it? |
| Pike BrewingSeattle | 1) Pike Monk’s Uncle Tripel Ale ABV: 9%Big, full-bodied and complex with a yeasty nose, fruity esters and malty dryness. Hints of honey, spice and exotic fruit play with the senses. Powerful, yet gentle.
2) Pike Tandem Double Ale ABV: 7.5% Rich, round and complex, with flavors of fruit, freshly baked bread and treacle. Deep and dark like a porter, yet surprisingly satisfying, smooth and sensual; semi-dry without bitterness. |
| Ram BrewerySeattle | 1)Biere de Mars ABV: 7.6%An aromatic and flavorful, orange hued Belgian style farmhouse ale with a soft, subtly sweet malt profile and a classic, fruit & spice, yeast profile.
2) Sour Disel A sour brown hued ale aged in a old Bordeaux barrel. |
| RedHook BreweryWoodinville | 1) Dubbel Hook ABV: 8%A traditional Belgian Dubbel. Reddish brown hue (27 SRM), low hops (25 BU), high ABV (8%). We fermented in an open vessel using high gravity Trappist yeast, then transferred to kegs, krausening for natural carbonation (cask conditioned). Dubbel Hook’s character is balanced more toward the phenol (clove) side as opposed to isoamyl acetate (banana). It was brewed using 2-Row, Belgian specialty malts, sugar, and noble hops. |
| Scuttlebutt BrewingEverett | 1) Belgian Winter-Belgian Dark Strong AleThis is an Abbey version of our 10 Below Winter Ale. The rich chocolate flavors are balanced with the fruity esters generated by the yeast.
2) Tripel 7 ABV: 9% Delicate clove & whit pear flavors give way to a hint of apricot. Light in body, the beer is a model of deception at 9% ABV. |
| Silver City BreweryBremerton | 1) La Fat-Belgian Inspired Scotch Ale ABV: 9%Silver City’s “FAT Scotch Ale” fermented with Belgian ale yeast noted for creating big, spicy phenol character. La Fat goes through a secondary fermentation with a proprietary blend of micro organisms on French oak for 14 months. The result is a dark, complex ale that combines classic Belgian characteristics with Scotch Ale like toffee and caramel notes with hints of oak and peat.
2) Katy Saison ABV: 6% A simple but honest of interpretation of the style. A pale beer with 10% wheat and firm hop bitterness. Finished with Sterling, Hersbrucker, and Williamette hops. Our Saison gets its name from the street where our new production facility resides in burgeoning Bremerton. |
| Snipes Mt. BrewerySunnyside | 1) Twangzister #3 ABV: 8.5%A three year old Belgian strong aged in a bourbon barrel with house cultures and obnoxious amounts of Montmorency cherries, blended with a non-infectious Belgian strong that was fermented with two strains of Belgian yeast and Belgian candy syrup. |
| Snoqualmie Falls BrewingSnoqualmie | 1) Triskaidekaphobia-Belgian Tripel ABV: 8.6%Reminiscent of the Millennial Madness we created 10 years ago, Triskaidekaphobia is a great balance of crisp clean malt, lemony hops and spice. Unfiltered but clear to the eye, Trisky is made from 100% German pilsner malt, Belgian candi sugar, 100% Czech Saaz hops and Belgian ale yeast. There’s no need to be afraid!
2) 2010 Belgian Wit ABV: 5.0% Since we had the belgian yeast propigated, Rande decided to make a classic Belgian Wit. Coriander and orange peel makes our version spicy and refreshing. 3) 2010 Spring Fever ABV: 6.8% We saved some of last years Spring Fever just for this event. Spring Fever is brewed with pale, Munich, C-15, C-40 and crystal malts, coriander and Belgian Ale yeast. It has an aroma of tropical fruits and a complex, malty flavor. |
| Three Skulls-Baron BrewingSeattle | 1) Three Skulls Belgian Trippel ABV: 9%A traditional Belgian Trippel brewed with Belgian candy sugar and aromatic hops. |
| Two BeersBrewing
Seattle |
1) Crooked Belgian WitBrewed with dried orange peel and fresh ground coriander
2) Cask Dry Peeled Crooked Belgian Wit |
