Ommegang Ommegeddon

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

Batch 1. Courtesy of Juart. Shared w/ Nate and Juart. 1 1/2 finger white foamy head. Straw golden color with a lot of carbonation. Lots of brettyness in the nose. A little bit of spice, but mostly good sauerkraut/rye funk. aroma. Excellent sour flavor but there is a great underlying citrus. Very complex and I would love to see what this would be like in a few years.

Bottle at the Laid Back Brussels Tasting (Feb 9, 2008)
Hazy, yellow body. Rocky, creamy head. Good lace. Aroma is strong on the hops with some malts. (Also some hints of bretts.) Heavily bitter flavour of hops. Quite plain, 1D flavour of hops, which is quite enjoyable. Not boring, but not great either.

Pours a pale yellow color. Poured a big, carbonated, fizzy liquid but all of that dissipated pretty quickly into a thin off white head. Aroma is first of yeast, then you notice a little citrus hops back there. The alcohol is hid well and not done by throwing a bunch of dixie crystal sugar in there. Slight and pleasant sweetness. Crisp dry finish. Spicy citrus flavor. A nice beer all around. I held on to this for a while after it first came out since the reviews were so terrible. Wish I had one back then to compare it to.

Another winner from ommegang. Enjoyable flavor with nice head. The aroma was filled with a slight spice and it resonated in the flavor.

Bottle. Hazy bright, light yellow body with a massive bright white head on top. The aroma is definite brett with some candi sugar. This makes me think of peach cobbler with some nice cinnamon spicing. The taste is fairly strong brett (I am not trying this fresh, it’s been aged for many months). I get lots of cinnamon spice and some cloves. There is also a little bit of that peach cobbler character along with a highly carbonated body. Nice dry, woody finish. Nicely made and very interesting.

On tap at Max’s. Clear yellow pour with a white head. Not much aroma...sweet and flowery. Very wine like taste. Grapes and fruit with a bitter alcohol finish. Almost like drinking a glass of riesling. Very enjoyable and refreshing.

Pours an effervescent hazy orange/gold with a medium-sized, white head that fizzles away shortly. The nose is estery pear and pineapple with mild barnyard funk and herbal hops. The flavour had less funk than suggested on the bottle, making up a minimal part of the flavour profile. The spicy, herbal and fruity flavour is paired nicely with a champaign-like effervescence and a bone-dry, yeasty finish. The body was medium/light with an airy, tingly mouthfeel. This is defintely a pleasant table beer that hides the booze incredibly well. I will purchase this agian for sure!

Poured from a 750ml caged and corked bottle and served in a tulip. This saison poured a hazy golden with a decent sized head of off-white foam. The aroma of the beer was made up of mild lemony citrus, sweet malt, grass, and also some earthy yeast notes. The flavor consisted of a very mild amount of funk, dry, slightly bitter hops, and a touch of citrus acid. Pretty bland. The mouthfeel was light to medium-bodied with moderate carbonation. I was excited to try this. The commercial description made it sound like a very appealing saison. But...not much brett and a faint level of hops in the aroma left me feeling a bit let down. Hope to rate another bottle in about 6 months to see if some flavor has developed.