Ommegang Ommegeddon

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

Bottle into red wine glass. Pours hazy gold with a huge, fluffy, luxurious white head. Head thins out into a thin white cap fairly quickly, with spotty lacing and a clingy ring of foam around the edges of the glass. Nose is citric, lemony, crisply acidic, with a nice barnyard note underneath. Light sweetness underneath hints at green apples. As the head sinks into a thin cap, more of the musty, barnyardy funk comes out, and you get some grassy hop notes from the dryhopping as well. Big, active carbonation up front, with light flavors of lemons and citric tartness, some musty barnyard funk, and a grassy hop note that hints very slightly of mustard when blended with the funk. Some biscuity pale malt is blended in as well - adds body, but never emerges fully. Finish is lightly sour, funky, with a bit of lingering bitterness. Mouthfeel is very fluffy, light but effervescent carbonation, medium-light bodied. Would have no problem drinking this one all night long. Sourness is crisp but not overwhelming, more funky than sour.

Batch #1 June 2007. Light sour malt aroma. Hazy yellow color with a small white head. Sweet beginning that mellows in the finish. Creamy and carbonated palate.

Bottle thanks to blutt59. Cloudy yellow in color with a large white head. Aroma is of grain, yeast, lemon, and coriander. Taste is of yeast, grain and alcohol.

750 mL bottle of batch 2. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma is quite tart, with green apples and a touch of cloves underlying it. Flavor has a light tartness, some hops, green apple, a bit of funk, very dry. Overall, decent but light.

Brown bottle, 750 ml, via Philippe Boutin, purchased on February 17 2009, savoured on February 20 2009; eye: golden with a nice citrus hue, hazy, nice effervescence, voluminous white head that falls and turns into a tiny ring, good lacing; nose: Brettanomyches yeast, horse, citrusy; mouth: Brettanomyches, yeast, horse, light fruity, light citrusy, finale in Brettanomyces yeast with a good presence of horse, a bit thin, average carbonation, medium body, rather sour, foamy texture; overall: special FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, via Philippe Boutin achetée le 17 février 2009, savourée le 20 février 2009; œil : dorée avec une belle teinte citron, voilée, bonne effervescence, mousse blanche abondante qui tombe et se transforme en un petit anneau, bonne dentelle; nez : levure Brettanomyces, cheval, citrique; bouche : levure Brettanomyces, cheval, léger fruité, léger citrique, finale en levure Brettanomyces avec une bonne présence de cheval, un peu mince, carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen, plutôt aigre, texture mousseusee; en résumé : spécial

Batch 001 from summer 2007. Thanks HogTownHarry!!!!! Appearance, gorgeous! cloudy orange with flecks/floaties and a nice white head. Aroma Fruity, yeasty, lemons, sweet. Flavour: Smooth, orange, lime, lemon, yeast, superb. Has a nice long dry finish. Just lovely.

Love the Brett! It says "funkhouse" on the label, and it’s truly funky. But it just works. Easy to drink and you don’t develop a taste (tolerance?) for the flavor, so you don’t get used to it -- In other words, it’s like a new drink every time. Very tasty. It’s like the Boulevard Saison Brett, only... funkier.

Batch 1 bottle. Pours a cloudy, golden-blonde color with a small, foamy white head that leaves thin strip of lacing behind. The aroma is very crisp and dry with citrus fruits, lemon, orange, and the bretty yeast. The flavor follows with the orange and lemon with some barnyard funk in the background. The brett quickly dries things out and adds some tartness to the flavor. This bottle was aged for just over a year and the brett has taken full effect with this one. Medium bodied, dry, and ample carbonation lends to easy drinking with a long, dry and bitter finish. Another solid beer from these guys.