Ommegang Biere de Mars

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

Batch 2, October 2008 bottle. Poured a clear copper-orange color with a towering, pillowy off-white head that slowly settled and and left some spotty lacing as it did. Aroma of funky, dusty yeast with light hints of barnyard hay paired with soft, delicate fruit (tangerine, peach skin) and some earthy, dry hops. Moderately tart, crisp entry with hints of hay and some light fruit (apple, tangerine) combined with some lightly dry, earthy hops that give way to a lightly funky, dusty yeastiness that lingers into the finish with some light undertones of dry fruit (orange peel, peach skin). Moderate carbonation and relatively dry, authentic palate. Overall, a nice and enjoyable beer, but I thought it would develop a bit more dryness over a years time.

Corked bottle.
Pours a beautiful amber with lively carbonation and a healthy head of white. Aroma is cinnamon, peach, light coriander, a touch of cedar, and a pinch of pumpkin. Flavor is light, musty barnyard with leaves of lemon and and sweet celery. Flat but semi-lively mouthfeel. I like this beer. Light, crisp, and refreshing. Definite repeat.

Bottle from Dec 08 enjoyed 11.28.09. Lightly sweet tart aroma, lots of brett, great funk. Flavor is well balanced, woody, tongue depressor, light band-aid, great amount of brett, lightly sweet, very similar to the New Glarus R&D. Medium/light bodied with soft fizzy carbonation, so easy drinking. Wow, much better than it was in March, very similar to the New Glarus. Love it!

Thanks 17thfloor for sharing on brew day! Pours a deep golden red with a creamy small light cream head and some sediment. Aroma is very nice, lightly spicy, plenty of funky and overripe fruits sitting in the barn. Sweet Brett character and just enough sweet to keep things in check. Flavor starts mellow and sweet, nice dark fruit and some spices playing around. Slowly gains oomph and gains a nice soft tartness that doesn’t get overwhelming. Finishes dry lemony and grassy with a bit of funk. Medium body and a soft carbonation. Very tasty beer, nice rounded character.

750 ml bottle...6-18-2009....Tons of sediment in this copper/brown beer, beige thick fluffy head.....yeast and citrus nose...a bit stinky and sour (in a good way)....light zingy body....yeast and just light citrus flavors....no intense hops here....very effervescent....slight sour finish....not too bad...not bad at allll.....solid and mellows as it warms...first of this style for me

Cork and cage. Nice loud pop with the cork. Hazy golden pour with a large head. Aroma is big time Brett, must, attic, dust, tart, lemon, citrus. Flavor is funky, tart, attic, sour, with a nice spice profile as well. Nice bubbly mouthfeel.

Golden-copper with a fizzy white head, gone quickly. Grainy, musty, and moldy, light spice and fruit with almost no detection of malt.Fizzy, grainy flavor, fruit and bread with a slightly orange finish and lightly spiced with sugar. Too fizzy and short, and given the emptiness in the flavor, it’s rather bland.

Batch #2 October 2008 - Clear amber with a very fizzy rollicking and roiling light tan head. Basement aroma, dust and some moldering fruit. Flavor is a bit fruitier with medium to strong notes of brettanomyces. Some spiciness comes through as well as a pronounced bitterness. Fizzy dry attenuated mouth-feel. Pleasantly puckering. It needs a bit more substance to go along with the bacteria funk.