Hop Grail
Strong Blonde (Bottles)
- Quad / Belgian Strong
- 7.5% ABV
- Label approved Sep 14
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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New Belgium's Quad / Belgian Strong. Label approved 14 September 2026; not spotted yet.
Lighter than 89% of the 130 Belgian Strong Ale labels we've read.
From the label“A bright, effervescent, and subtly fruity Belgian style ale with a crisp, clean finish.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 52–58°F (11–14°C)
- Glass
- Chalice: a wide stemmed bowl for sipping malty Belgian ales
About 215–265 calories and 18–31 g carbs
About 145 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Quad / Belgian Strong. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 82nd of 91 labels we have from New Belgium Brewing Company. It is one of 18 quad / belgian strong labels approved in September 2026. Its label was approved 3 days after it was submitted.
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A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: BelgianBrewery: New Belgium