Friday, September 30, 2011

Ommegang Ommegeddon


Ommegang's Ommeegeddon, "funkhouse" ale, was a beer a tapped, and reviewed, a little over four years ago, July, 2007, and friends Dan and Beth were kind enough to bring over a 2008 bottle to my new apartment last night for a big ol' tasting. Here are those notes, from then:

Hazed, straw golden, with an enormous, rusty, off-white head, stays long at the top of the Ommegang tulip glass it sits in. Spices on top in this one, with some citric fruit feel underneath. A little pepper, a little apricot, and a pervasive mood of funk surrounds it all. On the tongue, again, cracked pepper, and light fruit. A little spark, a little bite, and then it's all smooth, and easy. But the flavor never quits. Starts out stealthy, then spreads to all areas of the tastebuds, the black pepper and lemon rind rounding it out. Stronger than your typical farmhouse, and not, however, quite as funky as I feared. Maybe the effect is felt more in the bottle. That's okay, I can only take so much of that stuff. This is nice, I can drink one or two or three without feeling the 8%...or can I? I'm not going to try to find out tonight...maybe next time.

The 3 year old bottle? Definitely more sour and funky, but not by much. Easier drinking, though.

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