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Ommegang Ommegeddon

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5923.68/5.03.67/5.0Special8%89.7Tulip
Commercial Description:
Belgian pale & pilsner malts w/ Styrian Golding for bittering and Saaz for aroma. Ginger predominates the spicing. Fermented in primary with Ommegang's house yeast, followed by secondary with Brettanomyces bruxellensis. Dry-hopped in secondary w/ a blend of hops; Tettnang being the stand-out. The flavor profile is very herbal with an earthy undertone (very fitting for a Belgian-style farmhouse ale). The dry finish and pronounced hop aromas hide the 8% abv very well. Dangerously drinkable for its strength and character.
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 mar (1807), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 30, 2009    Updated: Aug 11, 2009
bottle from batch 2 thanks to blutt59. pale yellow pour with a thin white head. nice sour/tart nose. flavors of spices, funk, barnyard honey and earth and the list keeps going. I need a bottle of this to call my own.


hopheaven (83), Eureka, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jan 24, 2009  
A cloudy, golden beer with a bright, effervescent head. Smells strongly of coriander, ginger and leather. It suggests an intensely spiced, sour beer. The aroma is so potent it clears the nostrils, an effect not unlike breathing in steam off of hot tea. The Brett yeast is very pronounced, almost undesirably so. Some sweetness comes through suggesting the strength of this beer. Earthy, spicy hop undertone with a moderately dry finish. Tart with a hint of bitterness but not sour. A very interesting and unsual beer.


 AR (423), Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 23, 2009  
This is a nice saison ale that is smooth on the palate. It has a mellow, but sour, lemon flavoring. Dry aftertaste.


 ajm (917), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Bottle from Whole Foods Albuquerque. I never would have quite guessed this was a saison because it isn’t too grassy or green - not as in your face. It’s almost like a sour that never quite soured. Very wild-tasting, very refreshing, noticeably funky. Hops aren’t as present as the label might lead you to believe. It’s there, but this is no Taras Boulba.


 tarheels86 (732), Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 17, 2009  
750 mL from Sam’s Quik Shop in Durham, NC. Pours a cloudy bright orange with a huge white head thanks to the tulip- beautiful. Head settles down nicely with crazy lacing. Aroma is very funky with barnyard animals, yeast, earth, sour fruits, kumquat. Taste is tart, citrusy, and dry with a quick whiff barn stalls. Finish is tart and dry with faint hops. 8% is well hidden. Very funky like a lambic. Interesting saison.


 sunevdj (1770), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/57/103/514/20
Jan 17, 2009  
Bottle with da boys. Pours a clear pale yellow with a diminishing white head. Sweet and some what bitter. Aromas of brett and a hint of feet. Quite high carbonation. Medium to light body. Bitter and bretty finish. Glad it isn’t more bretty.


 jgentgesdo (564), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/103/514/20
Jan 16, 2009  
Batch 2. Pours gorgeous, perfect golden, hazy, with a large off-white head that laces well and diminishes moderately. Tangerine, peach, and sharp cheddar in the nose. Sharp flowery hops, peppery yeast, grass, the bitter part of the lemon peel. Oily mouthfeel. Good.


 fidelis83 (713), Clinton, Iowa, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 13, 2009  
Batch 3. Pours hazy pale bright amber, with a fuzzy white head that lasts forever. Aroma is tart unripe fruit, summertime walnut skins, wet hay, yeasty yeastiness, plenty of dirty earth, plenty of grass and some herbal hops. Flavor is of musty grass, wet tree bark, old straw, musty orange peels, mild spicy yeast, and a mild earthy hop.



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