Ommegang Biere de Mars

Formerly brewed at Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Bière de Garde
Cooperstown, New York USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

750ml caged&corked bottle. Cloudy orange/amber with a very thick off-white head that leaves small patches of egg-white-like lace on the glass. Unfortunately for those who pour too vigorously, the yeast is not attractive - it consists of very large chunks that like to float in the beer instead of settle to the bottom (but I won’t hold that against the brew). The aroma is an interesting mix of slightly tart fruit (from brett) with some malts, some honey, and slight mandarin orange (could that be from the dry hops?). The flavor starts dry and musty with an earthy character from the brett. Then a pleasant fruity (almost citrusy) sweetness enters along with a very nice, bready malt character. At mid-palate, there is a harmonious blend of earthy hops, musty funky brett character, bready and yeasty malts, and delicate fruity/floral esters. The finish is straight-forward and bready with a light but balancing dose of hop bitterness. The mouthfeel is surprisingly full and surprisingly smooth (I was expecting much livelier carbonation with a lighter mouthfeel based on the pour). Overall, a very well-made brew. I dig it a lot. It has nice qualities of a slightly-over-the-top English Pale Ale but with a very nice Belgian character thanks to the interesting fruity esters and peculiar yet dreamy brett funk.

Pours rusty orange, with slight haze. Soft head that quickly fades. Aroma is fruit and yeasty, with hints of tropical fruits, mostly pineapple, and a bit funky typical brett aromas. The taste is crisp and lightly bitter, with lots of apricots and piney, earthy hop flavors. There is a velvety, medium body. Long fruity, funky finish. Good beer

Pours a hazy orange with thin white head. Aroma is sweet and slightly sour with a hint of funk. Flavor is fantastic too.

750mL bottle, split with manuchampions, Matts_Property and uhlan, pours a cloudy reddish orange with a small beige head. Aroma of dry orange peel, tropical fruits, yeast, citrus, leather and horse blanket. Flavour of dry white wine / champagne, dry citrus / orange peel, some subtle spices and light tropical fruits. Extremely well-balanced and flavourful. Excellent.

750ML in a Trappist glass - Pours hazy orange with light white head with equally light lacing. Nose is yeast, caramel malts and black pepper Aroma is spicy. Taste is somewhat sweet. Full body and oily texture. Late bitter aftertaste. A good brew.

pours hazy amber with a swamp of residual yeast floating around in huge chunks. Aroma is sweet with berries, lemon, champagne, and glycerin. taste is sweet and sour with notes of green apples, fall spices, berries, citrus and grapes. the belgian yeast is rather potent. finishes spicey, fruity and a touch sour with the overall impression of juicy champagne. a very enjoyable beer.

Bottle:   Dirty straw, amber hued, thick and cloudy, moderate foamy off-white head, spotty lacing.   Bretty nose, otherwise funky farmhouse, yeasty, slightly bready.   Faint floralness, minor pixie stix like powdered sugar.   Comes across pretty much the same on the tongue.   Light, but spritzy.   Dusty floralness, somewhat of a dry sweetness.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Clean finish, lingering semi- sweetened powdered sugar like candy.   Well crafted, good spring/summer brewskie.   Feels like less than 6.5% ABV.   Decent offering.

Thanks to PaulUnwin for sharing this one at the last weekend Tampa Crew Tasting. Pours a hazy orange with a quickly-receding white head. Nose is malt, caramel, toffee, and some funk with lemon and citrus. Flavor is similar with funk, lemon, and citrus. A bit one-dimensional with some malt, mild funk, and hints of citrus.

RBESG Sheffield 2009 Grand Tasting @ the Harlequin. Hazy amber color with medium of white head. Aroma of oranges, farm, apples. Yeasty taste, also both floral and fruity. Mostly sweet with a touch of tartness. Itneresting.