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Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Winter Out of Production|
Score
7.29
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Brewed in the authentic style of Belgian winter, or noel beer, is dark, strong, malty and assertively spiced. It is not a lightweight beer, and is best sipped before a roaring fire, or on a sleigh ride over the hills to Grandma’s house. (Let someone else drive.) It would also be a tasty accompaniment to dark roasts and wild game. Even with its strong ABV, this beer is well-balanced and not at all hot or fiery. The dark malts give it lush, malty flavors and aromas, strongly complemented by the five spices, including coriander, cumin, mace, cardamom and grains of paradise. Hopping is modest, as befits such a beer.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy dark fruit aroma. Fruity warming sweetish malty dark fruit and caramel flavor. Has a sweetish fruity malty dark fruit finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2011
at 08:50
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from a 750 ml brown corked bottle this beer poured a very dark brown color with a huge creamy white head that lingered forever and left great lacing. The aroma was strong dry spices - mostly nutmeg, coriander and clove with notes of dust, cherry and anise following. The flavor was tart and had a very strong nutmeg presence with strong caramel and notes of orange, cherry, berry and anise. The finish was long, dryish and spicy. Medium body. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2011
at 17:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
On tap at the Stags Head. This was my sipping beer as I enjoyed a sampling of Colorado brews. pours a deep red and tastes of spice, ginger, caramel, raisins, its fizzy and some boozy warming on finish. Very nice brew for winter time.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2011
at 12:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Washington Commons, Bklyn tap ($6): Pours a reddish color with beige head. Aroma is rather spicy and fruity. The beer is actually a little thin from attempting to do too many things at once. A lot of spices, but not enough malt backbone to cover over the minor alcohol burn, which was annoying. A good amount of sweetness and plenty of fruitiness. There were even notes of what were more on the American side of hops (than on the Belgian). Not the best winter ale I’ve had.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2011
at 20:41
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Pour is a murky dark brown with a big tan head. Aroma is stellar. Lots of spice, Belgian yeast and a intense brown sugar. Flavor is lots of coriander and spice. Finish has more yeast and a bit of alcohol. Wonderfully flavored beer for a cold winter night. Bonus is that the place i bought this charged me half of what they should have for this beer.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2010
at 14:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 ml bottle shared with Bryan, Dan and staff at Brasserie Beck. Decent copy of a Belgian Christmas ale, with nice spice and some sweetness. Can’t complain.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2010
at 19:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
2010 bottle (with a best by of 09/2015). Pours with a murky bronze body and a very large tan head. Hugh retention and very good lace. Aromas of dried orange peel, mace, chocolate, molasses, cardamon, spiced rum, evergreen, coriander, belgian yeast esters. Definitely a strong holiday season aroma. Perfumy, Gluhwein. Flavors of cardamon, strong curaco orange, pear, attic, mulled wine (Gluhwein), estery notes, lightly woodsy. Interesting beer. Lively and creamy bubbles. Light acidity (not sourness) to the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2010
at 19:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle at Fort Wayne tasting - Pours hazy red and smells of yeast, dark fruit, and malt. The flavor is sweet with dark fruit and spices. It’s full bodied and everything comes together well. Ommegang delivers once again with an excellent brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2010
at 18:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours light brown color with tan head. Aromas of corriander and orange peel with some other spices. Similar flavors. Medium body with average carbonation and a slight burn from the alcohol. The spices they use just don’t do ot for me. Meh.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2010
at 19:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is dry and spiced, coriander and cardemomme. Sweet and spiced flavoured, light caramelish. Smooth and spiced into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2010
at 01:07