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Brewery Ommegang

(Duvel Moortgat)

656 County Highway 33
Cooperstown NY 13326
Telephone: +1 607-544-1800
Toll-Free: +1 800-544-1809
Hours: Memorial Day-Labor Day: 11:00am-6:00pm, Labor Day-Memorial Day noon-5:00pm.
Brewer: Randy Thiel, Phil Leinhart
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Notes

Opened: 1997

Annual Production: 14,000 hl

Contributors: Laurent Demuynck, Mario Kornmesser, Steve Busby

Ommegang was sold to Duvel Moortgat in January 2003.

Updated: July 1, 2020

News

2020-06-19: 12 Things You Should Know About Brewery Ommegang (VinePair)
2012-12-18: ‘Thrones’ beer in March (New York Post)
2012-07-17: Opera + Beer = High notes and good times (Times-Union)
2011-11-15: Ommegang: Fracking may force us to leave (Oneonta Daily Star)
2009-09-14: Ommegang's Brew News (Food & Wine)

Beer List

Abbey Ale (formerly Abbey Dubbel)

Belgian-Style Dubbel

8.50% abv.
Awards:
- Gold Medal, 2010 World Beer Cup
- Bronze Medal, 2004 World Beer Cup
- Date: March 18, 2007 (#6401)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 19 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Deep bright red. Huge fluffy head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Rich sweet dark malt. Quite fruity.
  
  Mouthfeel (10)
  Medium-big body, foamy. Rich sweet dark malt, just like the aroma. Hints of roastiness and dark fruit. Just a little warming. Sweetish raisiny finish.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Clean, fresh, and tasty!
- Date: December 19, 2002 (#4565)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Pick'n Save, Oshkosh WI
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3½)
  Deep bright red, very high carbonation, good thick head. Rich raisiny malt aroma, nice and spicy. Medium body, fizzy. Hugely malty, spicy, with lots of raisin and wood character. Lingering sweetish spicy woody finish.
- Date: April 3, 1998 (#2626)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Sam's Wine and Spirits, Chicago IL
  
  Score: 15½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Red opaque, thick head. Lots of brown sugar aroma. Big body, lots of caramel, lots of fusels. Big spicy long lasting finish.

Adoration

Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

10.00% abv.

Art of Darkness

Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

8.90% abv.

Date: July 14, 2012 (#8875)

Package: bottled

Place: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WI

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Huge lively head.

Aroma (3½)
Mildly roasty, spicy, chocolatey.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big body, rich chewy malt. Lots of chocolate, lots of Belgian spice. Hint of banana. Sweet, chocolatey finish with some clove.

Overall Impression (3)

Barrel Aged Adoration Special Winter Ale

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

Barrel Aged Three Philosophers

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

Biere de Mars

Specialty Beer

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2010 World Beer Cup

BPA

Belgian-Style Pale Ale

5.80% abv.

Cave Aged Hennepin

French & Belgian-Style Saison

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
Bronze Medal, 2004 World Beer Cup

Chocolate Indulgence Stout

Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

7.00% abv.

Date: March 31, 2008 (#6961)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense brown head.

Aroma (4)
Rich chocolate, with a herbal, grassy note.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Real nice chocolate malt flavor. Mild bitterness. Chocolate gets sweeter in the finish. Warming at the end.

Overall Impression (2)

Crescendo Ale

Glimmerglass

French & Belgian-Style Saison

5.40% abv.

Date: May 21, 2014 (#9429)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, spicy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Toasty and grassy. Earthy. Low-medium bitterness. Clean earthy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: January 21, 2012 (#8710)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Mildly lemony, floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light and fizzy. Big citrusy-floral hop flavor up front, mildly bitter. Clean, sweet, malty background.

Overall Impression (3)
Very tasty beer. A collaboration with Brasserie D'Achouffe.

Date: February 10, 2007 (#6321)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Translucent. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, spicy, toasty. Maybe a hint of lemon.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Tastes like freshly-cut wood at first, followed by a lemongrass-spiciness. Yeasty sweet yeasty lemony drying finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: August 23, 2003 (#5087)

Package: bottled

Place: Discount Liquor, Milwaukee WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden opaque. Nice thick head. Estery aroma, with acetaldehyde. Medium body, quite fizzy. Lots of malt with a big leathery/earthy/Brettanomyces character. Very warming. Rather bitter.

Date: January 19, 2000 (#3376)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Pale, very high carbonation, very big head. Mildly citrusy aroma, with banana and alcohol. Light body, fizzy, hoppy, dry. Very refreshing beer. Thanks to Jim Cadieux and Kip Ross for sending this beer!

Date: July 7, 2013 (#9222)

Package: draught

Place: Jake's Cigars and Spirits, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright yellow. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Earthy, yeasty. Fruity, smoky.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, creamy. Sweet malt, lemony, with a spicy yeastiness. Low bitterness. Sweet citrusy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: October 25, 2008 (#7503)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Translucent. Massive head.

Aroma (4)
Really fruity with an assertive, tart Brettanomyces character.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big and chewy and creamy. Big fresh malt flavor under lots of fruity esters. Mild earthy Brettanomyces flavor, and just a little tart.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer. Bottle conditioned.

Date: July 22, 2018 (#9876)

Package: draught

Place: 1892 Beer House, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber, opaque. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Allspice.

Mouthfeel (9)
Tart. Light body, fizzy. Clean mild malt. Citrusy, floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Clean tart finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good smooth tart beer.

Date: December 17, 2000 (#3751)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #20, Green Bay WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright amber, high carbonation, nice head. Spicy malty aroma. Medium body, very spicy "Belgian" flavors, big maltiness, clean finish.

Date: September 18, 2013 (#9262)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber, hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Maple and malt. Grassy and fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet, toasty, biscuity malt all the way through. Grassy, woody hop flavor, medium bitterness. Grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: March 18, 2007 (#6402)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright burgundy. Big fluffy head.

Aroma (3)
Earthy. Sweet brown-malty. Mild chocolate.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, fizzy. Sweet and malty, with just a hint of cherry flavor and a bit of chocolate. Sweet, malty, warming finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Ommegang Abbey Dubbel blended with 2% Lindemans Kriek.

Date: June 28, 2003 (#4916)

Package: bottled

Place: Discount Liquor, Milwaukee WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep amber. Big thick head. Bready, yeasty aroma. Medium body. Fruity - apricots - and really malty. Nice and creamy. Some raisins. This would be an excellent beer but for the strong bready/yeasty flavor and aroma.

Date: March 31, 2008 (#6959)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Hazy. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Bready. Fruity. Spicy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Very light body. Very fizzy. Lots of sweet wheat malt. Mild Witbier spiciness, fairly fruity and citrusy.

Overall Impression (2)
Sweet fruity spicy clean beer. Bottle conditioned.