Ommegang Three Philosophers

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

Big bottle 2008. Smell cherry and wood. Creamy head reduces to lace. Clean sides of the glass. Deep red in color. Serioous chunks of yeast at the bottom. The bottle says to serve at 50 deg., and I should have waited for it to warm up before I started drinking it. At a crisp cold temperature it was bitter and lacked much flavor. I couldn’t taste ANY of the roundness or cherries I expected. As it warms, the flavors start to really open up. Still bitter at the front of the mouth, but there is an explosion of cherry, alcohol, and who knows what else. Enjoyable, but not amazing.

Pours a dark ruby/amber with a medium tan head. A beautiful looking beer. Aroma is rich and complex, with cocoa, caramel, and cherry flavors. Alcohol is also present. The taste has chocolate malt, hints of coffee, and the cherry lambic is also evident. Finish includes chest warming alcohol - this is a nice beer anytime, but that makes me think of enjoying one on a cold winter’s night.

750 ml bottle, cave aged 06 batch.Poured a cloudy brown with no head. Very cherry nose. I was very surprised by how nicely carbonated this was. Mouthful was very similar to a rochefort 8.Cherry, and chocolate flavors. I believe that the cave aged improved the overall flavor considerably. But this beer had a nice complex flavor to it,

very enjoyable. Not aged, had to try it. very interesting brew in that it starts off with some dried friuit and maltness and finishes with distinct taste of chery. Will re-rate botte that has been aged. Anyone have suggestions on optimal aging time?

One of my favorites from the belgian beer tasting in Boston 9/27/08. A really unique and amazing cherry tartness coupled with the usual strong malts. Great reddish color, a pleasure to drink slowly.

Very sweet but not overpowering. Similarities in both flavor and aroma to a scotch style ale. Definitely impressed and will purchase again.

12 oz bottle. Rather subtle aroma for such a big beer, yet pleasant, shortbread malt and cherries, with minor red wine. Absolutely gorgeous beer, if i could give it a 6 i would, big cream colored fluffy almost fake looking head, good lacing all around, not completely opaque bright sangria red color with a smoke signal type carbonation flow. Very malt dominated flavor, cocktail cherry flavor evident right from the start, but not in a syrup-like cherry cough drop sense like other beers, this flavor is counterbalanced well with sweet Belgian malt, and a super smooth, medium-full body that feels great the whole way. Really, just a very nice and unique beer, not much else needs to be said.

Ommefest on tap. I’ve ever only had this on tap but can’t wait to open my 07 at home. Pours dark with a malty cheery chocolate nose and follows straight up on the pallet. Very complex and a great desert beer with dark chocolates. It’s one of those beers I can’t wait to see in 5 years.