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RATINGS: 2178   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.82   EST. CALORIES: 294   ABV: 9.8%
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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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3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
johndoughty (3293) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - APR 22, 2013
Bottle. Brown with a small head. Full bodied and sweet with a gentle fruitiness. Malty with an intersting combination of flavours.Interesting and out of the ordinary.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jehoesefat (106) - Kapolei, Hawaii, USA - APR 19, 2013
Smells like bread. Thick brown color with a frothy tan head. Tastes creamy and delicious, a little yeasty but that might be from the way I poured it out of the bottle!

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
jflopsu (119) - New Jersey, USA - APR 19, 2013
A nice amber pour but with heavy white foam. Sole carbonation. Aroma is strong raisin and some prune. Flavor also matches the aroma, but with a lingering grape/ raisin taste.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
artmcd8 (710) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 17, 2013
Bottle at houghs with charule. Smells like dark fruits. Very sweet with some alcohol. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
charule (301) - Pennsylvania, USA - APR 17, 2013
Bomber at Houghs. Poured dark brown purple, light tan head. Alcoholic raisin aromas. Raisin prune caramel flavors. Quite smooth.

3.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
adamah (88) - - APR 16, 2013
Obviously like anything else in this style, the beer is very malty and fruity. The color was a murky amber. The body was actually pretty heavy but lively. The cherry sweetness lingered for a long time on the palate. I have a hard time appreciating this style in general but it was a good beer. I think the fact that it was served at a CPK may have made it seem more like an inferior beer.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
luttonm (1634) - Belgrade, SERBIA - APR 14, 2013
.33l bottle in Queens, NYC. Dark, firm brown with foamy head. Deep Belgian appearances. Warming hops and warming caramel around the body of this beer. Robust balanced sweets and matls; hops have a say on the balance. Nice bbeer, this could be a dream beer if I could ever decide on what my ideals are. This is nice enough to have hit that mark. It is clearly good and tasty

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BazookaJoe (132) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - APR 13, 2013
Pours medium brown with a thick white head. Sweet and slightly tart aroma. Strong flavor with notes of plums, cherries and figs. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
DocJitsu (334) - California, USA - APR 12, 2013
Pours a cloudy brown amber with flecks of barley matter floating. Aromas of bread and spicy banana. Mouthfeel is decent. A bit of carbonation and spice adversely affect the palate. Ripe grape, date, and brown sugar. Not a Rochefort 10 or a Westy XII.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Kåstå (1274) - Mol, BELGIUM - APR 12, 2013
Hazy dark copper coloured beer with a small light brown head. The taste is sweet malty, raisin and fig. The aroma is chocolate, malty raisin and cocoa. Quite good.


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