Ommegang Three Philosophers

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

750ml bottle, 2008 edition. Pours a muddy, rather unattractive, reddish brown color with a thick beige head. Aroma is a rich mix of malt, cherries, smoke, and caramel. Palate is thick and heavy with a moderate amount of carbonation. Flavor was dominated by the malt with undertones of cherry. Also, notes of raisin, dates, figs and spices. All in all, a wonderful drinking experience. Highly recommend.

Pours deep red with a very nice head and great retention. Very nice caramel aroma with a hint of cherries in there as well. Very strong, but very satisfying too. It may be a little much for the regular American Light beer drinker, but for people with more robust tastes, this is a knockout.

Great looking beer upon pour. A nice head a a great dark amber color. Taste a bit of smoky raisen flavor with a nice smooth aftertaste. A very nice beer!!

Enjoyed from a 750ml bottle in a tulip glass. The beer pours a medium brown with some deep red to ruby highights. The head is just about white, and lingers for several minutes. The nose brings a strong not of caramel and a finish of kriekesque cherries at the end. On the palate, the malts come at the palate first, giving hints of Belgian character malts like Special "B" and CaraMunich, along with caramel and just a touch of cherry that becomes more evident as the beer warms. A little bit of alcohol comes through in the mid- to late-palate, but not enough to destroy the flavors mentioned. Overall, a great Quadrupel.

Cherry red with a thin beige head. Aromas of malt, yeast, earth and slight cherries--fairly subtle. Tastes just a little of dark fruits, slightly malted, subtle spices. Can taste the alcohol but there really is no lingering aftertaste. Bottle seems a little off and so will rerate if possible.

2008 12oz bottle. Red pour with slight haze and ncie lace. Aromais light - belgian candi sugar and yeast, with a very slight hint of cherries. The flavor is very hot and all quad... where is the alleged kriek that the quad was blended with? Medium to light body and over carbonated. Overall: what?

Clear ruddy brown with fine medium size tan cap that settles in the Westmalle chalice. Faint sweet aromas and good flavors of cherry, dry plum, apple, raisi,n caramel and some spice. Some wine-like tartness and a touch of hop dryness are interesting. Alcohol is forceful before I chill it down. Moderately full body, some nice stickiness. Aroma is a bit short. Ommegang makes a few fine beers that seem restrained and maybe a little too understated to really stand out. Nothing wrong with ’em though. Polite refined belgians!

A soft brown body pours out into a Chimay goblet; off-white, gently settling head--storng head that holds sway...fragrant, ester-laden bouquet strikes immediately--the lambic quality plays nicely in the crisp Hallertauer hops--malts are balanced well enough to hint at something amber...light, soft flitter on the lips and teeth; smooth enough to sneak through to the throat without much fanfare...definite acidic grape presence...hops keep the taste tartthe 9.8 % alcohol is present, yet overall accomplishes a mellow, malty finish; almost no aftertaste--this beer excels in its self-control... a wonderful Easter ends with this Quadrupel, amd a great end at that--with the bold passion of a merlot, Three Philosophers displays body and taste sophisticated enough... the Ommegang guys miss little, and this beer could keep me philosophical with a rather clear buzz as the bottle drains...