Strong Ale

Strong Ale — Belgian Strong Ale — Riversa Artisan Brewery

Strong Ale is a high fermentation beer in the Belgian Strong Ale style crafted by Riversa Artisan Brewery, an artisanal brewery from Capriano del Colle (Brescia, Lombardy). The color is golden with orange highlights, the foam is white, creamy, and persistent. The nose reveals notes of bread and honey, with pleasant fruity and spicy hints and a herbal memory of the hops. The body is smooth despite the medium-high alcohol content, with a taste journey that adds citrus notes and a bit of warmth.

Technical Sheet

• Style: Belgian Strong Ale
• Color: Golden with orange highlights
• Foam: White, creamy, persistent
• Profile: Bread, honey, fruity, spicy, herbal, citrus
• Body: Smooth despite the medium-high alcohol content
• Fermentation: Top fermentation
• Serving temperature: 8–10°C
• Recommended glass: Belgian goblet or tulip glass
• Producer: Riversa Artisan Brewery — Capriano del Colle, Brescia, Lombardy

Sensory Profile

The nose is inviting and complex: bread and honey emerge warmly, accompanied by pleasant fruity and spicy hints and a herbal memory of the hops. On the palate, the body is surprisingly smooth despite the medium-high alcohol content: the citrus notes add freshness and an elegant alcoholic warmth finishes the sip harmoniously. The finish is long, spicy, with a pleasant lingering memory of honey.

Why Choose This Strong Ale

• Belgian inspiration — the tradition of Belgian Strong Ales interpreted by a brewery from Brescia with rigor and sensitivity
• Smooth despite the strength — the most difficult characteristic to achieve in a Strong Ale: powerful but never heavy
• Bread, honey, citrus — a warm and complex aromatic profile that reveals itself sip after sip
• Riversa Artisan Brewery — a Brescia-based brewery with a complete range that also includes characterful Belgian-style beers

Recommended Pairings

Aged and blue cheeses, structured white meats, traditional Belgian cuisine, honey-spiced desserts. Perfect as a contemplative beer or for an important after-dinner.

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