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Ommegang Three Philosophers

Ommegang Three Philosophers

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An Abt/Quadrupel brewed by
Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)

Cooperstown, New York USA

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12163.84/5.03.84/5.0Winter9.8%78.3 Trappist glass P  Stats

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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 LiebeBier (744), RIchmond, Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20

May 9, 2008  
Bottle - Pours a dark brown with light tan head. Sweet malty aroma with hints of cherry and chocolate. A very tasty beer with perfect carbonation and sweet malt flavor. The chocolate and mild cherry flavor really do well together. This is an outstanding beer and a good value.

 canary dog (377), Rutland, Vermont, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 6, 2008  
This is good stuff. Has the depth and character of a Belgian strong, with the added but subtle bonus of the 2% Kriek. A very fine sipping ale.


jkaiser (79), USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/519/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Cherry aroma. Never liked cherry this much. Wow. Monster head. Lacing lasts for days. Powerful ale. Not sure what I taste, but what I taste is what my dreams are made of and that is all I need to know. Hop bite works fine with the malt and yeast and cherrys. Cherry cola color, hazy. Drink this with Low by Flo Rida on and enjoy!


Pawola22 (74), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 5, 2008  
12 oz bottle from John’s Grocery. Pours a really rich looking red. Hazy, can see some of the yeast/particles floating around making it even more cloudy. Big and fizzy, beige head with a good amount of lacing. A very potent aroma of sweet malts, toooons of dark cherry, a hint of alcohol, some caramel/brown sugar and licorice. A definite Belgian yeast strain smell to it too. A medium to full mouthful with an extremely chewy texture. A really interesting take on the Belgian Quad. Very malty with an initial spice, followed by a dark cherry/licorice/whiskey taste, with an ending that lingers and warms as the alcohol taste kicks in. A slight hint of roasted malts with the dried plummy taste. The candy sweetness is very well balanced with the liqueur-esque dark fruit and the slightly yeasty/bitter/burning finish. A fantastic Belgian Strong taste with a tremendous balance throughout. Not the "knock-out" strong ale that I was expecting, which I really really really enjoyed. Mmmmm.


 joekinty (208), rockledge, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 5, 2008  
more filling taste supurb lots of flavors of fruits and malts taste good like a belgian should


 henrikb (1094), Aarhus, Denmark
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/57/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Red chestnut body, sparkle, beige head; Lots of caramel and age in nose; Quite full a little harsh body; Harsh very aged finish. To old or never really good???




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