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Ommegang Three Philosophers

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14693.83/5.03.82/5.09.8%81.7Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Three Philosophers is a remarkable limited edition strong ale brewed by Brewery Ommegang in response to a home brewer’s description of his dream beer. Realbeer.com, the internet’s largest beer website, hosted a contest called “Create a Great Beer.” Brewery Ommegang was chosen by Realbeer.com to brew the Belgian-style ale for the winning essayist. Noel Blake, a home brewer from Portland wrote the winning description for what his “dream beer” would be like.
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 Beershine (2686), Hue, Vietnam
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Mar 21, 2009  
750ml. 2008 bottle. Poured in too much yeast, glass is murky but still looks nice mahogany and rich. Dregs boost the yeasty aroma, which is also vineous, a little hot, and with tonnes of ripe fruit, just loads of it. Smooth soft carbonation. Deceptively drinkable, quite smooth. Great breadlike background adds depth, complexity, and solidity to the fruit-forward brew. Some wet wood character and a lingering sour cherry finish. Nice stuff, nice balance of flavors, stronger than it seems.


 jlf278 (254), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20
Mar 15, 2009  
Subtle aroma of cherries and vodka. Looks very murky, hazy with good, but thin head retention. Flavor is a mix of dark fruit and brown sugar with some alcohol on the back. Palate is great, smooth, full body and creamy. Overall, very enjoyable beer that drinks like a strong dark belgian with a dark cherry twist.


Itzjerm (70), Harvest, Alabama, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/53/102/55/20
Mar 13, 2009  
Excellent aroma, had me excited until the first drink. Strong burnt dark chocolate flavor. No hint of cherry, would be good as a mixer, but at this price not worth it.


 aplusbreaks (330), , Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/517/20
Mar 11, 2009  
750ml corked and caged. Pours a clear light brown/dark amber with a moderate sized tan head, nice retention and lacing. Aromas are pretty mellow, some fruit, cherries, malts and caramel. Flavors are were it’s at in this brew, it’s basically the same but more mention to the fruit and cherries. Palate is smooth and slightly creamy.


 tmoreau (555), Lombard, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 11, 2009  
On tap at the Bavarian Lodge, Lisle, IL. Presented in a 3 Philosophers logo tulip for the occasion. Poured a dark brown color with ruby tones. The head was light tan, foamy, and left some nice, clingy lacing. The aroma was sweet, with vinous and tangy fruit notes, mellowed by a light blanket of caramel. The flavor was sweet malt, wine notes as the aroma, and tangy fruit, more specifically dark cherries, with a little cranberry astringency. Can’t forget the nice, warming alcohol. A fine sipper. Only got better with a little warmth.


 joeneugs (309), Livermore, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Mar 8, 2009  
This one scores high for appearance. A very beautiful beer. Sparkling dark red color with a one inch foamy lasting tan head. This looks great in the glass. The aroma is of raisins, plums, brandy, chocolate covered cherries, yeasty fruity alcohol and overipe fruit. Taste is overipe fruit, chocolate, a touch of oakiness, (maple syrup? ) sweet and sour leading to a mild tart bitterness in the finish. Its meduim body leaves a nice lacing on the glass. Not as outstanding as some of the other world class beers of this style, but definitely a tasty, enjoyable brew that I will have again. The fact that it’s brewed with cherries adds a touch of a lambic feel to it as well.


 BVery (461), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 7, 2009  
TAP: deep brown pour, nice white head with good lacing. Cherry and banana on the nose, more of the same on taste, and a nice creamy mouthfeel. Exceptional beer.


 adavis234 (133), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Mar 4, 2009  
Bottle from Green’s. Pours a deep brown with hints of red and a two-finger lingering white head. Spicy malt and cherry aroma with roasted character. A lot of flavors at play. Difficult to distinguish some of them although there is definitely cherry and some other citrus flavors, malts, a little hops and a strong twinge of yeast. Despite the taste amalgamation it is nonetheless a rather light beer. Delicious, although a bit sweet for large-scale consumption.



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