Ommegang Ommegeddon

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

Bomber split with BossHossBikes. Had this one sitting for 6 months now to let the Brett do its thing, and boy it sure is. Nice pour on this, light gold with a dense cloud in the body and a tall white head. Spicy, sour, cheesy, wild aroma. Notes of hay, sharp cheddar, lemons. Very complex and pleasing. The flavor reflects much the same with a little more citrus character. Carbonation is sparkling, certainly, but not over active. There is a continuous sour fruit/sharp cheddar thing throughout and spices come through. Nice stuff with the bacteria qualities.
[July 12, 2009]
Bottle provided by BossHossBikes again. So, this is the same batch I’ve had prior, just with quite a bit more age on it. Smells really cheesy indeed. Peppers, funk, straw, blue cheese. Carbonation is quite lively, however, the palate is still somehow creamy. Cheese is all over the flavor with pleasant tartness and delicate spices. The finish has a lot of floral stuff going on. It’s a good beer.

On tap at Max’s Belgian Fest 08, pours a hazy golden color, with a bitter aroma. Bit of a tart grassy flavor with a hint of hops and spice at the end. Good overall, different than I’ve had in a Saison.

Cloudy golden with medium fluffy head. Dusty, earthy and slightly citrus aroma. A little barn yard and bready malt with bitter hops. Enjoyable. A bit of alcohol comes through.

750 mL bottle received via trade with Immy. Pours hazy slight yellow, sparkling, average fizzy, white head, lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (grain, hay, straw, cereal), average hops (flowers, herbs), heavy yeast (horse blanket, musty, earth) with notes of grape, apple, pear, medicine, and bandage - gotta love the brett! Medium bodied, sticky texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.

Orange pour with a quickly fading white head. Aroma has some citric sourness, yeast, and graininess. Flavor has some ligthly funky-sour brettiness with light herbs, orange, and some light acidity. Nice mouthfeel. This one is tough to rate as its not as funky/sour as I had hoped despite the time on it - I actually remembered it being more sour in the fall. Good for what it is, but doesn’t stand up to the best brett beers.

Hazy golden colour with a white head. Malty, light grainy and fruity aroma with citric and grassy notes. Malty, fruity flavor with a light peppery note.

Bottled. Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is apples, grass, hay and some glueish sweetness. Also some zest and mild acidicness. Flavour is sour fruits along with sour wooden notes along with some grass and zest.

750 shared with Nate and Naka. Batch #1, June 2007. Pours hazy straw yellow with a small white head, fizzy and diminishing. Nose is funktastic. Apple and vinegar, pear and slight malt. Light malt with funky Brett-tasticness. Dry and absolutely awesome. This is a crazy taste that is tough to describe. Apple vinegar and citrus. I guess I tried anyway. Good stuff. Would be great on the back porch in the summer, but did just fine in the dead of winter.