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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
common

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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 gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 20, 2008    Updated: Jun 4, 2008
2006 bottle. Pours a murky candy apple red with brownish highlights. Big, fluffy head. Sticky lacing is prominent. Aromas of plum, caramel, licorice, cinnamon, fig, and chocolate. Nice. First touch on the tongue is frothy and smooth. Plum and dark candy, brown sugar, fig, and sweet banana. Don’t get a lot of cherries, but the other flavors really make up for it. Very smooth-bodied, and full and savoring. Very enjoyable.


BritAlesRule (84), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 19, 2008  
Aroma of fruits soaked in wine. Darker fruit on the palate with a nice zing. Raisins and cherries and port. A full bodied presence. Very good American brew.


 esjaygee (1467), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 19, 2008  
Deep amber with thin tan head. Sweet aroma of caramel, sugar and fruit. Tastes of sweet sugary malts, caramel and spice. Dry, slightly bitter finish.


 cstuartj (305), Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 18, 2008  
Deep ale brown with a small dense light tan head, tons of lacing. Nose is strong Belgian spices, malts and yeast. Attack is spicy with dark sweet fruits and long clean bitter finish. very nice.


 Ando (105), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/58/20
Apr 15, 2008  
*did not like would not buy* aroma: sugar candy fake fruit booze. ok. app: ruby good lookin! flavor: trash ox a moxie dized funk.. sweet fruit.. sharp booze.. its not good.. not bad bad, just not good. palate fine. OA: coulda maybe been ok, get the funk out and come back to the game.


 NobleSquirrel (1100), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 11, 2008  
Reddish brownish, fluffy had that dissipates. Nose is tart and fruity, candy and raisins. Very interesting. This is quite drinkable with tons of dried fruits, yeast and complex sugars in the taste. Tartness is definitely there. A pretty nice beer, even if it’s more of a sour than an abt...


 mybestfriend (261), Gothenburg, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Apr 11, 2008  
2007 Bottle. Pours a reddish brown med a beige head. Aroma is dried fruits, plums and some mature notes of madeira. Flavour has a nice sweetness and some tartness. A malty beer with notes of dried fruits, toffee (and the swedish candy kola-remmar) and some roasted notes. You can feel the high ABV just a bit. The finish is a bit roasted with fruity notes, some liquorice, some alcohol and just a hint of bitterness. Good one!


deft (79), Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 9, 2008  
Blind at Dugges 080329. Hazy light red colour, light tan head, a bit low. Sweet aroma with strawberries (ed. perhaps that actually was the cherries from the Lindemans). Malty and fruity. Very bitter and high acidity. High alcohol taste.



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