Ommegang Abbey Ale

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Cooperstown, New York USA

Sweet aroma, cereal, malt, some fruit and yeast. Pours a very rich brown, a beautiful beer to look at. Sweet, malty, notes of spice, caramel and brown sugar. This bottle was actually brewed in Belgium, Moorgat I’m assuming, but i will admit i do think the American version is a little more complex, both are excellent though!

This is an elegant beer. Surprisingly dark, it is very rich but lightened with vigorous carbonation.

wonderful nice amber/ruby red, decnet head, nice rich fruit, citrusy with a great mouth feel, dry finish , slightly creamy

12 oz bottle. Dark garnet brown with a smooth, dirty-tan, custard head. Settles to a skin. Strong banana; mango, cereal, toffee and currants. Smells good enough to drink. Starts bitter with a good fizzy mouthfeel then smooths. Just the slightest sweetness behind some lime. Dry celery aftertaste.

75 cl bottle. Medium to dark brown with lots of red in it and a nice head that slowly turned into lace and remained throughout. Strong aroma of dark malts, chocolate, raisins, cherries, cookies, yeast. Very rich and complex. Flavor of dark malt, very rich and malty, with cherries, raisins, chocolate. Sweet but very well balanced and very complex. An excellent beer, as good as the best dubbels in Belgium.

Hard because I had it beside Rochefort 10. Quite spritzy, but some fruity, yeasty tastes.

25.4 oz. corked bottle. Deep, dark red with large white head that disappeared rather quickly. A complex mix of fruity and sweet esters and flavors such as vanilla, caramel, and raisins. Alcohol is present but in just the right amount, not overwhelming, warms you slightly. Excellent beer and even better value at $3.99 for the bottle. I'll find this beer in the strangest of places and get it every time.

75cl bottle. Dark brown-red with some sediment and a thick, creamy beige head. Creamy pureed dried fruit, banana, and spiced sugar cookie aroma. The flavor is lightly sweet up from with caramel and dried fruit, and gets dry and alcoholic in the finish while remaining smooth. The mouthfeel is luxurious and soft, but with lots of carbonation. Pretty light on the tongue as well. While the yeast is relatively subtle, it provides a very nice profile for the beer overall. I know it’s been said a thousand times at this point (possibly literally), but this is a great dubbel that is very authentic for an American-made beer, even if the brewery is Belgian-owned.