Ommegang Abbey Ale

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Cooperstown, New York USA

I first had it during a tasting and many times since. Caramel, cherry, plum, other fruity esters, bread, and spicy tinge to balance it out. Amber with a two finger head.

Aroma is mild citrus and huge molasses. warm nose with a massive malty body. Very sweet malt with carmelized sugar and holiday candy. finishes sweet and pleasant. Great Beer!

Pours a deep mahogany with a thick, lasting off-white head. Smells sweet with a bit of honey. Taste is delicious with a hint of bananas and other fruit. Aftertaste is mild with a bit of bitterness. Palate is good, silky with only a little hint of carbonation. Overall a great beer.

From the Bottle at Indulgences Etc, Denver 23/09/2009 Some spiced aroma. Amber coloured strong in alcohol and a little sweet on the palate and malty. A little bitterness in a crisp malt finish.

A beautiful deep dark burgundy beer. The head is enormous and long lasting. The aroma is spice, licorice, maybe some cloves and vanilla. The first thing that struck me was the mouthfeel, velvetty and smooth. The flavor is layered it starts with a dark malt then some fruit plum-like notes. But it keeps going, there is more to explore below that. Caramel and toffee notes come out along with a touch of chocolate. I wish I had saved this to share with friends, this beer is an experience. On the other hand, having the whole bottle to myself seems like the only way to properly discover the wonderful properties of this beer.

Aroma is fruity, with hints of citrus, pineapple, and tangerine, followed by sweet notes of toffee, honey and chocolate. Flavor is similar to the aroma profile, with the addition of some port-like flavors. Alcohol is well-covered. Finish is clean and smooth.

Mahogany pour with ruby highlights and a thin, lasting layer of tan head. The aroma is fig, plum, tobacco, cinnamon and alcohol with a subtle ester note. The flavor is lots of plum and candied fig with some spice notes, lots of detectable alcohol, some tobacco, cocoa and a dry, musty, leathery cardboard finish. Nice upfront but the finish is just bland and weak. Medium thin body with lots of carbonation.

Good dark amber color liquid. Medium sized head which dissipates rapidly to a light film. Minimal lacing. Big, sweet, malty nose. Nice caramel notes. Sweet, dark fruits. Brown sugar caramalized bananas. Very slight alcohol smell. Complex flavors, as well. Booze soaked dark cherries. Toasted malts. Pineapple, pear, and bananas. Slight fig and clove flavors. Very nice and creamy in the mouth, as it should be, for the style. Very tasty and highly drinkable brew.