Belgian Independence Day Triple (2012) - Brewery Ommegang

Darkmagus82

Montana

4.28/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Served on tap in a snifter

Appearance –Pours a beautiful medium orange- amber color with a light haze and a one half finger white head. The head faded relatively fast to give a nice level of lacing

Smell – The smell is heaviest of yeast and strong notes of a lemon citrus. Mixed with these are some lighter sweet notes of orange and a candied sugar smell.

Taste – The beer starts with some of the sweeter flavors depicted in the nose along with a bready base. The sweetness is largely of a orange taste, but there are hints of candied sugar in there as well. As the taste advances however some of the sweetness fades. Some of the lemon citrus flavors as well as hints of the yeast hit the tongue. The light lemon hop and lemongrass flavor bitter the beer slightly. The orange sweetness is almost completely gone more toward the end, but the candied sugar sweetness gets stronger. At the very end of the taste there is a slight alcohol burn which in overall leaves a rather satisfyingly light warming, sweet, and somewhat sour candy flavor is left on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is just above average in terms of creaminess with a carbonation level that runs the middle of the road. Very appropriate for the style and quite refreshing due to the carbonation, but with the creaminess the taste still really still sinks into the tongue.

Overall – This is a fantastic and wonderful brew. It has a wonderful taste and feel. Well done!!!

Serving type: on-tap

09-05-2012 00:51:07 | More by Darkmagus82

ADTaber

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -2%

05-13-2013 23:49:01 | More by ADTaber

SuyoonShin

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2%

05-06-2013 02:45:55 | More by SuyoonShin

djs467

Colorado

4/5  rDev -2%

04-30-2013 16:07:26 | More by djs467

cowboy83

New York

4.75/5  rDev +16.4%

03-04-2013 14:15:54 | More by cowboy83

MadScientist

New York

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

02-23-2013 05:26:10 | More by MadScientist

denver10

Colorado

4.45/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Pours a deep golden yellow with a nice dirty white head. Aroma and flavor is all about the yeasts; delicately spicey, bready, subtle on the fruitiness, and a little peppery. It was great. Mouthfeel was medium bodied, creamy, active with slight prickliness. Overall, a fantastic brew and one of the best beers I have had yet from Ommegang.

Serving type: on-tap

02-21-2013 00:37:12 | More by denver10

Googs

New York

4/5  rDev -2%

02-14-2013 05:58:50 | More by Googs

Zkman87

New York

4/5  rDev -2%

01-20-2013 13:21:47 | More by Zkman87

Jason311

Virginia

4/5  rDev -2%

01-15-2013 22:47:28 | More by Jason311

Billolick

New York

4.13/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Growler filled at Green Growler Grocery in Croton-on-Hudson, NY

Pours clouded, dull apricot. Under a looser off white head, that leaves a nice thicker collar, and ample fine bits and small blobs of lacing.

Fresh and ripe tropical fruit nose.

More fruity goodness, I get some melon, lime, and grapefruit. Then biting hops, a load of pepper, and more lime and grapefruit as we head to the tasty finish.

Highly enjoyable offering from Ommegang.

Serving type: growler

12-29-2012 04:05:15 | More by Billolick

DaleB50

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

12-18-2012 21:58:40 | More by DaleB50

madtrixter787

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

12-08-2012 02:10:01 | More by madtrixter787

anteater

Oregon

4/5  rDev -2%

11-29-2012 06:19:45 | More by anteater

ncworster

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

11-22-2012 00:57:06 | More by ncworster

2dogbrew

Virginia

4/5  rDev -2%

11-20-2012 03:10:58 | More by 2dogbrew

IPAhopoverload

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -14.2%

10-28-2012 23:20:49 | More by IPAhopoverload

BeerOps

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2%

09-20-2012 23:57:12 | More by BeerOps

AntLeatherface

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

09-15-2012 19:00:02 | More by AntLeatherface

brez8791

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -14.2%

09-15-2012 02:28:09 | More by brez8791

kaelingirl

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

09-14-2012 22:48:40 | More by kaelingirl

mgironta

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -14.2%

09-13-2012 19:42:30 | More by mgironta

Jadjunk

Georgia

4.03/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on tap at Summit's Wayside Snellville August 14, 2012. Reviewed from notes.

Ommegang Belgian Independence Day 2012.

(Appearance) Hazy golden copper body, Creamy white head of a thick creamy foam consistency, retains well. Very nice appearance overall. 4.5

(Smell) Cracker malts, medium spice presence, subtle bitter orange peel with a waft of banana fruity esters from the belgian yeast. Potency is medium. Good. 4

(Taste) Robust malty body much deeper than the nose, syrupy. Mild spices in the middle and rounding out the finish, with a bit of grainy alcohol on the end. A nice flavorful malty body on this beer. 4

(Mouthfeel) Very light airy body and a sticky, slick heavy finish. Alcohol presence is low. Body is medium. Nice level of carbonation. 4

(Overall) A delicious flavorful Tripel by Ommegang, certainly one of the most enjoyable ones that I've had to date. 4

Brewery Ommegang's
Belgian Independence Day 2012 Triple
4.03/5.00

Serving type: on-tap

09-13-2012 03:39:00 | More by Jadjunk

dgeebs07

New York

4/5  rDev -2%

09-03-2012 22:26:55 | More by dgeebs07

woosterbill

Connecticut

4.48/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at Prime 16, served in its own commemorative tulip.

A: Cloudy medium orange body with a solid finger of creamy ecru head. Good retention, nice lace.

S: Wow. Peppery phenols are up front, with bubblegum and pear following close behind. Some freshly cut grass and raw peppercorns. Really, really amazing.

T: Yeasty throughout, with delicate clove up front, solid peppercorn midway through, tasty mildly sweet esters on the tail end, and a dry finish with light alcohol and nice minerality. Complex, balanced, and delicious.

M: Creamy medium body with a solid, but not overwhelming amount of effervescence. Lovely.

O: Possibly the best American Tripel I've ever had. Truly excellent.

Serving type: on-tap

08-28-2012 23:46:55 | More by woosterbill