Ommegang Abbey Ale

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

Pours clear burgundy, with a light, cookie-brown head. Nose is very malty and bready, with some minute sweet (chocolate?) notes. Flavor is nice and intense, sweet burgundy undertones. Very smooth palate, mild-medium carbonation. An extremely well-brewed beer. I gotta get me some more. :-D

Draft and bottle. The alcohol hides so well here. Very smooth flavor with a fruity palate that is not dominated by the crisp flavor. Good abbey strong that would improve in 1-2 years of cellaring. !

Update The nose is just beautiful. Plum, raisin, and berry pastry dance creating a delightful aroma. Sweet taste, notes of honey, plum, dried fruit and berry. An absolute treasure of a beer.

really appreciate this beer! a delicious taste that finishes nicely. a very delicate balance of goodness in every sip. to be enjoyed by every true beer lover. comparable to any belgium

12 oz bottle poured into a Trappist glass. Pours redish brown with a average size fizzy head that diminishes rather quickly leaving no lacing. It is bottle conditioned with medium size particles floating around. The aroma is very complex and very good. It is fruity with caramel, molasses and a hint of alcohol. The taste, this is very complex also. As the discription says, you start out with a sweetness that reminds you of honey followed by caramel and then after that is some toffee. There is a very slight hint of licorice, along with a slight sourness, and as the beer warms up the sourness stands out a little more. The body is medium with a dry and creamy texture and soft carbonation. Over all this is a very good and very complex beer. I enjoyed it alot and will be getting more of it.

Style and Glass: Abbey Dubbel, Trappist ABV, Volume & Calories: 8.5% in 2 fl oz. estimated at 50C Purchased at: Joe Canal’s Lawenceville, NJ for $0 at a tasting event Aroma: Well done Belgian style. Scent of cloves, spices, anise, oak, age, mold, and alcohol. Visuals: Beautiful packaging,nice tan head, sticky lace, and a deep mahogany body. Taste: Well balanced, fruit, oak, wood, anise, great layered flavors. Very well done. Palate: Fruit juice texture, beautiful long lasting deep dark, earthy flavor. Overall: A very well done American version of the style. I’d have it again. Very nice especially for the price. Address : <http://beercritic.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/omm Visited: Thu Jan 22 2009 23:31:56 GMT-0500 (EST)

An excellent abbey ale from an outstanding brewery. It pours a dark burgundy color with a thick white head. The body is dark and hazy, full of wonderful flavor and aromas. The aroma is filled with caramel malts, fruit and spice, as well as an alcohol kick in the nose. The palate is full and the alcohol has a nice warming quality to it. Favors of sweet caramel, dried dark cherries, prune, and yeast dance on the tongue. These favors mingle for a time and finish slowly. Ommegang is grate as it is and could be even better with cellaring.

Tan head on the top of a dark brown pour. caramel sweetness along with some malt on the nose. Slight nuttiness with some caramel notes. pretty decent finish on the palate. Great mouth feel.

(12 oz bottle poured into trappist glass) Poured a deep brown/mahogany color with beautiful head and lacing. Aroma reminiscent of sugary fruit and toffee. The sweet aroma does not disappoint as the taste brings forward a nice caramel note with a great malt sweetness. Finishes crisp with a slightly bitter note, but overall an excellent mouthfeel and predinner compliment to cheese, or (as I had it) a beautiful compliment to chocolate cake!