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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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Caleb1035 (63), , North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/101/59/104/517/20
Oct 16, 2008  
750 ml bottle uncorks to smell of cherries. Pours to dark body with the thick caramel head that lingers clinging to the sides. Flavor in complex with the alcohol well hidden. The is a legit quad...and at a great price


 EnSiFeRuM (501), Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 15, 2008  
La bière se présente avec une couleur rougeâtre et une belle mousse fauve qui dure et colle à la parois du verre. Au nez on respire des arômes de cerises confîtes, de sucre candi, de banane, de baies de gomme baloune et d’alcool. En bouche le corps est moyen avec une effervescence pétillante. On goûte des saveurs de cerises confîtes, de sucre brun, de pain brun ainsi qu’une finale très alcoolisée.


 LtDan (484), LA - Originally from South NJ!, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Oct 12, 2008  
2008 bottle. Poured a deep dark red with a small white head. Aromas of bananas, cherries, and maple sugar. Flavors of black cherry, chocolate, and hop spice. Perfectly smooth, with a flavorful linger. An MVP for performance and price.


 Nik925 (303), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/105/516/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Amazing palate! The cherry flavor blends well with wild yeast flavors, but comes off a bit too strong with the alcohol flavor. I’m not getting as much depth or complexity as I was expecting. As it warms a bit of chocolate and oak come out, but the main flavor is still of alcohol followed by cherries. Also, I expected more cherry flavor, I have seen this much coaxed out of malt in a few imperial stouts.


 demdeac40 (240), Etowah, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Pours a deep dark copper red. Looks like Beaujolaiswith a beautiful head and nice lacing as it dissipates. The nose is licorice and candied fruit with underlying alcohol notes. Flavor is bitter with a big hit of alcohol. Not getting the cherry I expected nor much else as far as flavor goes. A little bittersweet chocolate? Definitely seems to open up as it warms.


 Lagunitasfan (433), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Big bottle 2008. Smell cherry and wood. Creamy head reduces to lace. Clean sides of the glass. Deep red in color. Serioous chunks of yeast at the bottom. The bottle says to serve at 50 deg., and I should have waited for it to warm up before I started drinking it. At a crisp cold temperature it was bitter and lacked much flavor. I couldn’t taste ANY of the roundness or cherries I expected. As it warms, the flavors start to really open up. Still bitter at the front of the mouth, but there is an explosion of cherry, alcohol, and who knows what else. Enjoyable, but not amazing.


 joeyplush (333), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Oct 1, 2008    Updated: Jan 21, 2009
Pours a dark ruby/amber with a medium tan head. A beautiful looking beer. Aroma is rich and complex, with cocoa, caramel, and cherry flavors. Alcohol is also present. The taste has chocolate malt, hints of coffee, and the cherry lambic is also evident. Finish includes chest warming alcohol - this is a nice beer anytime, but that makes me think of enjoying one on a cold winter’s night.


 TeamTrappist (381), jericho, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/515/20
Sep 30, 2008  
750 ml bottle, cave aged 06 batch.Poured a cloudy brown with no head. Very cherry nose. I was very surprised by how nicely carbonated this was. Mouthful was very similar to a rochefort 8.Cherry, and chocolate flavors. I believe that the cave aged improved the overall flavor considerably. But this beer had a nice complex flavor to it,



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