Keep It Crunchy
Brewery Ommegang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a dark cola-colored brown that forms a half-inch khaki head that is slow to dissipate, leaving behind solid lacing and superior retention. The aromas are dominated by oats, roasted malts, nuts, hints of vanilla and cacao. Taste is roasted malt, pecans, cacao nibs, vanilla, hints of honey and brown sugar. The can claims cranberries but I could not detect any fruit flavors. Medium body. A fine oatmeal stout, but it lacks some of the boldness that separates the great stouts. Still, a fine treat at good cost.

 

An OK brew, but I usually expect to get blown away by Ommegang beers!!!! Poured from a 16 oz can into a pint glass, this beer was looking good!! A dense black color with some reddish highlights coming through. The head was big, frothy and khaki colored with good retention and broken bands of foamy lacing on the glass. Taste and aroma were pretty average: some bready malt, a little vanilla and a grainy "breakfast cereal" like aspect. On the whole, rather undistinguished!!! Mouthfeel was rich enough for the style, a little alcohol warming (but no "burn" or harshness) and otherwise smooth. I just didn't think there was enough here, especially from Ommegang!!!

This version is 9%. Pours an inky black with a finger of brown head. Reduces to a thin ring and a decent cap. Nose is cola, baked bread, and honey granola. Taste follows suit with a coffee bitterness finish. Feel is medium thick with a good carb bite making it nearly effervescent. Overall, a good experience if only slightly above average.

What the heck happened to Ommegang?I never had a bad beer from them until last year.However,had their Three Philosophers last year,which I buy every year,but I wasn't impressed for some reason.Now,my wife has their Keep It Crunchy Stout....its ok,but not anywhere near what I would expect from this brewery.And,it has caramel color added(right on the can).If I had seen that,I wouldn't have allowed it to be bought.
Looks good,dark and brown.Smell,inoffensive,sweet,no complexity at all.Taste is inoffensive,vanilla forward,no complexity as it moves down the tongue.Lots of oats?, feels thin to me.Overall,inoffensive,nothing bad,but a mediocre beer at a premium pricepoint.

 

Not sure if I should tell everyone what I tasted here as I drank it past the BB date, so I will just state that this should be consumed fresh, not cellared.
Wasn’t bad at all, just no flavors listed still remain, save the vanilla which was actually bitter.
Drink fresh!

 

 

It is what it says it is, just not what I am looking for in a beer.

 

 

Black in color with minimal light penetration. There’s a quarter inch of creamy brown on top. Moderate, soapy lacing is present. The aroma is of caramel, toffee, cranberries, pecan, cocoa, and dark malt. I’m tasting caramel, toffee, pecans, and cranberries. The mouth is smooth and dry.