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Ommegang Ommegeddon

Ommegang Ommegeddon

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A Saison brewed by
Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)

Cooperstown, New York USA

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4663.68/5.03.68/5.0Special8%84.8Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Belgian pale & pilsner malts w/ Styrian Golding for bittering and Saaz for aroma. Ginger predominates the spicing. Fermented in primary with Ommegang's house yeast, followed by secondary with Brettanomyces bruxellensis. Dry-hopped in secondary w/ a blend of hops; Tettnang being the stand-out. The flavor profile is very herbal with an earthy undertone (very fitting for a Belgian-style farmhouse ale). The dry finish and pronounced hop aromas hide the 8% abv very well. Dangerously drinkable for its strength and character.

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 doubleo (842), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20

May 5, 2008  
750ml bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar. Marked Batch #1, June 2007. Pours cloudy yellow with a fluffy white head, some lace, and good retention. Smells sweet and bready with a big, somewhat funky sour smell, a little bit of lemon as well. Tastes slightly sour and funky, bready and malty and yeasty, slightly sweet. Medium bodied with vibrant carbonation.

 minch25 (195), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Hazy yellow/gold orange; fast stream of tiny bubbles travelling up the middle; thick frothy eggshell-white head. Totally bretty aroma. Very dry. Very Orvallish. Hides its 8% well. Dried out hop bitterness. (not overwhelming) yeast presence. To sum up, this is like Orval on a pretty good day. Totally kick ass.


 thewolf (3983), Kolding, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Bottle. [thank you, drmatt]
Pours light hazy yellow with a great, frothy, white head with super lacing. Aroma is malty, clear brett, apples, oranges and some hops. Great, dry mouthfeel. Flavour is pleasantly hoppy, vanilla, hops and oranges. The brett is nice, and never interferes with the overall experience. Nice.


 Brigadier (905), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 8, 2008  
750 ml bottle

I have been sitting on this for about a year now waiting for the brett to do its thing. With another bottle in the cellar I figured I would crack one open during a cool fall evening. It was actually pretty good though as far as Ommegang goes a slight disappointment. I may drink my next bottle fairly soon just to clear some cellar space for more interesting beers that need time to age.

Aroma / Appearance - A huge foam rushed from the bottle almost as soon as I opened it. Sitting in the glass it eventually settled to a blend of about half foam and half liquid. The suffocated body possessed a bronze hue. The funk had begun to take over though in a subtle way. Dry straw, wheat, and a bready base made a nice combination. Overall though it was not as sour or funky as I was hoping it could have been.

Flavor / Palate - Toasted white bread with a drizzle of honey flowed lightly over the tongue before fading in the throat. Even though this is not super bretty it has begun to make an appearance towards the middle. Tart at first it soon moistens the throat. While a very solid saison I’m not sure I want to pick up more; the price would have to be pretty low to consider it.


 The_Epeeist (982), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/518/20
Oct 5, 2008  
25.4 oz bottle. Batch 1, June 2007. Clear burnished gold with a creamy white haze. Nose is light yeast, honey and pine. Soft and dry with a refreshing effervescence. Taste is mild sour apple, lemon zest and vanilla yoghurt. Delightful.


 jerc (3217), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Oct 3, 2008  
2008-10-02. Hazy light pastel yellow body, large fluffy white head. Lovely aroma is perfectly balanced - light funk and barnyard, muted sourness. (8+) Flavour is similar with a light funk and sourness, a mild pale malt base is reserved in its presentation. (7+) Smooth average plus palate. Really rather good. More simplistic, and less sour than I expected but its just exceptionally drinkable with just enough going on to make it interesting. Are you gettin it? Yes Ommegeddon it! (What no Def Leppard fans out there??? Well I tried.) Batch 1 Bottle, approximately a year old. From Premier Gourmet, Buffalo



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