Ommegang Three Philosophers

	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
1468	3.83/5.0	3.82/5.0	9.8%	81.5	Trappist 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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Ungstrup (15075), Frederiksberg, Denmark

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Apr 11, 2004

A hazy brown beer with a light brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of nuts, prunes, alcohol, and wood. The flavor is dry woody with notes of prunes and plums before a very hoppy and malt dry end sets in. A wonderful flavor.

Papsoe (14872), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Jan 14, 2007

(Bottle 75 cl) Pours a slightly hazy, reddish amber with a creamy, off-white head. Fairly complex aroma of yeast, overripe fruit and diacetyl. Full-bodied with fruity notes, sherry-like and again some diacetyl. Almost no bitterness. Interesting. 080107

omhper (12171), Stockholm, Sweden

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	15/20

Oct 22, 2004

Bottled. Muddy dark brown. Cherry liqueur aroma. Intensely roasty with lively mouthfeel. Notes of berries and coffee - this is chocolate covered strawberries with champagne! Oaky bière de garde-like lively finish. A complex and very interesting beer.

yespr (12000), Copenhagen O, Denmark

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Nov 29, 2008

75 cL bottle at Svea. Pours hazy dark brown with a slowly diminishing tan head. Wineous aroma of cherry and roasted malty notes. Light metallic and mild fruity aroma. Dark fruity and wineous with a solid caramel and roasted flavour beneath. Lingering yeasty, fruity and subdued malty into the finish.

fonefan (11003), VestJylland, Denmark

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jun 14, 2007

Bottle. Unclear medium red brown color with a average to large frothy good lacing mostly lasting beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, caramel, moderate yeasty, cherry, sugar, dark fruits. Initial flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, finish flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration. Body is medium to full texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

MiP (9044), Sønderborg, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	17/20

Aug 12, 2008

Bottle, 9.0%. Weak fruity aroma. Cloudy orange colour. Very small head. The has some cherry, but it is quite subtle. It is quite thin for its ABV, but it gets better after half a bottle or so.

oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Dec 29, 2007

Bottled (thanks jjpm74!). Deep rubyish brown colourwith mediumsized beige head. Lacing. Aroma is cherries, alcohol, some malts and mild raisins. Flavour is alcohol, cherries, wood, some yeast and raisins. Also some bready notes. A quite pleasant brew, where the alcohol burns nicely in the aftertaste.

joergen (8465), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Jul 5, 2006 Updated: Apr 29, 2008

Bottle. Cloudy red brown coloured with a beige head. Aroma of caramel, dried fruits, cherries and marzipan. Flavour of caramel, dried fruits and marzipan.

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