Beer blogging: Ommegang Three Philosophers

[feuervogel]

I got this in a combo pack at Christmas with Hennepin and Chocolate Indulgence. I tried the Hennepin and didn't like it (too bitter).

Three Philosophers is a Belgian-style Quadrupel with 5% cherry lambic mixed in. It's 9.8% ABV.

It's a reddish-brown color when poured into a glass, with a pinkish-tan head. The taste is unusual: it's got some hints of spices to it, and a hint of the cherry lambic. I don't dislike it, but I can't decide whether I like it or not! I've still got one more glass in this 750-mL bottle to help me decide.

Comments

[doctorskuld.livejournal.com]

I had it last year in DC. Wasn't a big fan of it. It wasn't bad, it just didn't taste like anything special to me.

[feuervogel]

That's sort of how I feel. It's not awful, and I'm not going to give it to other people to finish, like I did the Hennepin, but I'm not sure I'll buy another bottle. I don't *think* I will. I think I'd rather drink a straight-up cherry lambic.

[doctorskuld.livejournal.com]

I mean, I like a Belgian quadrupel well enough, and I like cherry lambic well enough, but it didn't seem that having a cherry Belgian quadrupel was somehow all that special. So I'm lukewarm at best about Three Philosophers which sad, because it sounds much nicer than it actually is.

[some-kitten.livejournal.com]

Yeah. That's about where I am.

Love Ommegang in general, though. Had Hennepin Monday night, definitely a favorite.