Ommegang Hennepin

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

Serve in Tulip

Bottle. Hazy orange with a large white head that quivers then fades. Aroma of citrus, flowers, spices. Taste is sweet (a little much for me), sour and pretty spicy. Oranges, lemon, vanilla, coriander, cloves. There’s a nice dusty interplay between the yeast and the light fruity malt - quite Duvelish. Very well hidden alcohol. Dry finish with tight, punchy spices. Lacks rusticity, but a good beer.

Poured hazy yellow with a big, fluffy head. Citrus not with some sweet and sour. Well made and enjoyable, but I prefer the tripels.

Bottle at Le Monde, NYC. Golden body with huge head. Nose of malts and spices. Taste is malty, sour, quite enjoyable. Texture a bit rough. Pretty good.

Bottle. Paler gold with a large white foamy head leaving a lot of lacing. Aroma: peaches, white wine, citrus, some spices. Taste: fruity, some tropical fruits, citrus, oranges, grass, some yeast, spices, white wine. Medium-bodied, lively carbonation.

Bottle. Hazy yellow color with big white head. Fruity, citrus, spicy aroma and taste. Medium body with a sweet light alcoholic finish.

Bottle at Craig’s to finish the night. Pale, golden colour, pours with a large white head. Aroma of lemon, some mild mustiness, yeast is also quite present on the nose. Tastes very lemony, a little sour even. Some coriander and quite prickly mouthfeel. Not my favourite saison.

bottle at home ... golden yellow ... bubbly crisp white head ... soft floral lemon hop nose ... over fizzy ... zezty lemon ... bitter herbal tones ... little yeasty ... ok but not really me.

drank at mondial 2011 in mtl. pours a pale but bright yellow, slight haze, with a tall white head, good retention and lacing. cereals, biscuity, yeasty. not that much malt depth. very fruity, some light caramel malts. light to medium hopping. nice.