Enjoyable Belgian-styled candi-sugared dubbel blends sweet ‘n sour cider pucker into creamy caramel malting and wintry clove-gingerbread spicing. Lingering white peppered hop sharpness usurps peat-mossy red grape, fig, and raisin subsidy.

Nowhere near as complex as its academic-bound moniker, but this strong wheat-backed Belgian-styled ale places clove, orange compote, and herbal notes in good stead.

“First brewed by Belgian monks,”" this foamy dark amber blends watery freshness with prickly-hopped red ale bitterness for a fine American knockoff. Only drawback is malt creaminess subsides too quickly at vague finish. Seasoned drinkers will get bored after a few gulps.

Sour yeast-scented bitter-hopped Belgian featuring sweet Scotch malts to dainty butterscotch finish. A bit bland and ashy for pale ale but fine for adventurous pilsner skulls.

Advertised as summertime seasonal, but much closer to winter ale styling with its clove aroma, mint stimulation, and yeast sinew. Though malted rye gets top billing, highly carbonated soft nuttiness dominates front end of this complex cola-like amber. Peculiarities will offend amateurs.

Limited edition single batch abbey-style re-creation layers bruised orange bitterness above prickly hop tongue and buttery crystal malt flow. Green apple, lemon peel, and grapefruit tartness lure durable clove spicing.

Made at a family brewery, pale-toned foamy-headed ale retains better malted hop depth and fruitier esters than its cousin, Karibik Ale. Plus, it’s fuller, more distinct, and more enjoyable. Perfect balance between sweet wine nuance and rich malt graining achieved, settling into luxurious nutmeg finish.

Champagne-styled bottle with cork set-up contains hefty 8% alcohol abbey-styled artisan ale. Sugared barleymalts, musty wheat grass, and highly fermented herbal-spiced yeast provide straw-hued blonde with full-bodied assertiveness alleviated by resinous grain-hopped bittering to buttery caramel finish. Bold after dinner treat makes fine alternative to French wine.

Soft-toned chestnut-hued fleshy-headed amber ale boasts crisp artisan water, emitting floral, cedar, and earthen horsehide-hay illusions to subtle grain-toasted finish, where delicately embalmed cork dryness picks up barleywine lick.

Traditional top fermented bottle conditioned Dutch abbey with strong barleywine essence, ripe prune overtones, and loud liquor-stained fortitude (11.2% by volume). Very unusual for Dutch brew: caramel-ish instead of sour malt-y like Heineken or Grolsch beers. Compares favorably with less fruity Belgians.

Dark chocolate-y brown-bodied ale with sweet barleywine-brandy attributes lingering at back of throat. Soda-like hop fizz nearly overwhelms moderate malt strength.

Sharply alcoholic abbey ale complements sweet floral yeast nose with scarce cherry-raisin palate, dulled-out peppery hop anchor, cuddly cinnamon-spiced tease, and dry-smoked barleymalt backbone for merely average sedation.