Ommegang Nine Spice Harvest Ale

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Cooperstown, New York USA

Presentation: This beer was enjoyed at Brewery Ommegang during the 2009 "Waffles and Puppets" fest. It was served from tap only, and poured into a clear Plastic Duvel/Ommegang cup. Appearance: It had a deep cloudy orange amber colored body with a one finger thick, off white head on top. The head had very good retention and made nice lacing on the glass. Smell: Its aroma was full of wonderful spices, pale and lightly toasted malt. Taste: The flavor had wonderful layers of tasty spices. Clove, sour dried orange peel, ginger, green peppercorn and coriander were some of the spicy notes I tasted. This was mixed well with pale dry malt. The finish was dry, snappy and left mild spicy notes on the palate. The body had a good solid medium to full feel with a nice balanced carbonation. Notes: This was a very interesting beer and definatly my favorite of the fest!!! I hope this one shows up again. It was Exceptional!!!