Ommegang Abbey Ale

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

Re-Rate. Pours very dark ruby brown with a big creamy tan head. Aroma is full of dark fruit, hints of cherries, some nice spicy overtones, pronounced notes of caramel, and a bit of anise. Flavor is dryer than expected, and very pleasant. Nice light fruit mingled with notes of chocolate and anise. Palate is medium, with a dry and slightly spicy feel. Great brew from Ommegang. Can’t believe I didn’t give this a higher rating the first time. Original Rating 5 4 6 3 16

750ml bottle pours a deep dark red, with a nice thick tan head, that disappated very slowly. This was my first brew from Ommegang, and I was plesently suprised how much I liked it. Next up, Three Philosophers.

I bougth a bottle in Philladelphia in 2001 and tasted it in 2003 in Belgium. A very nice and complex beer

Poured from a 750ml caged and corked bottle and served in a tulip. This beer poured an attractive mahogany brown with a few ruby highlights and a thick, fizzy head of tan foam. Excellent retention and a fair amount of slippery lacing. The aroma of the beer was made up of dates, ripe dark fruit, chocolate, graham cracker, and a bit of bready yeast. The flavor included notes of dried dark fruits floating on a nice backbone of honey graham cracker maltiness. Just a touch of warming alcohol shows up as the beer reaches the back of your tongue. The mouthfeel was full-bodied with a moderate amount of very soft carbonation. An inviting aroma and a tasty, complex flavor make this a memorable beer everytime. Very nicely done!

Bottle. Deep maroonish red, pours with a big head that quickly disappears. Aroma of roasting nuts, caramel, and alcohol. Wonderfully complex taste. Sweet malts, honey, and a touch of berries with a solid malty/alcohol finish. This one has a lot going on and it’s all good.

Pours mahogany with frothy head. Strong nutty scent. Surprisingly smooth flavor, great rich taste tat doesn’t have an overly hoppy aftertaste. Dark but not overpowering, an all around excellent, slow drinking beer.

Last of several beers of the night... i claimed it was the best but all i wrote was "Robust taste, Balance, Uber". So a rerate might need to happen.

From the 1 pt. 9.4 fl. oz. bottle. The pour is a distinguished looking burgundy-brown with a hefty supply of foamy tan head. The aroma is vibrant with wheat, yeast, and caramel malts and subtle with the alcohol. The mouthfeel is of good texture and stability. The taste is pleasingly pungent with sweetness and licorice and a nice hoppy finale. Ommegang does it right.