Ommegang Abbey Ale

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Cooperstown, New York USA

Serve in Trappist glass

Pours deep mahogany/auburn with a creamy finger and a half tan head. Smells malty and fruity, with hints of burgundy that comes out more as it warms. Tastes fruity, with a wine character and some caramel/toffee notes underneath. Medium-bodied with a smooth texture and soft, but present, mouth-carbonation, Ommegang Abbey Ale finishes with sweet fruit notes.

Dark brown body with beige head. Arom ahas strong malty backbone. Some sweetness, berries and chocolate. Flavour has little plums and bitterness. There is definitely good amount of flavour. Something portwine like.

12oz bottle in a Duvel glass. Deep amber pour with tan head that has an almost pinkish hue and it sticks around and laces nicely. Fruit driven nose with a nice little smoked quality. Very fruit forward on the palate with a high level of carbonation. Finishes bitter sweet with more fruit.

Hazy mahogany, thick light tan head. Aroma of ripe fruit, cherry, raisin, plum, fig, toffee, brown sugar. Taste is nice and sweet with lots of fruit again, light roast, bitter, doughy, well balanced. Medium body, more bitter finish than expected, medium high carbonation, some medicinal qualities but not to the point that it’s bad.

Rater #1600! Yeah Me! Tasted 5/31/11. 750ml cork and cage bottle. The first pour is heady with a creamy colored hue. Filtered with lively body. Dark amber hue. Aromas of dark fruits, piedras, and cocoa dust. Green apples and raisins. Very well rounded olfactory! Full bodied and just as tasty as I remember. I know I’ve had this a hundred times, I just never took the time to tick. Full and sweet. Bitter and tangy. Nice mix of citrus and chocolate. A very sticky and spicy. Subtle flavors of cola and spicy pepper. Medium dark toast and brown sugar. Dark fruit and dark chocolate wafers. This is a standard for a reason!

On tap in a pint glass - this might be a really good or bad idea. Super dark amber and opaque. Aroma is fruity and earthy. Prune-y or some other lightly tart fruit. Lingering aftertaste with thin feel. Would pair very well with fruitcake or a berry pie of sorts. Overall, goes down dangerously easily considering how strong it is alcohol-wise.

no aroma... maybe a little yeast. lovely dark pour with big brown frothy head. many flavours, raising, toffee, caramel a little yeast.

20-MAY-2011, bottle @Marielyst sommerhus with Morten, from "Whole Foods". Brown with beige head. Typical belgian with yeasty fruity notes. Quite sweet and alcohol barely present on the nose - and none on the palate. Fine high carbonation and a very fine creamy mouthfeel. Nice brew brought back from New York by Marianne:-)