Chocolate Indulgence Stout - Brewery Ommegang

oline73

Maryland

3.55/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the bottle into a goblet.

There is a nice fluffy light tan head on top of the pour. The head sticks around quite nicely and leaves some lacing on the glass. I'm getting some chocolate in the smell, but it's not aggressive. I'm also getting mild yeast spice and some dark fruit in the nose. The flavor is chocolatey, but I would say it's more delicate than indulgent. The chocolate carries through the whole sip, but the bitterness from the roasted malt builds in the finish. That bitterness is the only thing that sticks with me after the sip. I would have liked the chocolate to stick around a bit longer. The carbonation is creamy but the body of the beer doesn't quite live up to that. This is a solid beer, but doesn't quite live up to the name.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 02:48:00 | More by oline73

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +24.3%

05-17-2013 03:14:49 | More by ElizabethEleanor

CardiacNP

Louisiana

4.2/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Tonight's after diner beer for American Craft Beer Week. Ommegang brewery in Cooperstown New York. A Belgium Style Stout with dark roasted malt and actual Belgian Chocolate added to it. A very smooth a creamy beer with a slight bitter coffee/chocolate finish.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 01:26:08 | More by CardiacNP

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

05-09-2013 01:56:49 | More by tommyguz

MystikCelt

New York

4/5  rDev +4.7%

05-02-2013 03:54:19 | More by MystikCelt

leprechaunandfatman

Illinois

5/5  rDev +30.9%

05-02-2013 00:12:06 | More by leprechaunandfatman

djs467

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

04-30-2013 16:08:09 | More by djs467

socon67

New York

4.04/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Split bottle with a buddy after hauling a freaking huge patio umbrella home.

A - Black pour with a brown fizzy foam. Lacing is in thin rings on the glass.

S - Scents of plums, chocolate and licorice.

T - Flavor ranges from sweet chocolate, to tangy berries and yeast, and some mocha notes.

M - Very drinkable. Some carbonation. For a Belgian dark it is very sessionable.

O - Impressed. I got this as part of a gift pack and I'd grab this again.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 20:30:02 | More by socon67

strib

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +17.8%

04-14-2013 02:53:48 | More by strib

ncstateplaya

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

04-11-2013 13:38:54 | More by ncstateplaya

RiotActor10

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

04-11-2013 12:32:50 | More by RiotActor10

CaptDavyJones

New York

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

04-09-2013 21:24:21 | More by CaptDavyJones

HerbScott

Ohio

5/5  rDev +30.9%

04-09-2013 02:38:43 | More by HerbScott

mctizzz

New York

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

04-06-2013 14:19:46 | More by mctizzz

hiphopj5

Colorado

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

04-05-2013 14:27:03 | More by hiphopj5

chim52chim

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

04-03-2013 01:51:04 | More by chim52chim

JSkone09

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-01-2013 19:14:28 | More by JSkone09

Slikpitt

Georgia

4/5  rDev +4.7%

03-31-2013 16:50:17 | More by Slikpitt

videofrog

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

03-28-2013 01:17:23 | More by videofrog

harpus

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

03-25-2013 15:04:53 | More by harpus

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.85/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into an Ommegang flute glass. Pours a very dark brown, appearing black in the glass. Has a two finger fine tan head with great retention and pillowy lacing. Aroma dominated by chocolate with slight hints of toasted malt. Flavor of dark toasted malt, chocolate with light hints of dark fruit. Finishes with dry toasted malt and chocolate. Medium bodied. Fairly two dimensional malt and chocolate, but these two flavors are great together and I greatly enjoyed drinking this. Better flavor than expected at the ABV.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 02:49:04 | More by LiquidAmber

RyFikes

New York

4/5  rDev +4.7%

03-23-2013 18:19:06 | More by RyFikes

wmobley

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

03-13-2013 21:16:03 | More by wmobley

ggourde

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

03-07-2013 20:35:56 | More by ggourde

superspak

Michigan

4/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle into signature tulip glass, bottled on 10/29/2010. Pours pitch black color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy dark tan head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of cocoa, dark chocolate, roasted malt, light char, raisin, prune, toast, toffee, earth, floral, clove, and yeast spiciness. Damn nice aromas with great balance, strength, and complexity of chocolate, dark malt, and fruity ester notes. Taste of cocoa, dark chocolate, roasted malt, raisin, prune, caramel, toast, toffee, earth, light clove, and yeast spiciness. Lingering notes of cocoa, dark chocolate, roasted malt, dark fruit, caramel, toast, toffee, earth, light clove, and yeast spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance and complexity of chocolate, roasted malt, and yeast ester flavors; with nice robustness; and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and lightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice Belgian style stout! Great balance and complexity of chocolate, roasted, and yeast ester flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 03:50:04 | More by superspak