Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence

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

It has a dark brown almost black colored murky body that’s very opaque. The head is thick and frothy with rocky peaks and a tan color. The aroma is malty, toasted and has only a very faint hint of cocoa powder. There are dark toasted and roasted malt flavors with hints of bittersweet chocolate dust and some espresso coffee notes as well. There is a modest hop flavor that adds some bitterness to the finish, which also has a slight metallic touch to it. The texture is smooth and a little bit thin on the palate with a good carbonation and a medium body. I have had this at Brewery Ommegang during the 2007 Waffles and Puppets event and I don’t remember it having any metallic flavor to it. Overall I still enjoied it and look forward to having more of it at this years Waffles and Puppets.

Bottle. Very dark brown with a large, fluffy, tan head. Aroma is roasty with delicious dark chocolate notes and a slightly sour tinge. Medium bodied. Flavour is rich but not overly complex, just a really well-integrated combination of roasted stout flavours, dark chocolate, and a slight Belgian ale character. The more of these Belgian-style stouts I have, the more I really like them...

Frothy head is huge, beer pours very dark. Chocolate shows up in the nose along with roasty malts. Creamy, satiny mouthfeel. Complex series of flavor, with the chocolate notes kicking in at the back end of the swallow. An outstanding stout.

Poured black with a huge, thick, creamy brown head. Rich, roasty chocolate aroma. Flavor is creamy, rich and roasty with a light metalic flavor at the end. Good beer!

Medium black with a light brown head that lingers. Nice smell of bitter cocoa with roasted malts. Light to medium body. Has a mild chocolate flavor with some mild roasted malts. Not too bad.

On tap at the Ginger Man in Manhattan. Poured black with a nice tan-colored head. Aroma is filled with chocolate and roasted malts. Flavor has a hint of alcohol but is very chocolate and malt heavy. Slightly better than middle of the pack when it comes to chocolate stouts.

Dark brown. Thick, rich head. Chocolate malt aroma with espresso accents. Medium body. Rich chocolate, some burnt fruit and mild roastiness. Nice dessert beer.

Draft at MacGregors in Rochester. Poured black with a lasting tan head. Aroma is rather light with dark chocolate and roasted malt notes. Medium body. Flavor has alcohol up front, followed by notes of chocolate, grass, roasted malt, and light smoke. Not bad, but I expected much better.