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Ommegang Abbey Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
13743.83/5.03.82/5.08.5%98.5Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Deep burgundy color with a big, fluffy head. Complex fruit aromas with a layered sweetness (honey, then caramel, then toffee) with a hint of licorice and chocolate. A big, rich, abbey-style ale that dries out nicely on the finish.
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 popkow (107), New York, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Mar 16, 2009  
Popped the cork on the 750ml bottle. Pours a hazy brown/amber and tops off with a abundance of head. Sweet aromas of spice finished with malt. Flavors of raisen in the sun in a pool of malt.


 dchmela (1426), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 15, 2009  
Thanks to my buddy Joe for the bomber. Pours a dark brown with a thick creamy tan head. Fruity apple, malty, Belgian yeast aroma. Smooth crisp malt taste with some hints of fruit, Belgian spice and yeast. Very good version of the style.


edmajorjoe (79), Vail, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Mar 15, 2009  
this abbey is sweet to smell and adequate on taste. it looks murky on its pour with a dark amber tint. it has a long lasting head on pour with a fruitastic aroma.


 tmoreau (542), Lombard, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 13, 2009  
Bottle to Czech pils glass. Poured a clear, walnut color with ruby tones. The head was light tan, thick and foamy, with some good, clingy lacing. The aroma was malt with some ripe apple and spice notes. The flavor added to these some caramel, a tangy cider taste, and a touch of subtle dryness. A fine Dubbel.


 aplusbreaks (330), , Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 11, 2009  
750ml corked and caged. Pours a hazy dark amber orange with a moderate sized tan head. Aromas of dark fruits, raisins, dates, plums, some spice, and some caramel malts. Flavors of sweet malts up front, with more of the dark fruits, and caramel. Slight spice and a semi-bitter finish. Palate is medium bodied.


 savnac (406), Palmer, Alaska, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 11, 2009  
Aroma is sweet like molasses, with a slight fruitiness. Reddish brown with big light tan creamy head. Starts off sweet and ends with a bit of a sour aftertaste. Medium to heavy bodied, thick and average carbonation.


foosnbrews (36), Parker, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Beer poors dark with a nice off-white head. Belgian esters are apparent in aroma with a definate alchol presence. Flavor is complex with hints of light burnt sugar, fig, and raisin. Palate is a bit thin but nothing that detracts too heavily from the beer. Overall beer is nice, but not my first choice when purchasing in the style


 daleharshman (186), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Mar 6, 2009  
Bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar (Escondido, CA). Pours a great deep and dark burgundy into tulip glass with only about one finger of quickly disappearing beige head. Light aroma of dark fruit with only a bit of yeast. Weaker yeast flavor than in most dubbels. Lighter mouthfeel and lower carbonation than most dubbels. Hints of fruit in the flavor, but the sweet maltiness mostly overpowers it. This could use a more hops. Quite smooth, but I think I actually like my dubbels more "rough" with more yeastiness, hops, and carbonation. Altogether I find this one a bit overrated, though the price is decent in the US.



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