Ommegang Abbey Ale

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

Pours dark burgundy, almost opaque. The head is huge and takes a while to settle. Aroma of overripe apples and sugar. Taste is sharp at first, then mellows into sweet malts and the baked apple and honey flavors. Good enough.

A very nice inexpensive Belgian Style Brown Ale with less alcohol then its Belgian Brothers. HIghly recommended.

12 oz. bottle in pilsner glass. Pleasant light bouquet, floral and fruity aroma. Extremely attractive golden deep red. Lots of ’layered sweetness’ as described with a very fizzy belgian ale mouthfeel. A little dry on finish, a decent bitterness, overall very enjoyable.

Bottle enjoyed courtesy of Rob (Rooftoprogue). Thanks, Rob! I liked this one quite a bit. Crimson meets brown in the color, and banana and clove meet caramel on the nose. Lots of spices and delicious malt tones in the mouth. Reminded me of a barleywine to some extent. Lots of fig and date notes. Great stuff, one of my favorite Belgians in awhile.

750ml from Knightly Spirits, Orlando FL. Mahogany pour with a two finger light brown head, good retention. Ratings from combined notes of bottles produced at Ommegang and at Duvel, 04 and 05 vintages, respectively. Aroma is a little sweet, with yeast, wood, apricot, berries, prunes, caramel and chocolate. Flavor is slightly vinous with more concentrated components eluded to by the aroma. Big raspberries, dusty cocoa, prunes galore. Additions include raisin bread and distinct Belgian yeast. Palate is warm and somewhat syrupy. Finish is somewhat dry with some good bitterness forcing its way through. This is a very good strong ale, this breweries best offering, to me. Only noted differences between the two bottles were what seemed tired yeast and less hops from the Belgian originating version. Both were consumed very fresh. Good balanced beer.

750 mL brown bottle purchased from Home Service Beer Beverage Discount Center, Glenview, NY. ABV 8.5%. Hazy brown ale having a long lasting average tan head with good lacing. No discernable carbonation. Nice fruity and sweet malt aroma. Medium bodied that starts with a sweet malt with fruity and toffee flavors and finishes with a sweet malt flavor and tiny bitterness. This is an excellent drinkable Belgium ale.

Bottle... Poured a cloudy ruby with a great light brown head. Aroma of spices and figs. Roasted malt lend way to raisins or prune-like flavors. Alcohol was hardly present in the flavors making it very easy to drink. Hops are subtle but create a warming balance.

Pours a murky mahogany with a large white head. Nose is rich with sweet notes of fig and cherry followed by drier tones of butterscotch and toffee. Mouthfeel contains a lot of carbonation and strong alcohol presence. The flavor is very enjoyable with fluttering sweetness of changing character that is reined in a bit by the alcohol. Once again, a very nice Ommegang brew that succeeds in achieving the richness of Belgian masterworks if only to falter a little before a too noticeable alcohol content.