Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence

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

Appears a near black with dark brown edges. The tan head slowly fades into a a small cap that never goes away. Scattered streaks of lacing are left around the glass. It’s certainly a lovely looking beer. Smell is of Belgian yeast esters with figs, ripe plums, and prunes with the obvious nod to chocolate malt, along with cracked grain, rich Belgian chocolate, dusty Topps bubble gum, caramel, and vanilla. Taste echoes the aroma with bitter cocoa, dark fruit, and black grapes standing out with the yeasty profile. Mouthfeel is super creamy and smooth with semi-sweetness up front and bitter cocoa and light hops clinging on till the finish. This is a pretty nice brew. It’s about as good as it could get for a Belgian Stout with cocoa. I can’t really think of how to make this one much better, which is a good sign.

Bottle. Didn’t open with a bang. Strong chocolate aroma with notes of coffee and some probable toasted malt. Opaque brown/black color with a decent tan head that semi-laced. Medium to full body with strong carbonation that turns creamy. The flavor starts with toasted malt, sour undernote, unsweetened dark chocolate. It’s definitely dry, and the finish is bitter chocolate dueling it out with burnt toast. Some hop bitter seems to come forth towards the end. Quite the drink. Indulgence applies.

Pours with a nice oily sheen. With a foaming creamy tan head. Smells slightly sweet with a bit of a coffee bite. Hints of cinnamon are kicked up with a few wiffs. The taste is disappointing to say the least. The texture is creamy with a bite, but then the finish leaves a little bit of chalkiness that is less than desirable. The taste starts out slightly sweet and sour, then it moves to sweet, with a touch of bitter kicking off the center of the palate towards the sides leaving a residue of cinnamon laced coco powder, literally. All in all, I cant get past the chalkiness, and the lack of balance means that this is the first and last time I will be indulging.

Holy Cocoa Puffs, this is a great stout! Okay, maybe drinking it while watching the Pats beat the Jags added to the score, but this is quite a drink.... if you like chocolate. Pours like frothy chocolate syrup. Sweet and bitter notes to the nose. Good, solid stout maltiness up front with some mild chocolate then the finish pops up with a nice dark chocolate hit. I never thought I would write chocolate in a beer descriptions.

Thanks girlfriend for the surprise. The pour is a light brown and it sits dark black in the glass. The head is one finger thick, creamy, tan, and dissipates quickly. The aroma is sweet, chalky bakers chocolate, and some dark malt. The flavor is a bit chalky, waxy chocolate, a bit thin, some dark malt, not too dynamic.

. The color was and opaque dark chocoalte. The head was cremay and off-white. The aroma was chocolate, malty, . The flavor was chocolate, roasty, salty, and fishy. The palate was smooth. The finish was hoppy.

Pours nearly opaque with a nice medium brown head. Aroma is kind of faint but of chocolate. Taste is roasted and chocolate malts, and has a little bit of a bitter roasty aftertaste. Not bad, but a little pricey for a single bottle. Got this one in a gift pack though.

On tap at Blind Tiger and Liar’s Club. Very dark brown; long lasting brown head. Very creamy, smooth, milk chocolate. Alcohol is masked. Lovely brew I look forward to again. For a good time, add a touch of a Framboise!