Ommegang Biere de Mars

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Bière de Garde
Cooperstown, New York USA

Bottle. Batch 3. Pours bright golden orange with a billowing off white head. The aroma is a little bretty with some citrus and other lightly tart fruit. The flavor is clean and clear, nice light sweetness, some citrus and earth, and a well balanced hint of brett that isn’t overly musty, but adds restrained funky and tart character. Very good.

750ml Batch #2 October 2008 $12.49. Hazy orange color and an aroma that is definitely bretty, but I only caught exactly one whiff of funky barn, the rest was just kind of yeasty and a little chemical. As it warms up it turns into a really nice juicy, fruity aroma. Very interesting flavor with the slightest bit of tartness at the end. I am really struggling to define the flavor but it seems mostly yeasty with a hint of citrus but the brettanomyces is definitely noticeable. This was interesting but nowhere near worth $12.49. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 03-11-2009 02:11:14

Bottle (Batch 2, Oct 08 bottling, light to moderate proteinization). Head is initially average sized, frothy/fizzy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is hazy medium amber, bottle conditioned. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain), lightly hoppy (flowers, herbs, apricot), lightly yeasty (cobwebs, barnyard), with light notes of clove/cinnamon, autumn leaves, black tea, and band-aid. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, fizzy carbonation, lightly alcoholic. A restrained, easy-going, stepping-stone rendition that’s pleasant and easy to drink but doesn’t really offer the sort of depth and nuance of the top-tier examples. Very fizzy and watery. Good but not great.

Pours a dark cloudy orange/ slightly brown with a thin white head.Awesome light floral and sour aroma with a hint of apple. Flavor and palate are apple peels, slight funkiness, dry yet smooth.

750ml Batch 2. Pours copper orange with a large foamy off white head. Aromas of bretty funk although I imagine it will develop more in time. Also some citrus notes, orange and lemon peel, and some spice. Flavor is lemon and orange peel, earth, spice with a dry finish. Palate is medium to full bodied with medium carbonation.

Thanks to Bob for scooping this one up for me! Clear copper pour with a frothy off white head and thick lace. Dusty citric aroma. Flavor is bretty with notable hints of citrus, floral notes, and spice. Dry finish

750 ml bottle from Brusin’ Ales. Poured into my fancy new Ommegang glass. Pours clear copper orange with a bit of white head. The nose reveals a bit of brett as it warms. Its a bit dusty and comes off a bit like citrus dish soap. There’s a bit of an herbal hop nose as well. The flavor is a bit of the yeasty brett character with maybe some munich malt. Light body with high carbonation and a dry finish. Seems to have something missing though.

Bottle shared by stopbarking. Thanks Daniel! Pours a light amber color with a small fizzy short lived white head in a snifter. Smell is very bretty and dusty with some light citrus fruitiness. Taste is bretty, funky and a bit sweeter than anticipated with a lemony tang to it as well. Not overly sweet at all, and finishes slightly dry with the dusty yeast flavor. Nicely carbonated and light to medium body. An enjoyable and pretty easy drinking beer all around.