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English Strong Ale

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What is English Strong Ale?

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

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Representative English Strong Ale beers

  1. Adnams Tally Ho
    Adnams Tally Ho boasts rich caramel and toffee sweetness balanced by notes of dark fruit like figs a
  2. Avant Garde Aleworks Winter Strong Ale
    This dark, English style brew has notes of chocolate, cherry and plum - with a decadent body and war
  3. Black Sheep Riggwelter Yorkshire Ale
    Rich roasted malt flavors with subtle fruity notes and a touch of dark chocolate, full-bodied with a
  4. Clipper City Winter Storm
    Clipper City Winter Storm balances rich caramel malt sweetness with subtle earthy hop undertones and
  5. Gentile Christmas Ale 2023
    Rich and malty with warm notes of caramel, toffee, and a hint of holiday spice, this English Strong
  6. Gentile Christmas Ale 2024
    Warm notes of caramel and toffee blend with a touch of holiday spice in this festive English Strong
  7. Harvey's Christmas Ale
    Sweet toffee and dried fruit flavors with a warming malty backbone and hints of festive spices.
  8. Jennings Sneck Lifter
    Warming malt richness with notes of toffee, caramel, and a subtle nuttiness, delivering a smooth and
  9. JW Lees and Co (Brewers) Ltd. Moonraker
    Moonraker by JW Lees and Co (Brewers) Ltd. (Manchester, UK): An English Strong Ale at 7.5% ABV from
  10. JW Lees Moonraker
    JW Lees Moonraker showcases rich caramel malt sweetness balanced by warm notes of dark fruit, like r
  11. McCall Tangle Foot
    McCall Tangle Foot showcases rich caramel and toffee malt flavors with subtle floral hop notes and a
  12. Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger Kentish Strong Ale
    Bishops Finger Kentish Strong Ale by Shepherd Neame (Faversham, Kent): A strong English ale at 5.4%
  13. Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger Kentish Strong Ale
    Bishops Finger Kentish Strong Ale by Shepherd Neame (Faversham, Kent): An English Strong Ale at 5.4%
  14. T&R; Theakston Theakston Old Peculier
    Theakston Old Peculier showcases rich malty sweetness complemented by notes of dark fruits like plum
  15. Torzala Hides & Hemlock
    Malty richness dominates with flavors of caramel and dried fruit, balanced by a smooth, warming fini
  16. Yards Thomas Jefferson's Tavern Ale
    Yards Thomas Jefferson's Tavern Ale features rich caramel and toffee malt flavors with subtle earthy
  17. Youngs & Company Brewery Old Nick
    Old Nick by Youngs & Company Brewery (London, UK): A strong ale at 7.2% ABV from this historic Londo
  18. Youngs & Company Young's Old Nick
    Young's Old Nick balances rich caramel malt sweetness with notes of dried fruits like raisins and da
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