Ommegang Rouge - Brewery Ommegang

Hojaminbag

Colorado

4.65/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

A dark reddish body that is almost brown in the center with just about no head, lacing, or retention.

Smells of sour cherries. Tart, with some malts hidden underneath there.

This is a great Flanders red ale. Very tart, with a puckering sourness that comes with a big sour cherry flavor. A touch of oak comes through. In the finish I can taste a bready malt flavor. The tartness and the cherry are the main flavors, and they are both very well done.

Pretty full bodied, puckering.

Great dinkability. This beer is fantastic, one of the best examples of the style I have encountered.

Serving type: on-tap

05-28-2009 04:20:40 | More by Hojaminbag

Lare453

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

03-24-2013 19:03:53 | More by Lare453

KickbacksSteve

Florida

4.66/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75

2008 vintage. On tap at Kickbacks in Jax. Poured into a snifter. White head, low retention on a clear mahogany body. Aroma jumps out of the glass and includes tart cherry, tart green apple, slight malt sweetness, some port. Taste follows closely with the aromas and is maybe the most mouth puckeringly tart beer I've ever head. Quite satisfying and very delicious. Wow.

Serving type: on-tap

02-08-2013 05:31:59 | More by KickbacksSteve

DmanGTR

New York

4.75/5  rDev +10.7%

01-28-2013 22:29:02 | More by DmanGTR

Conniehophead

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

01-21-2013 13:25:27 | More by Conniehophead

westcoastbeerlvr

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

01-10-2013 18:53:47 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.58/5  rDev -16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served in an Ommegang Rouge tulip; thanks to yourefragile for the glassware. Pours a nice reddish-caramel color with a good short off-white head and not much in the way of lacing. Nose carries slight cherry with a bit of bread and acidity through the background. Flavor has a nice bit of cherry and light malt. Medium body with moderate acidity. Nice take on the style.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2012 18:39:32 | More by Thorpe429

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4.43/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Shared by one of the guys, can't remember. Thanks!

The beer appears a pretty ruby hue with a soft head that leaves sparse lacing in its wake. The aroma brings cherries, cider, oak, vinegar. Smells great. The taste delivers as well. I've been anxious to try this beer for quite some time and it does not disappoint. Acetic and tart, yet highly drinkable. Potent aroma and a bold flavor. Light to medium in body with a zesty finish. A strong example of the style. I would most definitely have this again.

Serving type: growler

11-21-2012 02:49:04 | More by Huhzubendah

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

09-02-2012 03:41:01 | More by t0rin0

Zakk

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

06-04-2012 02:18:11 | More by Zakk

jfcaa193

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

02-05-2012 18:23:00 | More by jfcaa193

HoistinBrews

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +16.6%

02-05-2012 04:16:37 | More by HoistinBrews

KAF

Iowa

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

01-25-2012 21:02:43 | More by KAF

RBCORCORAN

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

01-18-2012 19:00:04 | More by RBCORCORAN

mbs11

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +16.6%

01-14-2012 00:43:49 | More by mbs11

ygtbsm94

Virginia

4/5  rDev -6.8%

01-05-2012 07:36:23 | More by ygtbsm94

codynevels

California

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

01-04-2012 05:34:38 | More by codynevels

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

4.22/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nice red, gleaming pour, mild 1/4" head on top. Lots of wood, berries, cherries, and lactic sour aroma from this one, enjoyable.

Plenty of fruit flavor with a respectable pucker factor. Some of my complaints in the style tend to be that the more traditional ones emphasize the wood flavor and brown malt like tones over the basic sourness, or if they do amp up the sourness, it takes a very vinegary direction, which is not desireable to this taster. This one, from a pretty traditional brewery, does not falter in its sourness. Nice and clean, not going to impress those who want barnyard funk wet blanket rustic notes.

Also, the fruit taste comes without added sugar, another nice spot. Plenty tart, plenty of cherry flavor, this beer avoided the pitfalls for the style.

Serving type: on-tap

12-28-2011 18:03:08 | More by Beerandraiderfan

jophish17

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

12-14-2011 21:31:07 | More by jophish17

bobv

Vermont

5/5  rDev +16.6%

12-13-2011 17:15:59 | More by bobv

animal69

Louisiana

4/5  rDev -6.8%

12-11-2011 14:58:38 | More by animal69

chcfan

California

5/5  rDev +16.6%

11-28-2011 17:23:38 | More by chcfan

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

11-28-2011 15:01:21 | More by JAHMUR

deapokid

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -18.4%

11-27-2011 23:07:07 | More by deapokid

Rochefort10nh

New Hampshire

5/5  rDev +16.6%

11-25-2011 23:35:23 | More by Rochefort10nh