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Biere D'Hougoumont
Brewery Ommegang
- From:
- Brewery Ommegang
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Bière de Garde
- ABV:
- 7.3%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 11.43%
- Reviews:
- 83
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 28, 2017
- Added:
- Jul 03, 2012
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 35
Our Limited Edition Biere d’ Hougoumont is brewed with traditional French ale yeast, eight malts, French Strisselspalt hops, and aged on white oak and hard maple wooden staves. A traditional Biere De Garde style, this malty French-style farmhouse ale is brewed to be aged. The name honors the Hougoumont farmstead at the pivotal center of the Waterloo battlefield. Napoleon repeatedly failed to take the fortification, he then lost the battle and “met his Waterloo.”
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Ratings by Hopdaemon39:
Reviewed by Hopdaemon39 from New York
4.12/5 rDev +7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Had on tap at whole foods in a pint glass unfortunately, pours a slightly hazy golden amber color with barely any head, decent retention and no lacing. I get the feeling that if this has been served in a tulip it might have developed a nicer head.
Smel is yeasty and malty- there's some caramel in there and a little funk in addition to the earthy yeast quality.
Taste is consistent but more fleshed out- some hops are thrown into the mix, a fuller malt body, nice yeasty notes, finishes sweet.
Mouthfeel is good- medium body, light to moderate carbonation, a little sticky sweet. Pretty good but not necessarily worth the price (get it at happy hour for 5).
Sep 16, 2012Smel is yeasty and malty- there's some caramel in there and a little funk in addition to the earthy yeast quality.
Taste is consistent but more fleshed out- some hops are thrown into the mix, a fuller malt body, nice yeasty notes, finishes sweet.
Mouthfeel is good- medium body, light to moderate carbonation, a little sticky sweet. Pretty good but not necessarily worth the price (get it at happy hour for 5).
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4.02/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
The appearance had a dark orange/brown body yielding a two and a half finger head in the chalice and closer to a one and a half finger head in the tulip, lightly clingy lacing in the chalice eventually spiderwebs after a good three minutes, closer to a minute of lacing spider-webbing in the tulip. The smell had clove, subdued Belgian yeast/banana thing goin’ on, fruit, spice, combined maple/wood/syrup thing goin’ on startin’ to come out as the beer warms, noticeable pear as it continues to warm, honey - hmmm... unsure, alcohol not noted. The taste was mainly sweet through previously mentioned flavors, slightly oaky and floral at different times, slightly bready as well. The palate sits about a medium, slightly sessionable - mostly smooth, sticky sweet aftertaste and finish, adequate carbonation is felt, alcohol not felt. Overall, very nicely done Biere De Garde.
Jun 28, 2017Reviewed by Impetuous from Montana
4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A medium brown red blending into some rusty amber hues at the fringes. Beautiful big billowy head.
The complexity from the malts mingling with the yeast is fascinating. The sour and the bread and malt sweetness are both layered and unified. Quite carbonated it really does a good job bringing the complexity alive.
It's a real shame they're not producing this anymore.
Dec 16, 2016The complexity from the malts mingling with the yeast is fascinating. The sour and the bread and malt sweetness are both layered and unified. Quite carbonated it really does a good job bringing the complexity alive.
It's a real shame they're not producing this anymore.
Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York
3.99/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Note: I remember really liking this beer when I purchased it almost 2 years ago. See if it holds up to memory.
Look is a reddish brick color and hazy. Head is thin and dissipates quickly.
Aroma is sweet toasted malt with sour dark fruit notes with a spicy honey note at the end.
Body is thin herbal hops stand up to the age mixed with honey and fruit.
Wish the body had been more bold. Some wonderful highlights though. Not quite the beer I remember but good.
Aug 30, 2015Look is a reddish brick color and hazy. Head is thin and dissipates quickly.
Aroma is sweet toasted malt with sour dark fruit notes with a spicy honey note at the end.
Body is thin herbal hops stand up to the age mixed with honey and fruit.
Wish the body had been more bold. Some wonderful highlights though. Not quite the beer I remember but good.
Biere D'Hougoumont from Brewery Ommegang
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
351 ratings
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