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Ommegang XV
Brewery Ommegang
- From:
- Brewery Ommegang
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Quadrupel (Quad)
- ABV:
- 9.6%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 10.6%
- Reviews:
- 52
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 13, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 20, 2012
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 58
Ommegang XV pays homage to the great Trappist ales brewed by monks in the Trappist monasteries of Belgium. Created with deep devotion to the brewing art, using the finest ingredients and made with infinite care, XV is unlike any ale we've ever brewed. Even by our exacting standards Ommegang XV stand alone.
Ommegang XV pours a deep walnut hue, with a ruby highlight, full head, and lively carbonation. The nose is malty and complex. Flavors of toffee and chocolate arise, mingling with molasses and caramel as the ale warms. Fruity esters and hints of raisin follow. The body is full and finishes with creamy smoothness.
Ommegang XV pours a deep walnut hue, with a ruby highlight, full head, and lively carbonation. The nose is malty and complex. Flavors of toffee and chocolate arise, mingling with molasses and caramel as the ale warms. Fruity esters and hints of raisin follow. The body is full and finishes with creamy smoothness.
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Reviewed by SHODriver from North Carolina
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Poured into a snifter to a deep brown beer which is essentially black. The beer is topped by a dense and slightly rocky finger of light tan head which fades slowly to a collar around the edge of the glass with minimal lacing.
S: Smells of deep dark fruits, a little roasted malt, and a touch of chocolate. Sweet and delicate on the nose.
T: Taste is dark fruits up front with some spicy yeast, roasted malts and chocolate, with a hint of toffee and plum. On the swallow there's more dark fruits, spice from the yeast similar to mulling spices, chocolate, roasted malts, and toffee.
M: This beer has a moderate amount of heft with a slightly silky body. Carbonation is somewhat light but still effervescent while the beer has a drying finish due to the attenuation.
O: Overall this is a really interesting beer. It has a really nice amount of flavor and complexity. It's very well integrated after this much time in the bottle and it doesn't have any off flavors going on.
Jan 28, 2020S: Smells of deep dark fruits, a little roasted malt, and a touch of chocolate. Sweet and delicate on the nose.
T: Taste is dark fruits up front with some spicy yeast, roasted malts and chocolate, with a hint of toffee and plum. On the swallow there's more dark fruits, spice from the yeast similar to mulling spices, chocolate, roasted malts, and toffee.
M: This beer has a moderate amount of heft with a slightly silky body. Carbonation is somewhat light but still effervescent while the beer has a drying finish due to the attenuation.
O: Overall this is a really interesting beer. It has a really nice amount of flavor and complexity. It's very well integrated after this much time in the bottle and it doesn't have any off flavors going on.
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
4.03/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12/25/17...pours dark brown, quick foam, some residual. Earthy, milk chocolate and coffee nose. Hidden sweetness. Smooth mouthfeel, very chocolately, subtle boozy bitter close. Time has mellowed. Colas, vanillas, some cherries, plums, figs - and a load of molasses., Complex and tasty, worth the wait.
Dec 25, 2017Reviewed by PittBeerGirl from Ohio
4.11/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Split with my husband from the cellar collection.
Body is a dark hazy root beer shade. Pours with a 1-2 finger creme brulee colored head...that fades to a thin collar.
Nose is soft and filled with dark fruit. Plum, mollases, and a slight bready yeast and spice.
Flavor is a little dry upfront with dark fruit. Finish has some yeast and spice then it is sweet. There is a lot going on that I can't quite put a finger on.
Body has medium carbonation and weight. Slightly dry.
Overall this is a great complex beer. Glad I left it in my cellar for years. I am not a great reviewer of Belgian darks because I don't drink them often.
Aug 02, 2017Body is a dark hazy root beer shade. Pours with a 1-2 finger creme brulee colored head...that fades to a thin collar.
Nose is soft and filled with dark fruit. Plum, mollases, and a slight bready yeast and spice.
Flavor is a little dry upfront with dark fruit. Finish has some yeast and spice then it is sweet. There is a lot going on that I can't quite put a finger on.
Body has medium carbonation and weight. Slightly dry.
Overall this is a great complex beer. Glad I left it in my cellar for years. I am not a great reviewer of Belgian darks because I don't drink them often.
Reviewed by argock from Virginia
4.02/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from 750 ml corked caged brown bottle into a clear glass tulip. Stored refrigerated at 40F for most of its life.
A: Opaque chestnut brown with 1/2-finger light beige head with a few dots of lace.
S: A huge dark fruit outpouring with raisin, prune, date and light licorice with some coffee and dark chocolate too.
T: The dark malt flavors are a bit lighter than the aroma but still provide medium caramel, fig, prune, and light licorice along with mild spicy yeast character. Mild bitterness.
