Ommegang Duvel Rustica

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Pours a hazy, bubbly golden yellow with a fairly thick, if not persistent, snow-white head. Aroma has only average strength, but tempts with notes of apple, pear, butterscotch and malt plus a hint of yeast. Lip-smacking flavor has good fruity (apple and pear, plus a hint of banana), malty and yeast notes with a bitter hoppy undertone and a hint of butterscotch. Smooth, firm texture has plenty of fizz and leaves a sweet fruity finish with a bitter, woody hops undertone. Rusticate with this one whilst you can!

On tap. Cloudy straw color with white head. Aroma is funk, yeast, banana, and straw. Taste is sweet, banana, lemon, hops, and light funk. Light bodies and very good. Very impressed with this beer.

750 ml. corked n’ caged bottle- Pours cloudy golden with a one finger white head. Aroma is very yeasty, pepper. Taste is very creamy and delicious, yeasty, peppery, not much barnyard which is what I was hoping for, but this is good, classic tasting. Body is medium, carbonation is medium, finish is creamy and mouth coating. Overall I am not going to go into if this is better than regular old Duvel, which is a wonderful beer. This beer deserves it’s own identity in my opinion, I loved it, very classic Belgian taste, drinkable as hell (whatever that means!), awesome and I would definitely have this again.

This is a really nice Belgian Strong, comparable to Duvel. Has a nice banana, pepper, and a small amount of citrus. Pours gold and hazy. Bought at on the rocks in Lawrence in 2012.

Almost a perfect beer (honestly can't say what could make it better). One of the best aromas I have ever had on a beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

750 ml bottle into signature tulip glass, bottled on 8/30/2012. Pours hazy and cloudy golden straw color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings down the glass, with some moderate streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of lemon, pear, apple, clove, pepper, bread, wheat, floral, herbal, grass, light banana, light bubblegum, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy ester notes with light-moderate malt. Taste of big lemon, pear, apple, clove, pepper, floral, grass, bread, wheat, light banana, light bubblegum, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of lemon, light fruits, clove, pepper, wheat, and earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic balance and complexity of fruity/spicy esters with moderate malt; with a great fruity/spicy ester balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a slightly slick and moderately crisp mouthfeel that is very nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent Belgian strong pale ale! Great balance and complexity of flavors; and very smooth and crisp to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering.

A - Pours a cloudy golden-yellow with a finger of frothy white head. The head fades down at a normal pace leaving behind some lacing. S - Aroma is a mix of grainy and wheat malts with orange and lemon zest, coriander, Belgian yeast, banana, clove, pepper, and a bit of biscuit. T - Starts off with a mix of sweet grainy and wheat malts with some lemon and orange zest, coriander, and pepper. Through the middle, some more Belgian yeast flavors come through with some clove, banana, and some other farmhouse flavors, with some grassy hops and mild bitterness. The finish is a mix of sweet grainy malts, Belgian yeast, coriander, pepper, and other spices, and some grassy hops. M - Medium-plus bodied with heavy carbonation. Feels smooth with a dry, estery, and spicy finish. D - Very drinkable. Nice bold but balanced BSPA. Good yeast character.

A golden yellow color with a fluffy white head that rose two+ fingers to fill the glass. A good amount of active carbonation. The nose is of soft floral hops, grass, and bubble gum. Light bready notes, hay, and honey round out the profile. On the palate, noble hops up front with bubble gum through the middle with a subtle spice. Doughy yeast sweeps in with grass and floral qualities before a semi-dry finish. Some hints of pear and apple skins poke through as it warms. Light bodied with sturdy carbonation. Dry finish, crisp with some lingering grass/earth notes. This is a fine golden ale reminiscent of its brother, but with obvious nods to American ingredients. Highly enjoyable.

Pours very pale with a very thin head. Flavor is initially quite hoppy then turns malty sweet for the finish. Earthy, flowery notes.

Bottle, caged & corked. Nice energetic pour ... pretty and golden, if a bit hazy. The otherwise fizzy head has some good retention. The aromas are classical, fresh and herbal with a bit of yeast. This drinks with a super tartness up front, enough to make me gasp at first. The acidity is a bit of a surprise. But as it settles, this is a steady, rustic example, sweet, light, yet powerful. (#4876, 12/29/2012)