Ommegang Biere de Mars

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Bière de Garde
Cooperstown, New York USA

Bottle at the Beer Engine. Pours a dark copper. I don’t remember much about the beer because the rating I sent myself never got sent, womp. I do remember really liking it.

Sampled on 7/1/2009. This Biere de Garde pours a medium orange gold color from a 750mle cork and caged bottle. Large sized white foamy head with nice retention and good lacing. The aroma is orange, fruity, sweet, spicy with some brett. A medium bodied Biere de Garde. The malts are fruity and sweet, with lots of orange and peach flavors. The hops are earthy and floral. Nice balance. Good carbonation. A touch of brett, mostly in the dryness of the finish. The beer starts very sweet and finishes very dry. A great summer night on the porch beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is smooth and dry. The aftertaste is slightly sweet.

dark copper pour, slight head. Fruity tart aroma with some evidence of brett. little bit of green grape and nice malt backbone. The slight amount of funkiness is icing on the cake. Nice dry finish and a little bit of lingering funk. A well put together beer, I’d love to throw one in the cellar for a bit and see what happens

Dark hazy nectar pour with some residuals and a modest head. Aroma reminds me of spontaneous fermentation, with lots of funk and fermented citrus and light apricot. Spice notes quite evident as well. Flavor is malt centered with some caramel notes evident. Citrus and tartness come through in the finish, culminating with a soft but dry finish. Palate is light to medium. Soft and dry.

Copper pour with a small white head. Aroma is quite funky, with yeast and a lot of spice, especially cinnamon. Flavor is pretty straightforward, much like a belgian ale, but the bit of funkiness resides. Nice dry finish, light palate overall. Tasty brew, my first foray into biere de gardes.

750ml. bottle shared with a friend. Served this into a Duvel tulip. Pour is hazy amber with a huge head. Aromas of earthy hops, tart funk, and some spice. Flavor is very dry with yeast, spice, and slight brett funk. Decent but too dry of a finish.

750ml from Sam’s, Durham. Batch 2. Been holding off cracking this but at the 8-month mark I figured there’d be enough funk to enjoy. Nice full pour, hazy amber and gleaming attractively. Sweet fruits in the nose with very mild brett. Carbonation is very active, and this works well for the dry-hopped component. Very drinkable, crisp and dry. But as far as the brett goes, it’s still only minimally there, along with some springlike pert flavors. Nothing wrong with it, just not especially complex or memorable (unliked well-aged Ommegeddon).

Pour is an orange with a large white head. Aroma is very fruity and spicy with a nice helping of funk. Flavor is more of a fruit to start then comes a bit of yeast and barnyard. Finishes tart and dry with a little of the brett left on the tounge. A stellar example of the style. If you have ever had a BDG and thought MEH, give this one a try it will open your eyes to what the style could be.