Ommegang BPA

I've had two other beers from Ommegang;   Hennepin and Witte.   Both of these beers were absolutely delicious, so when I saw this beer on tap, naturally I couldn't resist.   If I have good beer after good beer from a brewery, I will stay pretty loyal to the brewery and go down their lineup.
Ommegang BPA is Ommegang's version of  a true Belgian style Pale Ale.  BPA comes brewed with 5 malts and 3 hops (Columbus, Celeia, and Cascade.)  The ABV for BPA isn't overly high, although it is above normal..   It weighs in at 6.2% so it's not ideal for a session brew, but the ABV isn't too high where you can't have a few of them.

A: Slightly hazy golden-orange color with a two finger head.   The head fades slowly down to about one finger and doesn't really recede past that.   Fairly sizable lacing is left on the glass while drinking.

S:  Spice and clove notes dominate the smell.   There are also tropical fruits and bubblegum scents present as well.  It's a very nice smelling beer.   They usually don't smell this good in my opinion.   After smelling it, I could not wait to taste it.

T:  The forefront of the taste is dominated by an initial spicy citrus flavor.   Also present is  bit of herbal hoppy bite in the middle and an earthy bitterness on the end.

M: This is a medium bodied beer with fairly lively carbonation.   I'd probably rate it as a medium to high carbonation.   A very crisp beer.  It's very drinkable.   I only had one of these but I could have definitely had a few more of them easily.  Great tasting beer and easy to drink it. 

O:  This beer impressed the hell out of me.   I wasn't really even looking to have a Pale Ale when I had it,  but Ommegang is a fantastic brewery from my experiences so I couldn't resist.   I would highly recommend this beer to anyone regardless of the style of beer they favor.   I'd give this beer a very confident two thumbs up.

Ommegang Hennepin (Farmhouse Saison)

I've never had a Saison/Farmhouse Ale before, which is what BeerAdvocate.com lists this beer at. So I'm excited to try it.
BeerAdvocate.com lists this style as:
Saisons are sturdy farmhouse ale that was traditionally brewed in the winter, to be consumed throughout the summer months. Not so long ago it was close to being an endangered style, but over recent years there's been a massive revival; especially in the US.

This is a very complex style; many are very fruity in the aroma and flavor. Look for earthy yeast tones, mild to moderate tartness. Lots of spice and with a medium bitterness. They tend to be semi-dry with many only having touch of sweetness.
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It's listed as the best example of the style.
I've only had one other beer from Ommegang before, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was their Witte.
A bit higher ABV (7.7%) in comparison to what I normally have., but lately I've been drinking much higher ABV beers than I normally would.

Side note - I totally forgot until I looked at the cap but Ommegang is located in Cooperstown NY. If I ever go to the Baseball Hall of Fame (which will definitely happen someday), I think a trip here would be totally necessary.

A - Very bright golden color. I'm using the Duvel Tulip Glass, and I don't know if this is directly related to the glass itself, but theres a single file stream of bubbles in the middle of the glass just rising continuously. Pretty neat looking. Pretty cloudy with a large frothy, white head. Very sticky lacing is left on the side of the glass if I give a little swirl.

S - I've never had a Saison before so I wasn't really sure what I was getting into, but the smell was totally not what I expected. Almost smells like a Witbier. There's lots of similar characteristics. It's heavy on coriander and lemon. The smoothness of clove is present. It's also a little spicy and if I'm correctly identifying it, it almost smells like ginger is in there.

T - With the initial taste it was very sweet in the front and very dry bready taste on the back end. Based on the smell, I would have to say the taste is a lot spicier than I anticipated, although that's not a bad thing. It's a good spicy taste. Spices and citrus definitely dominate the overall taste of the beer though. Honestly, it almost has this sour taste to it.. like a green apple sour taste. I definitely like it. That taste seems to be hanging around in the aftertaste.

M - Good carbonation on the tongue, yet so extremely crisp and refreshing at the same time. Light bodied.

D - I type pretty fast to give you an idea of things... and while typing this review I've killed off the entire beer except for a mouthful without really realizing it. I can't get enough of this beer. Very high drinkability obviously... well until the near 8% ABV sneaks up on me. Cheers.


Verdict - It's a good beer. Hands down. I was a little skeptical going into it, which is why I think it got buried in my fridge for 2 months. I'm pretty mad at myself for not having it much sooner. This is solid beer, and I wouldn't hesitate to pick up another couple bottles. (Even if I like a beer, I normally will say.. ahhh probably wouldn't go buy it again because it simply didn't just blow me away) Well, this beer blew me away. Two very big thumbs up.

Ommegang Witte

A - Cloudy pale orange color. Pretty much the standard when it comes to witbiers. Nice fluffly head. Decent amount of lacing.

S - Coriander and other spice, along with citrus. Again standard.

T - Wheat base with mild citrus and coriander. In comparison to other witbiers it seems to have less of a spice but it's more balanced.

M - Thin and light with low carbonation. It's not watery though. I'd say it's almost perfect.

D - Very drinkable. It's probably not a session brew though. You wouldn't want to drink 6 of these. You'd feel it.

Two Thumbs Up!