Ommegang Abbey Ale

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

Poured a reddish light brown color with an off white head. Aroma was of sweet candy sugar and some spices. Flavor was really sweet and spicey, very complex for a belgian

Quite attractice reddish brown in color with a red twinged beige head that is dissipating. Aroma is pleasent also, with tons of fruit notes and candy sugar. The flavor is nice and complex and multi-layered. Flavor is initially sweet with good yeast then finishes very dry with a final burst of fruit. Yummy!!

Cask of dry-hopped version at the Blind Tiger. The aroma was fruit, clove, belgian malt, and pine. The flavor was similar with the belgian malt taking a back seat to the fruit, clove and pine hop finish. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one because I disliked the Urthel hopped belgian, but this was really quite good. Great mouthfeel on cask, and the typical yeast found in belgians wasn’t really there (which was probably a good thing).

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, purchased at Beers of the world (Rochester), via Karl Probst on Elvis’s death 2008, savoured on Sepetember 24 2008; eye: copper, clear, average effervescence, voluminous beige head that falls and turns into a tiny ring; no lacing; nose: molasses, candied fruits, liquorice, alcohol, light smoke, malt; mouth: molasses, candied fruits, alcohol warmth, malt remains present throughout the sip, spices, hops makes a surprise appearance just prior to the finale, juniper, velvety finale in caramel malt with a good presence of molasses and juniper, medium-full body, lightly sweet and bitter, creamy, foamy; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, achetée chez Beers of the world (Rochester), via Karl Probst à la mort d’Elvis 2008, savourée le 24 septembre 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, effervescence moyenne, mousse beige abondante qui tombe et se transforme en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : mélasse, fruits confits, réglisse, alcool, léger fumé, malt; bouche : mélasse, fruits confits, chaleur d’alcool, malt demeure toujours présent durant toute la gorgée, épices, houblon fait une apparition surprise juste avant la finale, genièvre, finale velouté en malt caramel avec une bonne présence de mélasse et genièvre, corps moyen-corsé, légèrement sucrée et amère, crémeuse, mousseuse; en résumé : bien aimé

Big ole head on this one, with good lacing. Deep red color. Malty, fruity, yeasty nose. Fruity, especially cherry, somewhat sweet taste (although it was not cloying). Tart, sweet finish. Pleasant, dry aftertaste. More complex than your average brew.

Bottle sampled at the Belgian tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits on 7/17/09. Pours brown with a big tan head. Nutty aroma with some Belgian yeast and caramel. Cloying sweet caramel flavor redeemed by a roasty and nutty finish.

One of the better Belgian styles done in the US. And here in Missouri, one of our better places to eat keeps it on the beer list. Malty. Dark. Brown. Very nice.

From a 750mL Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy, brilliant sunset ruddy fire with a tall layer of frothy off-white head. Big, fruity aroma with some notes of raspberry licorice, toffee, and sherried green raisins. Marachino cherry, caramel, and a subtle touch of clove spice. Not too much phenolic spice in the nose; the fruity dimensions are the clear focal point. Medium bodied, heavily carbonated texture that lightens up the palate weight enough to make it remarkably easy to drink. Huge flavors, however. Rustic, well toasted pumpernickel bread crust, mild chocolate licorice, and prune flesh create an intense flavor layer. Behind the dark malts, some spicy yeast chracters follow closely. A little bit of plum and dark toffee linger into the final smack, before finishing cleanly with a smidgen of minty herbal hops.