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American Strong Ale

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What is American Strong Ale?

An independent guide to the American Strong Ale beer style, including typical flavor notes and representative beers.

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Representative American Strong Ale beers

  1. Amherst Olde #8 Anniversary Ale showcases rich caramel and toasty malt flavors, balanced by a robust
  2. Bell's Inc. Batch 7000 boasts rich caramel malt sweetness accented by notes of dark fruit, molasses,
  3. This hop-forward strong ale bursts with citrus zest, ripe tropical fruit, and a dank pine backbone.
  4. A well-balanced pale with the punch of an American strong ale. Made with Centennial, Cascade and Gra
  5. Cheshire Cat Fat Cat offers rich caramel malt sweetness balanced by subtle earthy and floral hop und
  6. Cheshire Fat Cat boasts rich caramel malt sweetness balanced by a touch of earthy, herbal hops. Its
  7. Clipper City Small Craft Warning presents rich caramel malt sweetness balanced by subtle floral and
  8. Clipper City Small Craft Warning showcases rich caramel malt sweetness balanced by subtle herbal hop
  9. Drake's Jolly Roger bursts with rich caramel and toffee malt flavors, balanced by subtle earthy hop
  10. DuClaw Snake Oil showcases a rich malt backbone with smooth caramel sweetness, light bitterness, and
  11. Elliott Bay Riot Ale offers rich caramel and toffee malt flavors balanced by subtle earthy hops, fin
  12. He'Brew Jewbelation is a bold anniversary ale featuring multiple malts and hops in perfect harmony.
  13. Lagunitas Maximus Ale boasts assertive pine and citrus hop flavors balanced by a rich caramel malt s
  14. A strong Pale Ale infused with real honey, lightly hopped with a subtle sweet finish.
  15. A rich malt-forward ale with notes of caramel and toffee sweetness, complemented by warming alcohol
  16. Mendocino Talon features rich caramel malt sweetness balanced with subtle notes of toffee and dried
  17. Middle Ages Wailing Wench bursts with flavors of caramel malt sweetness balanced by bold, resinous h
  18. Robust roasted malt character with notes of caramel, chocolate, and dark fruit, full-bodied with a v
  19. Port Old Viscosity offers rich flavors of dark chocolate, roasted coffee, and caramelized malt with
  20. Rogue Ales Mogul Ale balances layers of rich malt sweetness with robust bitterness from a blend of s
  21. Rich caramel malt sweetness balanced by light citrus and pine hop notes.
  22. The inspiration for making a Black IPA (or should we say India Black Ale/ IBA?) has been over a year
  23. Rich caramel malt sweetness balanced by bold hop bitterness and a touch of dark fruit complexity.
  24. Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale boasts bold caramel malt depth balanced by intense oaky notes and a
  25. Rich oaky notes and robust malty sweetness take center stage, balanced by a bold, unapologetic bitte
  26. Rich caramel malt character balanced with piney and citrus hop notes. A smooth yet bold finish makes
  27. Deep malt richness defines The Lost Abbey Number of the Beast, with layers of caramel, dried dark fr
  28. We started with the same grain bill as Scratch #12 (IPA) and substituted 25% rye for the base malt g
  29. Troegs Scratch #7 2008 blends red and white wheat with darker malts, contributing rich body to this
  30. Our Eleventh anniversy ale, released in July 2006 only is a Triple IPA made exclusively with Phoenix
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