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Ommegang Rare Vos

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9503.56/5.03.56/5.06.5%95.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Rare Vos is flemmish for "Sly Fox," and the name of one of Brussels’ great cafes. It has a sweetly fruity malt character and yeasty spiciness. A fine dose of yeast permits the beer to mature and mellow in the bottle.
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 gonzo46and2 (108), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/510/20
Jun 4, 2008  
Pours amber. Big yeast aroma. The yeast smells and tastes much more like the strains used in Hefeweizens rather than most belgian beers I’ve had. Still very good. Fruit, malt, wheat-yeast.... goes down very smooth.


 JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 4, 2008  
Cloudy pale brown or amberish colour. Fast disappearing head.Mild sourness ond sweetness in the taste. Some hints of ginger and coriander and lemon in the taste. Tasted in Pikkulintu 04.06.-08


 NobleSquirrel (1105), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jun 3, 2008  
Pour is a nice copper bronze with a steady flow of bubble. Fluffy one finger lasting offwhite head. Nose is candy, malts and noble hops, a touch fruity and spicy. Taste is a bit musty and fizzy, candied fruit. Peppery spice as well, somehow with some alcohol leaking through. A bit bready and nice. Pleasant, though a bit overcarbonated.


 mjs (1463), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 3, 2008  
(0.75 l bottle at Pikkulintu on 2008-05-30) Amber colour and bit hazy (and cloudy after more yeast poured). Fruity and bit sour nose. Slightly fizzy, medium and a bit dry palate. Malts in taste. Some salty liquorice. Hops and yeast. Hoppy Belgian ale taste.


 dolemite77 (184), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/516/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Poured a hazy orange into a tulip. Two finger head, diminishing to a 1/2 finger head that lasts. Good lacing. Aroma is sweet yeastiness, with peach and orange notes. No overpowering flavors, just a mix of malt and yeast. There was a hint of metallic in the initial sip, but it diminished as it warmed slightly. Easily detectable as a Belgian ale all throughout. I really like Ommegang’s beers, and this one is one I wish I could more readily get.


 fonefan (11019), VestJylland, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Bottle. 75cl. Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity - apricot - peach, moderate hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (180408)


 phishpond417 (1935), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/512/20
May 31, 2008  
Awesome brew all around. Pours a cloudy orange colour with a full white head. lots of wheat charachter, soft aromas of clover and a sweet mouthfeel. It finishes really unique, almost like the sweetness retracts itself and then you want more.


 oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
May 30, 2008  
Bottled. Amber colour with mediumsized creamy white head. Aroma is yeast, fruits and sweet malts. Flavour is fruity, mildly spicy, sweet malty as well as yeasty. Wellbalanced and well made, but not that exciting.



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