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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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 chicagodri (1041), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 21, 2009  
Pours dark brown with a thin head. Strong aroma, bread, cherries, caramel, and some other dark fruit. Good flavor, the 9.8% ABV was there though, because it seemed a little boozy. A very good, readily available beer.


 Sonicdescent (376), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 18, 2009  
Looks good, though not much in the way of head, something a belgian usually takes for granted. Nice color though. Smells of bread and cherries, with some other malty goodness in the mix. Very good. Tastes bready and dry, I have a difficult time discerning the flavors added by the lambic. Very good however. Mouth is again very crisp and dry, medium in body, and high in carbonation. Perhaps my pour was the reason for the lack of head, because the bubbles are there. Overall, this is a great, cheap example of the style.


 mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Aug 17, 2009    Updated: Aug 22, 2009
[2343-20090103] 750mL bottle. Heavy fig malt aroma has roasted wood and mild anise and evergreen notes. Murky, dark brown body with quick foamy tan bubbles. Heavy boozy malt flavour has lots of roasted yeast and some hints of evergreen. Medium-full body. Very nice, a lovely brew. ( 9/3/8/3/17) 4.0
(Vintage 2005; c/o DuctTape, w/ him, jerc)

[2435B-20090809] 650mL bottle. Rich yeasty sugary malt aroma. Hazy, dark amber body with a long-lasting creamy light tan head. Rich malty syrup flavour has heavy yeast notes. Full body is boozy. Also very tasty! ( 8/4/8/3/17) 4.0
(@ Beerfest at the Condo; w/ DuctTape, jerc, others)


RPKLove (8), Astoria, New York, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/104/518/20
Aug 16, 2009    Updated: Nov 15, 2009
So sophisticated, I ponder it while I write. Has a very dark apperance and a very strong cherry flavor, which was almost too much for me, which is incredible due to the fact only 2% of the ale is infused with cherry. Still, I couldn’t put it down. It is that addictive.


 drowland (1380), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Aug 15, 2009  
Aroma is fruity/estery with a hint of cherries and alcohol. The flavor is about the same, with subdued cherries and a touch of astringency. My bottle was 2008, and I wish I had an older bottle to try. I will probably try to pick up another bottle of this and age it for at least a year and try it again. I in fact did age another bottle, and was disappointed. The alcohol fades, but so does the cherry significantly. The first bottle was amazing and one of my favorites, though!


 daleharshman (187), San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 14, 2009  
750 mL bottle (2007). Pours a murky mud-brown with some reddish highlights. The high carbonation creates a medium-sized frothy beige head but quickly dissipates to nothing. Aroma is bready malts, caramel, raisins, light yeast, and a hint of cherry from the 2% kriek. Flavor of rich malts, caramel, chocolate, and dark fruits. Though somewhat lacking in the nose, I do get a quite a bit of kriek in the flavor. I don’t find it as sweet as many of the other reviewers -- perhaps because it is slightly aged? Rather light mouthfeel. A good quad.


dkingsella (86), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Aug 14, 2009  
Pours a dark amber with creamy mocha head. Left very little lacing. Aroma is alcohol, cherry and chocolate. Nice silky mouthfeel. Flavor is a bit sour with abundant cherry, plum and dark bitter chocolate with a nice bit of alcohol in the finish. Very nice beer and a bit different from other quads that I have had. I also like the Portland connection :)


 NeoHippie2 (173), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/518/20
Aug 13, 2009  
Very complex brew. Pours a dark copper with a tan head. Lots of cherry on the nose. The initial taste is of cherry with generous amounts of malt in the background. Very drinkable too considering the 9.8% abv there. Solid. Definitely worth a shot if you come across it.



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