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Ommegang Three Philosophers

Ommegang Three Philosophers - Abt/Quadrupel

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Abt/Quadrupel

Cooperstown, New York USA

bottled
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on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
14663.83/5.03.82/5.09.8%81.5Trappist glass
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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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TreborWhip (68), Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 27, 2009  
750ml bottle poured into a trappist glass. Almost identical in color, taste, and aroma to the Abbey Ale from Ommegang, however, it seemed a little "fizzy", more like a champagne than a beer.


Paulp (20), New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Poured a dark brown with a ruby red tint with a tiny white head, aroma of cherries with some other fruits lingering and a sweet taste maybe caramel? and pretty malty with some alcohol in the finish, pretty well hidden, excellent beer.


 caresville (106), Vernon, New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 22, 2009  
deep amber with a thick head. smells of nice malts and of course cherries. taste is very malty with overpowering cherries and tart finish. the cherry taste is not distracting from the the other flavors such as caramel, oats and barley with a sweet twist. an excellent example of how beer should taste when having one single fruit dominating the palate. one of my all time favorites.


Jethro6191 (18), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 20, 2009  
Tasted the 2008 batch. Pours dark brown with an amber lacey head and a strong cherry aroma. Alcohol taste dominates with a hint of cherry. The cherry aftertaste lingers.


 patrickfannon (274), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 19, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a deep, cloudy amber, with a foamy, pale amber head. Aroma of cherries, vanilla, roasted malt, and very slight hint of clove. Full, crisp body with a sweet, tangy finish. The taste of the cherries and malts hide the alcohol nicely. Excellent quadrepel from Ommegang. This will be my 100th beer ratings, so I raise my glass to all the other craft beer lovers and look fondly towards the future and my next 100 brews.


 Fratto (670), Arlington, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
Sep 17, 2009  
Alcohol. Cherries. Alcoholic cherries? Like Robitussin, but actually kind of good.


whaleale (5), Athens, Tennessee, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Ommegang Three Philosophers does not count
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/103/57/20
Sep 16, 2009  
Great color and aroma from 22 oz bottle. Pours nice foam and good veil. Flavoring is OK but alcohol taste is overpowering with faint charcoal, coffee and caramel undertones. Would like to try it from the tap next. Prefer Abbey Ale to this.


 phaleslu (427), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 13, 2009  
I’m happy to have this one as my 200th rating since it’s one of the beers that opened my eyes to great beer. 2008 vintage. 22 oz. bottle from Keller’s IGA, shared. Pours a cloudy dark brown with a fairly small off-white head that didn’t leave much behind or last long. Aroma is alcohol, cherry, caramel, roast malt, and dried fruit. Alcohol leads the flavor, also cherry, roast malt, dried fruit, caramel sweetness. Complex and really satisfying and fun to drink. Could use a little more balance since the alcohol sticks out a lot, and I might take the advice of MmmcKay and let it age a little longer to make it two full years next time. Excellent overall.



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