Game of Thrones: Iron Throne
Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Series|
Score
7.02
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“No one enjoys their job more than I do -- producing and developing new brews to delight lovers of fine beer, add to that the opportunity to collaborate on a beer based on the cultural phenomenon of Game of Thrones and exploring ways to make the beer truly reflect aspects from the show. It made us approach development in a completely new way and I think the first edition Iron Throne reveals that. With a Lannister currently on the throne, it made sense to do a delicate, but piercing Golden Blonde Ale with Noble hops. Iron Throne is certainly fair in color and soft in appearance, yet it still possesses a complexity and bite to be on guard for.” -Phil Leinhart, Brewmaster at Brewery Ommegang
Iron Throne has a slightly hazy golden amber hue. The head is full and fluffy. The finish is crisp, backed by a touch of spice and hops. The aroma is a bit grassy with a hint of lemon fruitiness from the lemon peel. The taste is lightly malty, rounded by honey malt sweetness.
Malt: Pils, Honey Malt, Aroma malt, Red wheat.
Hops: Styrain Golding, Hallertau Spalter Select.
Spices: Lemon peel, Grains of Paradise.
Pour slowly so as to not disturb the yeast sediment, but with enough vigor to create a luxurious head and release the rich bouquet.
Iron Throne has a slightly hazy golden amber hue. The head is full and fluffy. The finish is crisp, backed by a touch of spice and hops. The aroma is a bit grassy with a hint of lemon fruitiness from the lemon peel. The taste is lightly malty, rounded by honey malt sweetness.
Malt: Pils, Honey Malt, Aroma malt, Red wheat.
Hops: Styrain Golding, Hallertau Spalter Select.
Spices: Lemon peel, Grains of Paradise.
Pour slowly so as to not disturb the yeast sediment, but with enough vigor to create a luxurious head and release the rich bouquet.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a hazy blonde color ale with a very generous head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma consists of Belgian malt with some yeasty and bready undertones. Taste is also dominated by a Belgian style malt with some bready and yeasty notes with some residual sugar notes. Body is full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Solid Belgian blonde ale with nice drinkability factor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2014
at 11:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Single from the LCBO with a best before APRIL 09 2015. Pours a hazy light-golden colour with a big white frothy-creamy head, great retention and some foamy lace. Spicy aromas with some grass, citrus notes and mild Belgian Ale yeast. Medium-full bodied, smooth, almost creamy. Wheat taste with the citrus and grassy hops all well-balanced. A nice Belgian Blonde Ale that goes down well with the American-twist on it, with stronger hops.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2014
at 17:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(750mL bottle from LCBO, aged ~1yr) Pours a slightly hazy medium gold with a huge, densely frothy Duvel-like white head, very persistent loads of lace. Aroma has doughy combination of pilsner/wheat malts and yeast, a bit of pale malt sweetness, lemon zest, grassy hops, light spicing from yeast/additions. Flavour reasonably typical for a Belgian golden with additions, a moderately sweet and slightly doughy malt core balanced with fairly mineral crispness, lemon peel shows on the palate to lend fruitiness, along with fairly subtle spice notes. Towards the finish, some herbal/grassy hop character, more spice apparent, while it dries a bit there is still a fair bit of lingering sweetness. Average mouthfeel for the style, medium but with a creamy effervescence to the carbonation. This is a decent blonde Belgian ale, not really anything to make it stand out but certainly not bad either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2014
at 11:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap @ Rattle N Hum NYC. A cloudy deep golden beer with a small but really lacing off-white top. The nose is not to extreme but I get tones of Belgian yeast, a little bit of acebo, lots of dried orange zest and a little bit of wheat. Nice, not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Game of Thrones, but nice. Yeah, it has a mild Belgian yeasty flavor with a little bit of white candied sugar and more light herbal hints. The mouthfeel is light oily and the carbonation level is list above average. A little bit of bittering soap, some soft hoppy tones and it's leaving a mild dry tongue with a little lime-acidity in my mouth. Probably won't go back for seconds (don't thin I would do that for any beer right about now) but it's a absolutely decent thing this. 11.06.2013
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jan 2014
at 04:28
6/10
Tried
on 14 Nov 2013
at 09:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from somewhere. Pours a hazy pale orange color with a large foamy white head. Good head retention. Lots of spice in the aroma, some caramel, bread, dry citrus, herbal hops. The taste is spice, bready malts, caramel, citrus, herbal, spicy hops, stone fruits. Medium bodied, well balanced, mild lingering spice, low carbonation.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2013
at 20:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown bottle,750 ml, best before April 9 2015, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on September 20 2013; eye: golden, average effervescence, white head that turns into a good sheet, lots of lacing; nose: malt, yeast, light peach, slight spices, light caramel; mouth: malt, yeast, light peach, light spices, caramel, finale in malt with presence of spices, medium body, rather carbonated, mildly sweet, slightly bitter, lightly harsh texture; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, 6,5 %, meilleure avant 9 avril 2015, achetée à la LCBO Dorée, effervescence moyenne, mousse blanche qui se transforme en une bonne couverture, beaucoup de dentelle, savourée le 20 septembre 2013; œil : dorée, effervescence moyenne, mousse blanche qui se transforme en une bonne couverture, beaucoup de dentelle; nez : malt, levure, léger pêche, très léger épices, léger caramel; bouche : malt, levure, léger pêche, léger épices, caramel, finale en malt avec présence d’épices, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, moyennement sucrée, très légèrement amère, texture légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : ordinaire
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2013
at 15:43
5.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
1 finger head, pale straw colored. I get orange peels and clementines. There’s a mild funky leather brett nose. Loads and loads of wheat for miles. bland from middle to finish. wouldn’t want a 750 of this
Tried
on 08 Aug 2013
at 14:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
26.06.2013, tap @ The Cannibal NY:
Small creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly fruity, light malts, yeast, citrus, dried fruits, hay, grass, citrus peel, flowers. Taste is slightly dry, light malts, hay, yeast, citrus peel, grass, leafs, flowers. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel, a little overcarbonated. Not bad, but it could have been a lot better.
Small creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly fruity, light malts, yeast, citrus, dried fruits, hay, grass, citrus peel, flowers. Taste is slightly dry, light malts, hay, yeast, citrus peel, grass, leafs, flowers. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel, a little overcarbonated. Not bad, but it could have been a lot better.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2013
at 03:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Skyview. Thanks Bob. Light Belgian ale. Yellow color. Lots of Belgian yeast, and well carbonated. Fairly dry and effervescent. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2013
at 21:13