M: Seems slightly lighter and drier than it should but very drinkable for the abv.
O: A really solid quad but seems middle of the road and not as special as an anniversary beer could be.
Sep 04, 2016A: Opaque chestnut brown with 1/2-finger light beige head with a few dots of lace.
S: A huge dark fruit outpouring with raisin, prune, date and light licorice with some coffee and dark chocolate too.
T: The dark malt flavors are a bit lighter than the aroma but still provide medium caramel, fig, prune, and light licorice along with mild spicy yeast character. Mild bitterness.
M: Seems slightly lighter and drier than it should but very drinkable for the abv.
O: A really solid quad but seems middle of the road and not as special as an anniversary beer could be.
Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia
3.81/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
"Ommegang XV Reserve Ale is an extraordinary and uncommon ale, even by our refined standards. One year in creation-and brewed but once-Ommegang XV Reserve cekebrates fufteeb years if creating fine Belgian style ales. This celebratory ale honors our ancestry, and pays homage to the world's most desired ales- the legendary trappist ales of Belgium. Like the revered trappist ales, Ommegang XV Reserve is brewed with only the finest ingredients and with devotion and care - creating an ale with strikingly complex aromas and flavors. Deep, dark, and elegant, this ale will delight and satisfy todaym and will age gracefully in the cellar." Brewed in the style of a Belgian Strong Dark Ale, available in 750ml. bottles. This is the fifteenth anniversary release from Ommegang.
Poured from a 750ml. bottle to a tulip glass.
(Appearance) Pours a foamy frothed head of a tan color over a deep caramel brown body. Retention is above average and lacing is light and patchy. 3.75
(Smell) Smooth Belgian bread malts, caramel syrups, candied sugars, rich dark fruit sugars. Undertones of chocolate and roast are subtle and yet both are unique for this style. A slight tang is possibly the only impact of long-term aging, otherwise this beer smells very promising. Potency is moderate. 4
(Taste) The flavor plays up many different characters for a different experience from the aroma. Soft bread malts, candi sugars, light fruit syrups, slightly tangy with a punctuated yeast spiciness and dry finish. Subtle chocolate and roast comes through brightest in the finish. 3.75
(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, lightly chewy, very dry. Carbonation is moderate, generating a medium frothiness and a moderately crisp finish. Body is medium for the style, medium/heavy overall. Balance is slightly fruity esters, drying spiciness over sweet. Alcohol presence is modest and there are no off characters. 3.75
(Overall) A very tasty Belgian Dark Ale, and with a solid malt foundation, generating lots of rich flavors, depth of character and yet a high accessibility, nothing is played up too much. This beer has aged quite well with no major flavor flaws or oxidation present. As a beer, it's not overly memorable, but it does happen to be a solid example of a quality American-brewed dark ale. 3.75
Brewery Ommegang's
XV: 15th Anniversary Ale
/5.00
May 16, 2016Poured from a 750ml. bottle to a tulip glass.
(Appearance) Pours a foamy frothed head of a tan color over a deep caramel brown body. Retention is above average and lacing is light and patchy. 3.75
(Smell) Smooth Belgian bread malts, caramel syrups, candied sugars, rich dark fruit sugars. Undertones of chocolate and roast are subtle and yet both are unique for this style. A slight tang is possibly the only impact of long-term aging, otherwise this beer smells very promising. Potency is moderate. 4
(Taste) The flavor plays up many different characters for a different experience from the aroma. Soft bread malts, candi sugars, light fruit syrups, slightly tangy with a punctuated yeast spiciness and dry finish. Subtle chocolate and roast comes through brightest in the finish. 3.75
(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, lightly chewy, very dry. Carbonation is moderate, generating a medium frothiness and a moderately crisp finish. Body is medium for the style, medium/heavy overall. Balance is slightly fruity esters, drying spiciness over sweet. Alcohol presence is modest and there are no off characters. 3.75
(Overall) A very tasty Belgian Dark Ale, and with a solid malt foundation, generating lots of rich flavors, depth of character and yet a high accessibility, nothing is played up too much. This beer has aged quite well with no major flavor flaws or oxidation present. As a beer, it's not overly memorable, but it does happen to be a solid example of a quality American-brewed dark ale. 3.75
Brewery Ommegang's
XV: 15th Anniversary Ale
/5.00
Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)
3.75/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle: Poured a clear brown color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some great lacing. Aroma of candi sugar, dry fruits with candy ester is quite sublime. Taste I also a great mix of candi sugar with some dry fruits notes with some candy-like ester and a slight peppery finish. Body is about average for style with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Great beer and probably something Ommegang can pull out in their sleep.
Jan 17, 2016
Ommegang XV from Brewery Ommegang
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
200 ratings
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