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Ommegang Rare Vos 3.56 965

Ommegang Rare Vos

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9653.56/5.03.56/5.06.5%95.7Trappist 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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 DKlovesbeer (172), Sarasota, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 20, 2004  
Opaque orange with a decent off-white head. Aroma is fruity and floral, lots of malt character with some yeast and hops in the nose. Flavor is crisp and spicy with a strong yeast presence. Has a hearty mouthfeel. Palate is dry and moderately complex but this is no Chimay Bleu. Mostly fruity malt with a peppery finish and some notes of yeast and alcohol. Overall, this would be an excellent choice of beverage when you want the character of a strong Belgian Ale but not the alcohol.


 bu11zeye (5715), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 27, 2003    Updated: Jul 26, 2007
Bottled version tasted: Descent Belgium-style. Pours with a nice creamy head and amber color. Smooth taste, but expect more complexity based on past ratings of this beer.


 tomxcs (315), Golden, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/56/104/514/20
Jun 9, 2004  
Copper-brown colored with a nice head. A nice fruity, spicy aroma with yeast. Taste was rather zesty with fruit and spices. Tingly and dry. Pretty good; easily drinkable.


 cbkschubert (2029), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 27, 2007  
12 oz. bottle from Plaza Liquor - Pours a hazy amber color with a one and a half finger thick off white head. Lively carbonation. Very light lacing. Aroma is spicy esters and light malt. Again, flavor is full of esters and a light malt background. The spiciness of the beer lingers on the palate in a good way. Medium body. A good beer.


 NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 17, 2005  
Burnt orange with a decent head that floats nicely atop. Sweet malty aroma. Ok belgian style spun sugar sweetness, but somewhat muted. Ommegang of all american forays into the Belgian style recreates it the most faithfully, but that isn’t always a good thing. There are some uneventful Belgians and this rare Vos while better than decent is uneventfull.


 BeerBlockaid (548), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/517/20
Dec 22, 2004  
12 oz. Per recommendation of yayforbeer. red-orange colour with offwhite head. Hints of spice, yeast, and somewhat hoppy, yet still smooth. definately enjoyable, easy to drink. not much thought required. light fruity aftertaste and aroma. slow ride.


 demitriustown (708), Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Dec 11, 2009  
12 oz bottle: Aroma is fruity (apples), yeast, bubblegum, spice notes, really fruity and yeasty with some floral hops coing through as well. Appearance is a semi-cloady amber/golden with a very thick white head that lingers arounf forever. Taste is really nice belgian characteristics, fruits, yeast, slow hop backing then changes in the aftertaste to a more cereal type taste. Overall, Pretty darn good stuff in my honest opinion. Cheers!


 biggcb (464), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/513/20
Jul 17, 2006  
Bottle. Pours a somewhat cloudy orange-amber color. Fair amount of head. Aroma is very fruity (ornage rind), with a good bit malt and yeastiness. All come through in the flavor, with some bittering hoppiness & spices that does wonders to the overall experience. Very good mouthfeel with a nice dry finish.



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