Grains of Truth
Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Bière de Garde Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.04
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Grains of Truth is Ommegang’s ale honoring the harvest season. Using barley, oats, wheat, and rye, we’ve brought the mood of fall to life with vibrant and flavorful passion.
Brewed with balance in mind, Grains of Truth reveals a smooth and creamy mouthfeel with light toastiness and gentle sweetness. Bright amber in color from the mixed malts, the beer is balanced with delicate hopping to counter rather than overpower the malt profile.
Brewed with balance in mind, Grains of Truth reveals a smooth and creamy mouthfeel with light toastiness and gentle sweetness. Bright amber in color from the mixed malts, the beer is balanced with delicate hopping to counter rather than overpower the malt profile.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Brownish shiny pour from small bottle. Big head. Aroma is fruit malt grain. Taste is similar with yeasty Belgian edge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Notes from September 2012 Single from Whole Foods. Duvel Tulip. Finally letting me split things up & buy singles. :D Creamy, lathery head. Hazed, orange amber body. Smell is all about oats & must. A slight twang in there too. Frothy, beaded, tight carbonation. Taste has sort of a Euro metallic thing going on. Toasty/grainy sweetness. Dull malt. Cheerios, & moderately sharp, pithy hops. Boring yeast. Earth. Dusty, dry finish. Missing something. Seems more like a Bière de Garde, but it's not tasty enough for me to care if the listing gets revisited.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2024
at 21:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Nice alternative to the toffee-caramel sweetness of the marzens currently flooding the shelves. Surprisingly dry, a long, floral hop finish leveling out the fruity malt notes on the front end. Apple, wheat, clove, orange, and bread all come through on towards the middle, while the back grows bitter and soapy, with hints of pencil shavings, yeast, and rye spiciness. Effervescent texture gains a creamy undertone thanks to the oats. Lovely pour comes out orange-gold with a neverending off-white head and massive lacing. Apples and clove on the nose. Highly drinkable.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2017
at 13:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into a Trappist glass. Hazy orange with medium white head. Aroma is spicy orange, medium body, well carbonated, and a little lacing. Taste is orange, bubble gum, and spicy rye.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2016
at 19:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2014 vintage on tap at HopCat Ann Arbor. Pours a clear brown amber with a white head. Aromas of light bubble gum and slight toastiness. As for the flavor, the age (maybe) seems to give it a light crispness. Toasted malt and fruitiness with that light crispness, overall bubble gum with some earthy aged hops. Not sure quite why, but I find it really enjoyable with the age on it.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jan 2016
at 02:07
Tried
on 01 Jan 2016
at 15:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle (refrigerated) as Grains of Truth, best before 7/20/16, drunk 12/15/15.
Light haziness to the copper-to-light-amber liquid with plentiful carbonation creating a creamy, off-white head that is well-retained.
Balanced blend of Belgian yeast and malts in the nose, displaying fruits (apple, cherry, strawberry), vanilla, light caramel and baked bread. Just a touch of clove and black pepper, as well. No alcohol or flaws.
Very malty, unsurprisingly with notes of sugar cookies, light caramel, vanilla, various grains and lots of breadiness. Definitely vanilla wafers. But it’s all carried-on by a tight carbonation and very softly-malted texture that prevents any hypothetical graininess/astringency from the malt/grains. Sweetness is moderate; perhaps a bit above average for a Belgian ale, but the flavors are enjoyable and the maltiness is obviously part of what the beer’s aiming for. Pepper, clove, light citrus and vanilla linger on the finish.
Light haziness to the copper-to-light-amber liquid with plentiful carbonation creating a creamy, off-white head that is well-retained.
Balanced blend of Belgian yeast and malts in the nose, displaying fruits (apple, cherry, strawberry), vanilla, light caramel and baked bread. Just a touch of clove and black pepper, as well. No alcohol or flaws.
Very malty, unsurprisingly with notes of sugar cookies, light caramel, vanilla, various grains and lots of breadiness. Definitely vanilla wafers. But it’s all carried-on by a tight carbonation and very softly-malted texture that prevents any hypothetical graininess/astringency from the malt/grains. Sweetness is moderate; perhaps a bit above average for a Belgian ale, but the flavors are enjoyable and the maltiness is obviously part of what the beer’s aiming for. Pepper, clove, light citrus and vanilla linger on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2015
at 16:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
On draft at the brewery it is a cloud orange color with a slight head. The aroma is cloves and the taste is a slight bitter orange flavor
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2015
at 20:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On draft at the brewery. Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Light banana nose. Flavors of tropical fruits. Light bitter finish.
Earlier Rating: 9/15/2013 Total Score: 3.7
From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a hazy copper with a thick white head. Yeasty nose. Flavors of bread dough and light citrus. Very tasty.
Earlier Rating: 9/15/2013 Total Score: 3.7
From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a hazy copper with a thick white head. Yeasty nose. Flavors of bread dough and light citrus. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2015
at 20:33