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Ommegang Rare Vos

Ommegang Rare Vos - Belgian Ale

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 Percentile 
91
overall
Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Belgian Ale

Cooperstown, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9473.56/5.03.56/5.06.5%95.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 rmussman (905), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 28, 2007  
Another good brew from Ommegang. Aroma is semisweet. Appearance is cloudy brown with a nice head. Mouthfeel is so smooth. Goes down effortlessly. Flavor is very malty with hardly any hops. A very nice brew.


 cathcacr (586), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/515/20
Feb 25, 2007  
Impeccable appearance/head, slightly tart flavor at the outset, nice flavor but not strong. Moderate, somewhat watery palate, finishes dry. Doesn’t particularly stand out on the whole from the other Belgians I’ve had, hence the fittingly bland review. Appearance presents really well, though.


BeerBellyOSU (47), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Feb 22, 2007  
Nice amber color, big fluffy white head. Smells like a characteristic Belgian ale, that spicy farmhouse I typically hate. Taste is not as bad as I was anticipating, nice spicy taste, but not too much horse blanket (aka pee) to it.


 LooseCannon (914), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 21, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Pours cloudy amber color with full foam white head. Aroma and taste of spice, yeasty and sweat malt with slight bitter after taste. Very drinkable beer.


 GaltScat (195), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 18, 2007  
25-ounce bottle. Amber, somewhat cloudy, with a giant white head. Aroma was light, hard to detect, I wish it was stronger. Flavor was of hops, malt, yeast, pears, and apples. Somewhat carbonated, maybe too carbonated, the palate was crisp and mellow at the same time. The finish was a little bitter from the hops.


 tomthompson89 (1460), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 18, 2007  
nice belgian style!!! very smooth, somewhat amber colour, lotsa quickly dissapearing head, fruity nose, nice malts with floral tart finish


 zootfinster (179), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Feb 16, 2007  
The more Brewery Ommegang beer’s I taste the more impressed I am with them. Rare Vos is classified as a Belgian Style Amber Ale. It pours a very cloudy yellow with a long lasting really big head. It exhibits a fruity somewhat hoppy aroma and the taste is much the same. While it is much lighter then most Belgian ales, it still has enough body to be very satisfying. A really nice beer


 wheninhell (485), louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Feb 15, 2007  
clear dark golden with a nice big fluffy off white head. aroma light toasted amber malt with a hint of orange and some yeast. bittersweet orange and toast flavor with hints of spicy black pepper. spicy bitter dry finish. medium body. lively carbonation. good beer. very subtle. it seems to be somewhat complex but i just cant quite pick everything out at the moment. nice. i will try this again.



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