Ommegang Rare Vos

Rare Vos is Flemish for "Sly Fox," and the name of one of Brussels’ great cafes. It has a sweetly fruity malt character and yeasty spiciness. A fine dose of yeast permits the beer to mature and mellow in the bottle.

3.6

1608 reviews

Cooperstown, United States

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3.5 Slightly hazy amber colour with a huge head. Malty, biscuits, yeasty, some peppers, spicy, sweetish, lively carbonation, not too bad.

2.9 Tap @ BOT. Amber. Malty, light fruity, dried fruits, sugar, caramel. Quite sweet.

3.0 Dark fruit and some malt on the nose. Amber color with a full tan head. Sweet up front with dark fruit/raisin tones. Dry bitterness with an echo of fruit. Medium mouth feel.

3.7 Brother in law brought sixer over just looked up to see my rate and low and behold never rated what a shocker. Amber pour. Nose is fruity and malty. Tastes of Belgian yeast, orange peel, fig, candy, malty. Rich palate light stickiness. A beer I’ve enjoyed many a time.

3.3 High carbonation with very mild taste due to watery mild hops. It almost tasted like a sparkling wine. Some very mild spices and a pleasant finish. Very different from what I usually drink. Not bad.

3.5 Adding characters so I get submit to ratebeer. Will update with accurate description when possible.

3.3 Good amber. Malty and balanced. Mild hops with a touch of wood. Dark copper and medium weight.

4.0 Hazy orange with a foamy white head. Smell is mostly biscuit and yeast. Taste is malt-forward, but has a juicy, citrus hoppiness present. It's ard to put this beer down. Delicious.

3.5 Bottle. Color hazy orange with big white head. Aroma yeast, mellow, orange, fruits. Taste sweet, spicy, mellow, fruits, yeast.

3.5 Hazy copper with two fingers of frothy head. Aroma of wheat, coriander, and malt. Taste is similar with some golden raisin and light citrus.

3.5 (Bottle) Hazy amber body with a huge, smooth beige head. Aroma of tart cherry, vinegar, yeast. Flavor is similar to the aroma and also has stone fruit, banana, finishes dry. Body is thin.

3.0 Bottle@home, from Beer Republic. Medium/light earthy nuances of dark and red berries, some malts and caramel and a hint of yeast. Medium taste spectrum and medium aftertaste with malts and some berries. Averagely balanced. Medium body with medium carbonation. Overall, nice earthy notes for the style, but lacks taste and funky feeling.

3.7 12 ounce bottle. Pours a clear reddish gold with a decent beige head. Aroma of malt, caramel, and fruit. Taste is malt, caramel, fruit, bread, and spice. Very good.

3.9 Bottle 12fl.oz. @home poured into a chalice. Clear pale amber, tall loose soapy off-white head, good retention, good lacing; intense aroma, toasted malts, caramel, ripe peach/apricot, some lemon, light sour dough, earthy tones; taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, fruity, toffee, yeasty; sweetbitter aftertaste, yeasty and spicy notes; medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation; rich and round, great beer.

3.5 Malty and fruity aroma. It pours clear golden with little head. Taste is a little candy like. Some fruityness too. Mango and pineapple. Watery body. Decent carbonation.

3.5 good everyday beer. beautiful coloring. more malty than hoppy.

3.4 Solid beverage. Can't say wonderful though

4.5 Best beer for me for the alcohol content big flavor with out the big punch of booze.

3.9 12 ounce bottle. Hazy amber orange pour. Massive rocky beige head. Yeasty, citrus malt nose. Flavor follows nose along with some minerally, bready notes. Quite tasty and very refreshing. the perfect ale for a late summer afternoon taste on the patio.

4.4 Do i taste Nutmeg? This is the perfect beer to accompany a late steak dinner on a crisp Upstate New York late summer night.

3.8 A spicy yeast aroma. The body is a hazy golden amber. The head is overwhelming and takes awhile simmer down. Pleasantly tart and bready. A mild sweetness leads to a finish on the dry side.

3.6 Nice beer with hints of citrus

3.7 An orange-brown beer with a quite big and blond head. Aroma has generic fruitness from belgian yeast, spicyness, earthy sourness, hint of caramel malts. Taste has fruitness, strong spicyness, some caramel. Medium bodied, smooth carbonation. Balanced and tasteful.

3.7 This amber Ale has a nice yeasty spice along with the mellow fruity flavor of oranges.

3.6 Malty and fruity aroma. It pours clear golden with little head. Taste is a little candy like. Some fruityness too. Mango and pineapple. Watery body. Decent carbonation.

3.8 Poured from bottle into tulip. Pours a clear orange/gold with a 3 finger slightly off-white head. Aroma bright spicy notes and some bready notes. Taste is crisp and lots of tingly carbonation on the palate.

3.0 Bottle at home. A metallic and a bit sharp and tart taste takes over this beer. Also some caramel, white bread and herbs.

3.4 On tap at Colonie. Pours a golden dark amber. Sweet strong aroma. But light bodied with mild bitterness. Pretty good.

3.5 Draught at restaurant. Amber color, white head. Bitter taste with citrus, yeast, earthy notes, caramel, hops, ripe fruits and grass. Bitter finish with citrus, yeast, ripe fruits, grass and hops. Very nice Belgian ale.

3.8 Bottle from beergium. Appearance is hazy orange to brown. Thin white head. Taste is medium bitterness, light medium sweetness. Medium body. Carbonation is medium high. Aroma and flavour is caramel, hops, spices, peach, nuts, wood, pine.