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What is Dark Ale?

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

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Representative Dark Ale beers

  1. Abita Vanilla Triple Dog
    Rich vanilla and warm caramel dominate Abita Vanilla Triple Dog, complemented by subtle roasted malt
  2. Bell's Eclipse
    Bell's Eclipse offers rich roasted malt flavors with hints of dark chocolate and caramel, complement
  3. Bird Eye Dark Ale
    A deep, rich dark ale offering bready malt tones and a touch of sweet caramel, with a medium body an
  4. Brouwerij Bockor Bellegems Bruin
    Bellegems Bruin by Brouwerij Bockor (Bellegem, West-Vlaanderen): A Dark Ale at 5.50% ABV from this B
  5. Bur Oak Brewing Company Heart MoMo Dark Ale
    Heart MoMo Dark Ale by Bur Oak Brewing Company: A dark ale showcasing the brewery's approach to this
  6. Cascade Carlton Black Ale by Cascade
    Cascade Carlton Black Ale offers rich roasted malt flavors with notes of chocolate, coffee, and a hi
  7. Jennings Sneck Lifter
    A dark beer with a reddish tinge derived from the use of coloured malts, full of complex flavours, w
  8. Maritime Nightwatch Dark Ale
    Nightwatch Dark Ale features deep roasted malt flavors with hints of chocolate, caramel, and subtle
  9. Maritime Pacific Brewing Nightwatch Dark Ale
    Nightwatch Dark Ale by Maritime Pacific Brewing (Seattle, WA): A Dark Ale at 5.5% ABV from this Wash
  10. Moon Dog Craft Brewery Mack Daddy
    Dark Ale is a seriously sessionable ale! With a light body and subtle roasty notes of coffee and cho
  11. Moon Dog Craft Brewery Mack Daddy
    Dark Ale is a seriously sessionable ale! With a light body and subtle roasty notes of coffee and cho
  12. Moorhouse's Brewery (Burnley) Black Cat
    Black Cat by Moorhouse's Brewery (Burnley): A dark ale at 3.40% ABV from this brewery in Burnley, La
  13. Orkney Dark Island
    Dark Island is an iconic beer: a standard-bearer for traditional Scottish ales. In cask, this beer h
  14. Powell Dive Bomb
    Dive Bomb from Powell Brewery delivers rich roasted malt flavors complemented by hints of cocoa and
  15. T&R; Theakston Old Peculier
    Old Peculier by T&R Theakston (Ripon, North Yorkshire): A dark ale at 5.70% ABV from this historic B
  16. The 1925 Brewing Co. Blk 622
    Jet black body with a smooth, creamy head; bold, rich flavors with hints of coffee and caramel. Redu
  17. Volcano Gato Malo
    A traditional southern brown ale with a classic malty taste, this brew contains hints of toasted mal
  18. Woodforde's Norfolk Nog Old Dark Ale
    Woodforde's Norfolk Nog Old Dark Ale offers notes of toffee, chocolate, and roasted malts, balanced
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