Beer Brief #25 - Biere d’ Hougoumont

 

Brewery - Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, New York

Beer - Biere d’ Hougoumont

Style - Biere De Garde aged on maple and oak

ABV - 7.3%

Color - Red-ish copper with an off-white head

Aroma - Caramel, toast, biscuits, figs

Flavor - Toffee, lightly toasted bread, raisins, figs, hint of nuttiness, matches aroma very well

Verdict - Very tasty beer that drinks very similar to a Belgian Dubbel, but with more subdued fruitiness and more prominent malt character. Truly enjoyable!