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Ommegang Three Philosophers

Ommegang Three Philosophers

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An Abt/Quadrupel brewed by
Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)

Cooperstown, New York USA

bottled
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11723.84/5.03.84/5.0Winter9.8%79.7 Trappist glass P  Stats

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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StephenWade (28), Hoover, Alabama, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Oct 4, 2006  
Bottle. This is one of the few perfect beers to me. I can’t describe the joy this beer brings to me. There’s only one other beer I’ve had that is this amazing and that is Weyerbacher’s Quad. This has a thick maople syrup appearance with a strong, sweet, honey and alchoholic aroma. The taste is just too complex and original to compare to anything else. I want to marry it.


 DeadGuyFrank (316), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 14, 2007    Updated: Sep 9, 2007
Wow! This is a beer worthy of elite rankings of Rochefort 10! Awesome, complex, and simply delicious! Heavy ripe raisen, plum, and small subtle chocolate notes on the palate. Enjoy this beer, it is worth a taste.


 rampmaster (122), Alden, New York, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Apr 21, 2008  
An outstanding quadrupel that’s on par with the best beers from Belgium. It pours a dark reddish brown with a dark and cloudy body. The head builds up to a thick pale tan head that bubbles down to a thinner layer that just covers the body. An inviting aroma of sweet dark cherries, caramel, malts and alcohol leads you to the first sip. Sweet dried cherries mixes with caramel and chocolaty malts, sour cherries, plum and raisins. All of these flavors are surrounded by a warming alcohol that fades off slowly with some bitter notes into the finish. The palate is full bodied, smooth and a little sticky. Overall an extraordinary beer that only gets better and more complex with age.


 Slick (1956), Minnesota, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Apr 4, 2003  
Dark amber color,strong head that is long lasting,and lite tan in color.Nice aroma of malt ,raisin,some alcohol and i know i'm wrong but it almost smells like there's some maple syrup in there some where IMHO.Slight wine like aroma in there but,not being a wine nut i can't say what kind of wine it could be.slight syrup feel to it.Malty taste,licorice,lots of licorice,slightly sweet some fruit tones hard to put my fingure on which one exactly but in my unintelligent opinion it seems like raisin maybe some dryed prune,with a very slight alcohol taste that is not over powering at all.It had an after taste that was quite pleasant slight alcohol with some sweet prune to it with a some what syrupy feel that make the finish of sweet malt last a long time.this is definately a brew worth keeping for some ageing to see if the flavor's come together better which i feel they will.I'm glad to say that i have a 6-pack of these and will be trying them 1 year at a time to see how they age,because a brew like this is well worth waiting for.It's not very complex but it definately has the potential to be even better with age,and i have plenty of time to wait for it to blossom into something special,For those of you who haven't tryed on yet.Eat you heart out.muhahahaha


Mudgemania (3), New York, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Ommegang Three Philosophers does not count
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 4, 2006  
What can I say..... I’m speechless.... Kudos to the lot of you!!!!!! Great Job!!!!! Carry on chaps...




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