Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence

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

11.16.08 On tap. Bought a bottle of this but got to try it on tap before opening the bottle. A pretty delicious stout with a nice balance of chocolate-ness. They resisted the temptation to overload on the ’gimmick’ ingredient

A pretty damn good stout. Pours a dark black with a brown haed and tastes malty with a slight hint of chocolate. Probably not enough for me to recognize it without being told beforehand though. I drank this out of a shaker.

This is one seriously dark beer. Held up to the light, not even a hint comes through. Pretty substantial (2 fingers) head that lingers for a bit. The aroma is, as you might expect, chocolatey. Deep, rich, dark chocolate. Interestingly, there’s also a hint of something herbal, sage perhaps, and what smells slightly like milk. Quite a complex nose. On the palate, the beer’s strongly reminiscent of powerful coffee -- slightly viscous and chocolate, with a bit of roast flavor. While there’s some hops near the end to round thing out, this is a profoundly malty beer. Interestingly, the flavor that lingers is not so much of cocoa powder, but of smokey roasted cocoa. A solid winter offering. Happy birthday Ommegang.

Pours deep brown color, with flakes of yeast, and an impressive and lasting dark tan head. Nice full and complex aroma of roasted malt, spice and sweet cocoa and a hint of alcohol. Interesting flavor, not as impressive as the aromas. Warm roasted notes with cocoa. Smooth and creamy body, leaves a nice lacing behind. The appearance and aroma of this beer are a little misleading as the flavor is not as good as you might expect, but still not a bad beer.

Bouteille de 750ml, acheté au City Market à Burlington (Vermont) le 25/9/08. Brune très foncée avec des reflecs de ruby, moyen collet beige pale avec de la denteille. Arome de chocolat foncé peu amère, avec des notes de malte roti. Goût de malte roti et chocolaté pas trop impossant, arrière goût pas trop amère avec une sensation cafiné. Une bonne stout assez bien balancé et plaisant à boire!

The ten year anniversary bottle. Sat for way over six months. You wouldn’t notice. Lots of chocolate in the nose. Pours a strong light brown head. Roast. And that slightly sour/sweet taste that follows really good stouts. Fantastic.

Good chilled, much better at room temperature. All of the nice subtleties of this stout really come out at room temp. You can taste the high quality chocolate, the creaminess, the coffee. This is one of the most pleasing stouts to look at that I’ve ever had. Nice pillow for a head, pours nice and dark with ruby highlights. Overall a nice beer.

Corked bottle. Very dark brew, lots of lacing. Nice creamy body. As others mention, it doesn’t scream chocolate. The Belgian yeast seems to add its expected notes, but that’s very subtle. On the dry side. Good stout, but not too far out of the norm.