Fleur De Houblon Summer Ale
Brewery Ommegang

Fleur De Houblon Summer AleFleur De Houblon Summer Ale
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From:
Brewery Ommegang
 
New York, United States
Style:
Belgian Pale Ale
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.99 | pDev: 9.77%
Reviews:
196
Ratings:
1,093
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 24, 2019
Added:
Apr 15, 2013
Wants:
  49
Gots:
  204
Nothing is more evocative of summer than the beautiful aroma of flowers, and the favored flowers of brewers are hops. Our brand new summer ale, Fleur de Houblon (Hop Flowers), is brewed to bring the many elements of summer into a refreshing and easy-to-drink Belgian-style ale.

Fleur de Houblon is a rich gold color with distinct floral hops in the aroma that follow through in the taste. Whole-cone Bravo hops are used to impart their earthy, fruity, and floral aromas and flavors. The body and flavor are clean and dry, with pleasing complexity and spicy notes from both primary and secondary fermentation with our unique Ommegang house yeast.
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Ratings by Ciocanelu:
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.9/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hazy yellow color with white head and some yeast sediment. Aroma has floral yeast esters with some hay, meadow flowers and citrus fruits. Taste follows with floral yeast, slightly sweet at first with some wheat notes, light grassy​bitterness on the finish. Medium body with smooth mouthfeel. Overall it's a really nice hoppy Belgian ale.
Mar 19, 2017
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.9/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
"Best by April 2017"; drank 8/1/16 @ the Yarchives.

Nearly opaque dark yellow appearance; champagne bubbles throughout.

A rough pour yielded a HUGE eggshell head (careful pouring!); strong, frothy lace.

Dandelion, banana & mild pineapple notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Dandelion & pineapple flavors up front; banana & mild clove dryness on the finish.

A touch too much clove on the finish for me, but overall a nice brew. I'd have another.
Mar 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by HeathbarATL from Georgia

Feb 24, 2019
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Reviewed by Rseanchardy from Tennessee

3.13/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Too sweet it overpowers the beer. Floral and cherry notes left for an aftertaste. I suppose a good Christmas beer or feminine beer. Not my style but well crafted.
Dec 02, 2018
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.63/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Almost light and airy enough to be close to witbier territory. Cloudy orange gold with a small fizzy head. Light floral hoppy aroma. Taste is equal parts floral, malt, hops, lavender, coriander. Dry finish.
Mar 07, 2018
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.12/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I was meeting some people at Dominion Pizza this afternoon, following school, when I spotted this one in their mix-a-six cooler. We are all big hockey fans so it got a laugh when I said that it put me in mind of a couple of goalies: Marc-Andre Fleury & Nikolai Khabibulin. Time for a bottle of beer!

From the bottle: "Ommegang ales are incomparable - yielding unique flavors and aromas. Inspired by deep insight into Belgian brewing, and infused with Ommegang's creative upstate NY spirit[,] each ale offers perfect balance and pure drinking pleasure. Visit us for daily tours & tastings"; "Hopped to Perfection with Whole Cone Bravo Hops."; "Golden hue, distinctly floral hops, pleasing complexity, and spicy notes from Ommegang yeast."; "Nothing is more evocative of summer than flowers, and the favorite flowers of brewers are hops. Fleur de Houblon (Hop Flowers) is a rich gold color, with distinct floral hops in the aroma that follow through in the taste. The body and flavor are clean and dry with pleasing complexity and spicy notes from our unique Ommegang house yeast."; "Part of the Duvel Family of Fine Ales"; "Pour slowly so as not to disturb the yeast sediment, but with enough vigor to create a luxurious head and release the rich bouquet."

Their directions seem a bit contradictory, but I fully agreed with a slow, gentle pour as I could see the yeast sediment (lees) on the punt of the bottle. However, vigor seems counterintuitive when I can simply conduct an in-glass swirl for the same effect. It did not matter in this case as it formed just over a finger of dense, foamy, rocky, French Vanilla-colored head with great retention all on its own. Color was a pretty Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7) with NE-quality clarity, calling forth The Gelt Gang of Midas, Croesus & Mammon for a taste. Nose had the typical Belgian yeast mustiness, like old newspapers discovered in the attic, but imbued with a lemony biscuitiness. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium, but very bubbly and carbonated. The taste was spot-on for the style: very dry, kind of spicy, but akin to a Noble-hopped Pilsener. Man, this would be fantastic on a hot, humid summer's day! The finish was also quite dry, with a lingering biscuitiness and a yeastiness that left me licking my lips in anticipation of my next sip.
Feb 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by robebo44 from Virginia

Feb 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by OntheLambic from Connecticut

Dec 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by Steve_Studnuts from Pennsylvania

Nov 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Khaack from New York

Oct 29, 2017
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Rated by mrl2112 from Pennsylvania

4.27/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Smells and tastes like summer flowers. Really grew on me.
Aug 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by jbarletto from Massachusetts

Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.21 by Tcsox from Massachusetts

Jul 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.55 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

Jun 25, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

4/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The appearance was a nice looking light to clear yellow color with a good transparency about it. The head was quick and dissipating into barely nothing. Lacing left a lot to be desired. The smell was absolutely spectacular as it had a superb grassy / sweet to lemon bursting citrus hops. The taste was sweet, light grassy, light sweet lemon bursting into sweet orange juice - like character. On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a superb sessionability about it. Carbonation was extremely smooth. Overall, really nice Belgian pale ale, well worthy to have again.
Jun 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Jun 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by SpAiReArGsEonNE from New Jersey

Apr 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by mrfrancis from Kentucky

Apr 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by leitmotif from Romania

Mar 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by Fenix2009 from Pennsylvania

Mar 19, 2017
Fleur De Houblon Summer Ale from Brewery Ommegang
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 1093 ratings