Ommegang Adoration

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Cooperstown, New York USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Unusual but I am glad I enlisted Bob to help me with my growler, because > 1 glass of this would have been too much. Hazy, brown / orange with some head with staying power, attractive. Oranges, coriander, sweet spicy unusual nose. Similar palate to nose taste wise with the feel being nice, creamy, sticky, sweet.

Deep caramel color with a lot of haze. Low light yellow tan head with a lot of carbonation. Aroma has a sweet nose overall. A very strong sweet caramel note comes first with orange peel that cuts the sweetness slightly with some later light coriander spice later in the nose. Flavor has the coriander spiciness come in first, light notes of orange, some very light rum like flavors and finishes with a spicy caramel sweetness. Body has a modest density with a light dryness, some sharp carbonation at the finish. Overall a pretty good, spicy winter brew. There is definitely a lot of spice in there but it’s surprisingly balanced well by the sweet caramel flavors in the beer. Interested to see how this beer would be following a long aging to allow the spices to calm down a little more.

Bottled. Pours a light mahogany. Thin head that coats fruity rum raisin aroma. Figs also. Similar taste. Thin mouthfeel.

750 mL bottle. Pours a dark orange copper/ruby red color with an off-white/tan head. Lively carbonation is evident throughout the glass. Spicy aroma with a yeast background. Medium-full bodied. Taste of spice and a little sourness on the finish. Little warming from the alcohol. Not as "Belgian" as I thought it was going to be. A little bit of a let down from what I was expecting from Ommegang.

Pours a slightly hazy cranberry/amber color with a robust light tan head and a moderately active carbonation. Aroma is vinous and spicy. Wine-like character carries over to the taste as well, along with molasses, dark fruit, oranges, spices and even bubble gum. Alcohol comes through after the swallow. Very good.

Pours dark red-amber with a tiny beige head. Aroma of caramel, apple, bubblegum, dark fruits, cheese, and spice. Taste is rich and malty/fruity sweet, mildly yeasty and mildly bitter. Medium bodied, pretty smooth, a bit syrupy, and slightly dry. Alcohol is a little detectable on the palate, but it’s generally well hidden.

Poured dark brown / marronish. Small head. Taste sweet and fruitful slight alcohol in the aftertaste good beer

750ml bottle. Deep amber brew with a nice frothy head. Lots of spice and dark fruit in the aroma - cinnamon and fresh baked gingerbread cookies. Flavors of grains of paradise, malt, and more gingerbread. A very unique winter seasonal from Ommegang.