Gnomegang | Brewery Ommegang

3.59/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

4.4/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

3.84/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Hazy orange color with a thick head with decent retention.
Aroma with notes of oranges, honey, floral hops, a bit of cinnamon and vanilla, pears, cloves and biscuit.
Flavor with notes of cloves, pepper, nutmeg, ginger, orange, pineapple juice, floral noble hops, candi sugar, pears and banana. Dry aftertaste with a medium bitterness.
Medium towards full body with effervescent carbonation. Alcohol of 9,5% is mostly shown in a flavored manner.
Complex Belgian Golden Strong Ale with lots of phenols and great complexity with fruity and alcohol notes finishing the ménage.

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4.34/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Having tried several of the Chouffe brews, this one is dead on. Aroma, taste and color are spot on. Love the work Ommegang is doing great, bringing awesome Belgian styles to the USA. Collaboration with Westvleteren, anyone?

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3.67/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

This beer is earthy and yeasty. Some mild sour notes. Fizzy. Gets better as you drink it. 9.5 ABV well hidden so that the earthy grain & yeast shine through more than the alcohol

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4.35/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

4.12/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Murky orange in color with yellowish hues on the edge of the glass and a heavy haze. Poured with a short, soapy, white foam with low retention. Doughy bread and sweet banana aromas with mellow over-ripe orange and very light peppery notes. Medium bodied with medium high carbonation. Creamy smooth feel provides an interesting contrast with the tangy, aggressive carbonation. Pleasant, mellow boozy warmth through the middle to the finish. Peppery esters up front that slowly taper from beginning to end. Sweet, sugary banana and Belgian malt flavors grow through the middle and fade toward the end. Meddium light bitterness through the middle with doughy, bready, belgian yeasty flavors. Sweet, boozy, malty flavors at the end followed by light peppery and sweet malt and banana notes at the finish. Not much to look at, but very aromatic, tasty, fun to drink with sneaky booziness.

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4.17/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

4.03/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.46/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

4.48/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

3.92/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Fruit, citrus, hops.

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3.97/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

1/5  rDev -75.6%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

3.76/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.84/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

3.31/5  rDev -19.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 4

4.5/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bought a variety 3-pack from Sam's Club $19.99 22oz bottle
Popped like a campaign cork
Hazy, golden brown color
Medium-heavy mouthfeel
Medium--high carbonation
Fruit and malt tastes, some alcohol aftertaste
Overall a really great brew. Nice to sip on like a wine to enjoy the complex flavors.

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4.25/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

2.77/5  rDev -32.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

4.14/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

3.98/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

OMMEGANG BLONDE ALE 10/4/17

Not sure if this is the same brew known here as Gnomegang and listed as a Belgian Strong Pale Ale, due to the name "Blonde Ale" on the bottle rather than simple "Gnomegang" and the face the bottle label is blue with a different gnome than the one just named Gnomegang. Same yeast (Chouffe) and ABV (9.5) and similar review descriptions of appearance and flavor, so may be the same one. Or not.

Poured from the 12 oz. bottle into a Unibroue stemmed pilsner.

a: Translucent orange with an inch thick white head which receded to thick even surface foam and patchy lacing.

s: Belgian yeast leaning to banana and pear.

t; Follows the nose, some hop or alcohol bite on a dry finish. Slight throat burn and stronger alcohol notes as it warms are the only indications this has such a high ABV.

m; Medium or a bit more, very good body and some carbonation tingle.

o: A substantial-tasting Belgian blonde, refreshing yet rather hefty. Gives an impression of quality all the way.

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4.36/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

3.96/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4