BELGIAN IPA

Dark Sister

Brussels Beer Project • Brussels Belgium

Top Fermentation Bottle Conditioned● 6.6% ABV

Brussels Beer Project's "black IPA", a darker companion to Delta. Roasted, cocoa-tinged malt meets a citrus-and-pine hop charge, marrying the body of a dark ale to the bite of a modern IPA.

PERFECT FOR

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FLAVOR PROFILE

Roasted MaltCitrusPineCocoaBitter

Hop-forward and aromatic, with notes of roasted malt, citrus, pine, with a balanced, moreish finish.

SERVING

Serve at 8-12°C in a tulip to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.

8-12°C

CHARACTER

DryOff-drySweet

LightMediumFull

SoftBitterBitter

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.

TASTING NOTES

Appearance: Golden to light amber, hazy, persistent head
Aroma: Roasted Malt, Citrus
Taste: Balanced, medium-bodied, roasted malt, citrus, pine, cocoa
Finish: Clean with a firm bitterness.

BEER DETAILS

Style:: Belgian IPA
ABV:: 6.6%
IBU:: 50-70
Origin:: Brussels, Belgium
Glassware:: Tulip

CELLARWithin 3 to 6 months

Drink fresh. Hop aroma fades fast; enjoy it young and vibrant.

PERFECT PAIRING

"Made for the grill: burgers, charred meat, or a sharp aged cheddar."

Aged Cheese

Gouda, Trappist, Bruges

Red Meat

Steak, beef, lamb

Cook this: a wedge of aged abbey cheese (Chimay, Orval), or steak-frites.

AVAILABILITY

Widely available

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PRICE GUIDE

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Classic

A dependable shelf staple.

Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose

Citrus

IIOn the palate

Roasted Malt
Pine
Cocoa

IIIThe finish

Bitter

Brussels Beer Project's "black IPA", a darker companion to Delta. Roasted, cocoa-tinged malt meets a citrus-and-pine hop charge, marrying the body of a dark ale to the bite of a modern IPA.

III

Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

Dark Sister is Brussels Beer Project's black IPA, an early core beer that paired the brewery's love of aggressive hopping with dark, roasted malt. It reflects the project's whole ethos: take a modern, international idea and run it through a Brussels lens.

On the Belgian IPA style, A hybrid style combining American hop levels with Belgian yeast strains. Fruity yeast esters meet piney/citrus hop bitterness.

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BREWERY

Brussels Beer Project

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

Brussels

STYLE

Belgian IPA

Glassware & Ritual

THE TULIP

For aromatic Belgian ales

The tulip's flared lip captures the foamy head while the bulb concentrates the beer's volatile aromatics, made for swirling and savouring.

Chill the glass

Rinse with cold water, not freezer-cold

Pour at 45°

Aim for the inside of the glass wall

Finish upright

Build a two-finger head for the bouquet

Swirl, sip, savour

Re-release the esters halfway through

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Dark Sister

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ABOUT THIS BEER

Glassware & Ritual

For aromatic Belgian ales

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