Belgian Essence
Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: New Belgium Brewing CompanyBelgian Style - Tripel Rotating
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Score
7.25
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Belgian-Style Tripel Ale
Belgian Essence is the result of months of collaboration between two friends. This small-batch Belgian-style Tripel is a golden and brightly effervescent ale with a deceptively light body. Brewed with three simple hand-selected malts to provide a crisp, smooth and highly carbonated brew. Similar to our roots, the first hop addition is a traditional old-world style hop. The finish hops bring forth a new world twist, resulting in a fresh bright citrus finish. A fine full carbonation produces a bright white foamy cap atop the sparkling full-bodied brew.
Belgian Essence is the result of months of collaboration between two friends. This small-batch Belgian-style Tripel is a golden and brightly effervescent ale with a deceptively light body. Brewed with three simple hand-selected malts to provide a crisp, smooth and highly carbonated brew. Similar to our roots, the first hop addition is a traditional old-world style hop. The finish hops bring forth a new world twist, resulting in a fresh bright citrus finish. A fine full carbonation produces a bright white foamy cap atop the sparkling full-bodied brew.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy dark gold with a three-finger head. Aroma is fruity with hints of grass. Taste is fruity, Belgium spices and a sweet finish.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2025
at 05:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I located this 12 oz bottle at Freeman’s in OKC a couple of weeks ago, did not recognize that it was a tripel at the time. Fortunate acquisition, tripels are one of my three favorite styles. Ready to receive the pour is my substantial New Belgium globe glass, oh, the irony. I see a cloudy amber-gold liquid with a nicely representative head of extremely fine, very white bubbles. I find the nose to be attractive. Yellow fruit, citrus and yeast. But I bought this brew for the drink and now I do that. Peaches, a fair amount of floral, malt, yeast again, straw and some hops influence. An easy beer to drink. Enjoyable but not great like I hoped.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2024
at 00:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle generously given to me by csbosox. The pour is a slightly hazed orange golden with some light splotchy lace. The aroma is herbal Belgian yeast, nice floral, leather and yeast - a bright and inviting nose. The taste is straw, grass then moves into the floral and Brett yeast character. The palate is light to medium bodied with active bright carbonation leading to a crisp dry citrus Brett finish. Very drinkable, nice one. Thanks, Chris!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2024
at 19:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours amber gold with a moderate white head. Aroma of citrus and yeast. Med body, or nearly. Flavor is pale malt in support of floral and citrus. Pretty dry. Moderately bitter. Expected yeast/spice seems lost in the mix. Good flavor tho.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2024
at 01:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Lemon and florals. Some coriander. Golden orange pour with good head. Light tangy finish with a hint of ginger. Was hoping for something a bit better from this collab. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2024
at 06:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle. Orange amber pour is topped by a pillowy white head. Aroma is subtle sweet malt with a hint of yeast and phenolics. First sip is dry and bitter. Light bodied and clean. Highly carbonated. Bone dry throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2023
at 04:03
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Aromas are spice, grain with a little floral. Excellent Belgian style double fermentation going on here. Fantastic frothy long-lasting head. Balanced spicy sweet up front with a fruit rind bitter finish. Really good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Steve's Liquor Store
on 01 Oct 2023
at 22:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle, best before Jan 26, 2024, drunk July 20, 2023. Touch of haze despite my best efforts on the pour (and it having sat cold for a long time). Deep copper-bronze with a hint of cherry. Large, rocky, butter-tinted, white head showing strong retention. Soft, mellow, fruity, only a bit of white pepper and no crude crap here (bubble gum, banana, clove, etc...or very little of it). Almost creamy malts seem very deep and supportive here with plentiful biscuit and white bread. Hops are very floral, which, with the heavily perfumey/peppery phenols/esters is a bit much, but that's my only quibble. No alcohol perceived. Soft, very carbonated, good malt depth with good attenuation and only minimal breadiness from the malt. Again, crude esters/phenols are minimized with mostly a white pepper and stone fruit character from the yeast. Lingering honey, white bread, some herbal hops and more peachy-peary-appley fruitiness. Man, as much as I've come to loathe both of these breweries these days, I have to admit this is shockingly excellently done. Soft, malty, good attenuation, clean, snappy, well-carbonated and with really lovely, mellow flavors and no alcohol. With warming, some bubble gum does emerge, but it's pretty innocuous.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2023
at 21:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Barrel Republic, Carlsbad on 19th July 2023. Slight haze to the golden orange body, decent white head that tried to stay the distance. Lovely Belgian like feel to this, banana's, yeasty and boozy, my sweet tooth took to this. Wanted more, but I was on a mission!
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2023
at 15:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pour is a hazy orange with a large white head. Aroma is candi sugar, yeast esters and clover honey. Flavor is more of a honey malt, then comes the yeast kiss and the finish is a decent hoppy bitter bite. Pretty good kind of new world tripel.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2023
at 22:10