Ommegang Hennepin

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

Poured a hazy golden color with thick white head. Aroma is sweet malt, citrus and yeast. Flavor is light, sweet and spicy on tongue. Overall a great brew and the high abv. is a bonus.

Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow/gold with a big head and funky, spicy aromas. Flavor has kind of a buttery sweetness with some grass, a bit of funk and yeast. Doesn’t really go in any particular direction, though. It is solid and all, but boring.

Pours with a raging head; very pale and hazy yellow. Aroma is of pilsener, spicy hops, and yeasty goodness. Very smooth and enjoyable. This is a great summer session beer. Not quite as good as Saison DuPont, but far more affordable.

This was a pretty enjoyable beer for me. I thought it was nice and citrusy, as a saison should be, but also had a bit of phenolic character, which I thought even with saison yeasts will age out. There is no hop character, as would be expected and it is a fairly big beer but does not present itself that way. Shared a large corked bottle with some friends and they enjoyed the beer also. Definately more of a sipping beer and would not make a session beer at all.

Brewed in the USA, Courtesy of The_Captain, thanks Mark. Pours a hazy yellow color with a large white head. The aroma is of citrus, fruits, and mild hops. Taste of spices and fruit with a lingering tangy aftertaste. Not bad, but not my favorite from Ommegang.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of daknole. Pours a hazy light golden color with a large fluffy white head and decent lacing. The aroma has a nice orange citrus quality, moderately sweet malt, spicey, yeast, and floral hops. The flavor is mildly sweet pale malt, slight orange citrus, yeast, spicey, and light biscuity. There is a slight bitterness to the finish. The alcohol makes an appearance from time to time. Solid offering

Celebrating some new glassware, this brew is poured into THE Hennepin footed bulb... and forms a thick, foamy cloud that traces quite well.... body is a sediment-laden transparent orange-brown head... handosme and stout.... floral notes with grape and soft hops--a bit of lemon and something sweet... inviting... medium-bodied, lively on the tongue and effervescent on the mouth.... more than drinkable, but slightly more alcoholic than the average saison... fresh, crisp, hoppy in a soft citric way--somewhat tart but not candied or false--a bit of vanilla? a bit of malt in the aftertaste, but complex with some grapefruit elements... by mid-glass, hennepin setlles into a groove of Belgian elegance that belies its nationality... the Ommegang presentation two years ago at the PSU Brew Fest made this beer even more attractive--and it flirts like a true Abbey (Williams!) ale, but pulls back and only offers a soft eye--that, I can live with....

Pours a light, golden yellow. A little hazy but not cloudy. Large, foamy white head four fingers tall which dissipates very slowly to the rim leaving lace that sticks very nicely. Tight head, lots of bubbles. Highly carbonated. A pretty good looking beer when poured in the proper glassware. I used a Duvel tulip glass. Light hoppiness in the aroma. Peppery. Sour overtones, some horse blanket which is typical of farmhouse ales. Flavor is tart/sour but only lightly. Not overpowering at all. This beer has a crisp, clean feeling to it in the beginning before it trails off leaving a dry, slightly bitter aftertaste. Very drinkable especially on a warm summer day. Malts used have a toasty/buiscuty flavor that shows up mid palate. Balance between malts and hops are good. Classic belgian yeast characteristics. At the end you have a mild alcohol warmth that helps comfort you. Two 12oz. bottles with BBQ makes for a relaxing time.