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Ommegang Three Philosophers

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
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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 Fratto (704), 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 (464), 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.


 iamqueensblvd (192), , Iowa, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/519/20
Sep 11, 2009  
dark brown pour wiht a nice light colored but lacy head. beautiful belgian maltiness mixed with a little hint of cherry that works oh so well together. great mouthfeel. nothing too overpowering in the alcohol department....jsut a well balanced delicious twist on a belgian.


 potbeercollege (316), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 10, 2009  
Bomber. Big tan head, dark brown to orange non transparent appearance. Cherry alcohol dominate the aroma, with faint malty sweetness. Bursting alcoholic floral taste, balanced with a long finish that complements the alcohol nicely.


crabcakes (19), Duluth, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/103/516/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Upon surfing the local liquor store isles for a new beer, a friend of mine stumbled across Three Philosophers. With such a fantastic name and exquisite bottling, I had to get it. I drank this beer at only slightly below room temperature due to time restrictions. First to note is its fine aroma, with a sweet and fruity smell. Its taste was strong and satisfying - like nothing I have ever had before. As my first lambic, I was blind going in. I was very much impressed by the powerful flavor and cherry after taste.


 KyotoLefty (1392), Kyoto, Japan
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Aroma of fruits, big, slightly roasty malt, caramel, cherries especially. Rather rich malty flavor with chocolate, cherry and dark fruits. Rich and tasty though not up there with the classic Belgian abts. Very nice anyhow.


 stobbe74 (700), Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 2, 2009  
Sampled at DØE Beerfestival 2009, Valby. Pours a dark ambercolored beer with an offwhite head. The aroma is sweetness, dried fruit and caramel. The flavor has a lot of sweetness. The palate is sweet with some dryness. Overall a good beer.



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