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Ommegang Abbey Ale

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RATINGS: 1753   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.83   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Deep burgundy color with a big, fluffy head. Complex fruit aromas with a layered sweetness (honey, then caramel, then toffee) with a hint of licorice and chocolate. A big, rich, abbey-style ale that dries out nicely on the finish.


4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Malty_MacHops (186) - Eastanollee, Georgia, USA - MAY 20, 2012
Really good. The aromas are carmel, a little burnt, some dark fruit in the raisin and cherry range, and a touch of spice maybe licorice. The beer is a cloudy deep ruby brown with a long, long lasting tan froth. The head leaves lace rings all the way to an empty glass. The beer tastes of caramel with a little nuttiness with notes of dark fruit and yeast spice. The bitterness comes at the end to provide just enough snap to prepare you for another sip. Full bodied, rich, and velvety smooth with a nice warming alcohol presence makes the beer a delight. Great with spice, cream, and caramel based desserts or withbarbeque with a sweet and maybe smoky sauce.

4.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Farees (26) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - MAY 19, 2012
Bottle - Spicey, burnt caramel and a yeast alcholhol finish in the aroma. Cloudy rich burgandy with a brown light head. Exeptionally smooth taste with a rich mouthfeel. Caramel notes with a ever so slight bite of biterness. I am not normally a fan of this yeast profile, but it is so well balanced I can only say wow. A fantastic after dinner beer.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Reynolds314 (741) - Connecticut, USA - MAY 15, 2012
This is a dubbel. Well done and tasty. Rich dark fruits and nuts dominate and a nice spicy yeast finish. Medium sweet and rich. Well done.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
Ernesto987 (1475) - Connecticut, USA - MAY 14, 2012
Bottle is a year and a half old. Tons of cherries, tastes like a cherry chocolate pie. Rich and malty, much better than an average dubbel.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
JawVer (14) - - MAY 11, 2012
12 oz bottle. Dark copper pour with rich head. Wonderfully rich and delicious. The best heavy beer out there

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
The_Bish (137) - - MAY 6, 2012
Rich dark brown colour with tan head. Fruity complex hard to pick specifics. Tasty dubbel

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
michaelinwa (204) - Bothell, Washington, USA - MAY 4, 2012
Moderately complex Belgian. Not overly sweet, maybe lacking in the more deeply complex flavors, but still a good Belgian ale.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
jandd1983 (928) - Florissant, Missouri, USA - MAY 4, 2012
It poured a golden brown color with a tan head. The aroma was of dark fruits, caramel, a little yeast, with some apple and a hint of licorice. The taste was sweet & sour, caramel, sour apple and a touch of oak.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
pintbypint (1602) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - MAY 2, 2012
750ml brown bottle, corked. Pours out dark brown and fairly clear even after pouring 3/4 of the bottle into the glass. Thick and very creamy beige foam on top. Decent spotty lace. Nose is fruity, raisins, brown sugar, chocolate, trace of banana and alcohol deep in back. Malty taste, chocolate, sponge toffee, boozy raisins, mild red wine, black cherries and other dark red fruits. Great yeast profile in the finish, very drying with a trace spice, a bit of dark grains and a bit of warming alcohol also show. Medium body, good carbonation, soft mouthfeel. Ease of drinking is high, I’ve consumed two thirds of the bottle while composing this rate. Good complexity, loving the richness mid-palate and then the dryness in the finish. This beer is now on my radar officially.

4.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
leah2974 (229) - Georgia, USA - MAY 1, 2012
Bottle at Ale Yeah! in Decatur, GA. Creamy, tan head, wine colored. Fairly thick. Malty, complex sweetness. Definite alcohol at the end.


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