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Ommegang Ommegeddon

Ommegang Ommegeddon - Saison

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Saison

Cooperstown, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
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5913.68/5.03.67/5.0Special8%90.3Tulip
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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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 omhper (12155), Stockholm, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Feb 25, 2008    Updated: Apr 25, 2008
Bottled, thanks kmweaver! Pours muddy golden with airy head. Sweaty, lightky citric yeasty nose. Lightly fruit with medium body, some fresh hops mixes with a light touch of Brett acidity. Slimmer and more drinkable than I’d expect an 8% beer to be, yet complex. The funky character drowns a little bit in fruit and yeast though.


 CelticBrew (676), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Shared by Ed (AKA DoughBoy) at Steve’s house. Poured from 750 ml bottle, yellowy and white. Aroma of biscuits & yeast, hops and brown candied sugar. The beer has a somewhat bitter, spiced flavour with a particular hoppy character. A well made saison. Would love to try on tap.


 Naka (524), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Feb 23, 2008  
Batch 1. Courtesy of Juart. Shared w/ Nate and Juart. 1 1/2 finger white foamy head. Straw golden color with a lot of carbonation. Lots of brettyness in the nose. A little bit of spice, but mostly good sauerkraut/rye funk. aroma. Excellent sour flavor but there is a great underlying citrus. Very complex and I would love to see what this would be like in a few years.


 diabel (1366), Aarschot, Belgium
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Feb 23, 2008  
Bottle at the Laid Back Brussels Tasting (Feb 9, 2008)
Hazy, yellow body. Rocky, creamy head. Good lace. Aroma is strong on the hops with some malts. (Also some hints of bretts.) Heavily bitter flavour of hops. Quite plain, 1D flavour of hops, which is quite enjoyable. Not boring, but not great either.


 jrob21 (1252), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 22, 2008  
Pours a pale yellow color. Poured a big, carbonated, fizzy liquid but all of that dissipated pretty quickly into a thin off white head. Aroma is first of yeast, then you notice a little citrus hops back there. The alcohol is hid well and not done by throwing a bunch of dixie crystal sugar in there. Slight and pleasant sweetness. Crisp dry finish. Spicy citrus flavor. A nice beer all around. I held on to this for a while after it first came out since the reviews were so terrible. Wish I had one back then to compare it to.


 Brewer101 (162), New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 22, 2008  
Another winner from ommegang. Enjoyable flavor with nice head. The aroma was filled with a slight spice and it resonated in the flavor.


 heemer77 (4294), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 20, 2008  
Bottle. Hazy bright, light yellow body with a massive bright white head on top. The aroma is definite brett with some candi sugar. This makes me think of peach cobbler with some nice cinnamon spicing. The taste is fairly strong brett (I am not trying this fresh, it’s been aged for many months). I get lots of cinnamon spice and some cloves. There is also a little bit of that peach cobbler character along with a highly carbonated body. Nice dry, woody finish. Nicely made and very interesting.


 EricE (446), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 16, 2008  
On tap at Max’s. Clear yellow pour with a white head. Not much aroma...sweet and flowery. Very wine like taste. Grapes and fruit with a bitter alcohol finish. Almost like drinking a glass of riesling. Very enjoyable and refreshing.



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