Roll-a-Style 9: 26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale

I've mentioned a few times that I want to concentrate more on my BJCP Goal and my Roll-a-Style list this year.

Late in 2024, I harvested yeast from Tafel Mystère Belgian Single (Batch 367), which I used to ferment Mardi Blonde (Batch 370) Birthday Brew.

I had 26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale on my Roll-a-Style List, and thought it would be a good idea to use the whole yeast cake of Mardi Blonde to ferment such a big Belgium beer.

So, I pretended to roll a 9 on my 20 Sided Online Die.

 

Which, of course corresponds to 26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale on my list.

"A dark, complex, very strong Belgian ale with a delicious blend of malt richness, dark fruit flavors, and spicy notes. Complex, rich, smooth, and dangerous."

I threw together a quick recipe, originally based mostly on the "Brew like a Homebrewer" Belgium Dark Strong recipe in Jamil's Brewing Classic Styles. Then, I simplified the grain bill and reduced the strength quite a bit.

Kemosabe Quad

I'm not 100% sure where I originally got the name "Kemosabe", but it was on my beer name list. It probably came up in some movie and I thought it would make a good beer name. But, I don't know for sure, and I certainly don't remember what movie it might have been. I'm pretty sure that the Lone Ranger wasn't the inspiration, but who really knows?

Now that I've "rolled" this style, my Roll-a-Style list looks like this:

Number	Beer Style
1	9B. Eisbock
2	3C. Czech Amber Lager
3	5A. German Leichtbier
4	9C. Baltic Porter
5	10C. Weizenbock
6	12C. English IPA
7	13B. British Brown Ale
8	Historical Beer: Roggenbier
9	32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer
10	Historical Beer: London Brown Ale
11	10A. Weissbier
12	29D. Grape Ale
13	Historical Beer: Lichtenhainergg
14	6B. Rauchbier
15	16C. Tropical Stout
16	26C. Belgian Tripel
17	16D. Foreign Extra Stout
18	22D. Wheatwine
19	17C. Wee Heavy
20	17D. English Barley Wine

My "Bench" now includes:

• Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA
• Specialty IPA: White IPA
• Specialty IPA: Brut IPA
• SheppyBrew Random Recipe

I decided that I'm going to wait on adding these "Specialty IPA" substyles to my list until I get the list down to rolling a 12-sided die rather than 20.

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