Ommegang Three Philosophers

	Percentile
	98
	overall

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Cooperstown, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1481	3.83/5.0	3.82/5.0	9.8%	81.9	Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
Three Philosophers is a remarkable limited edition strong ale brewed by Brewery Ommegang in response to a home brewer’s description of his dream beer. Realbeer.com, the internet’s largest beer website, hosted a contest called “Create a Great Beer.” Brewery Ommegang was chosen by Realbeer.com to brew the Belgian-style ale for the winning essayist. Noel Blake, a home brewer from Portland wrote the winning description for what his “dream beer” would be like.

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skortila (2905), Bunnik, Netherlands

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

May 30, 2009

Bottle @ København Ølfestival 2009. The aroma has apple, grass, raisin, cherries and caramel malts. Hazy, red-brown coloured beer with an off-white, thin head. The taste is sweet, slightly alcoholic, has some sugar and some grass. Well brewed.

snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

May 29, 2009

On tap at the Muddy Pig. Pours brown with a decent beige head. Sweet cherry, caramel malts, spicy yeast. Tastes a little weaker than it smells.

FrankJohansen (3369), Århus-Randers Crew, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

May 28, 2009

Bottle. Brownish colour with a small off white head. Aroma and taste of yeaste, fruits, caramel and spices. Good beer.

TampaBrew (824), Tampa, Florida, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

May 25, 2009

Pours a ruby deep brown. Nose is a melody of dark fruits, belgian yeasts, plum, raisin, candy sugars, earthy hops. Flavor is much of the same. Sweet malt flavors mixed with rich fruits. Dry finish. Lovely beer.

saxo (3597), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

May 24, 2009

Sample at CPH beerfestival. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are dark fruits, spices, yeast, caramel and malt.

Adenila (946), Denmark

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

May 21, 2009

Rating # 16 from the danish beer festival 2009. The closest ive seen to a classic belgian beer from a foreign brewer. Powerfull fruity/yeasty aroma of raisin and plum with sweet dark suger notes along with berries and some spices. Powerfull sweet and alchoholic flavor in a fine balance.

TheCaptain (555), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

May 20, 2009

Bomber- poured a crisp amber red with decent sized off white head. Slight malts, yeast and cherry on the nose. Palate blends with a fizzy malt cherry Lambic style, light and flavorful with some spice but not as sour as anticipated. A well blended drinker and probably a better attempt for me to enjoy a muddled Lambic style. Sorry about the yeast afire!

randolphjj (98), Raymore, Missouri, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	15/20

May 17, 2009

Small bubble structure to the creamy head on this one. Gorgeous brown / red color to the body. Only the slightest hint of cherry on the nose. I get brown sugar and plum on the first taste, with raisin on the finish. Great carbonation on this one, with an easy-drinking style. Wonderfully complex and deceptively easy to drink.

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