Ommegang Soothsayer
There is one who foretells what is coming. How the future grows darker each day. That an ancient voice soon will be calling, and good folks will be caught in its sway.
For the soothsayer brews a magnificent ale, deep and black, through the blackest of arts. He predicts its pure notes, without secrets or spice, will tempt tongues, will turn heads, will steal hearts.
For the soothsayer brews a magnificent ale, deep and black, through the blackest of arts. He predicts its pure notes, without secrets or spice, will tempt tongues, will turn heads, will steal hearts.
3.8
355 reviews
Cooperstown, United States
Community reviews
Pours a nice dark reddish amber color. Aromas of fruit, and some other hints, maybe some spices, maybe caramel. Flavor is a bittersweet, malty, and a hint of hops with a nice bittersweet finish.
Where: Old Line Fine Wine Spirits & Bistro.
How: 750 ml bottle.
Appearance: Pours nearly pitch black, not much light getting through, huge tan head.
Aroma: Lot of dark fruit, some yeast, toffee and caramel, brown sugar.
Taste: Bread crust, dark roasted malt with some chocolate, dark fruit, finishes with moderate bitterness of bitter chocolate and cloves.
Palate: Medium body, velvety carbonation.
Overall: Very nice.
Aroma lacks a forward alcohol presence which is nice. Great foamy pour that took forever to dissipate. Chocolate notes that aren't too overbearing in the taste.
Pours cola brown with minimal head. Aroma of cherry, fig, and raisin with cherry, raisin flavor with some chocolate and some caramel. Very nice beer.
Black with thick foamy lasting brown head; aroma is mild herbal and hints of chocolate; flava is herbal hop and fruit prunes; feels light not watery fizzy zing; finishes bitter some tangy roastiness
750ml.bottle shared with Quevillon.The color is a dark brown with a beige head. The aroma is of barley,sweet oats and alcohol. The taste also of barley,oats wheat and malt with a sweet finish and the alchol very present.
On tap. Dark brown with medium tan head. Aroma yeast, purple fruits, brown sugar. Full body, some carbonation, a touch of alcohol warmth, creamy mouthfeel. Flavor is sweet, raisiny, malty, pretty good, maybe a little too sweet and sticky.
On tap at World of Beer (Charlottesville, VA). Cherry aromas, nutty, slight banana, purple grapes. Jet black with a mostly lasting beige head. Mostly dry, fruity, woodsy earth, a little green. Medium-full bodied.
Bottle opened at Kevin’s. Raisin and cola with some dark notes and yeasty quality Good.
Earlier Rating: 4/2/2012 Total Score: 3.8
750 from Liquor Barn. Raisin and plum. Big carbonated taste. Some cola. Quadish in flavor and taste. Very nice.
Pours black into a tulip. Tan head with good retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Prune and dark pit fruit aromas. Sweet with fig and prune upfront turning to dark caramel, and earth in the warm, lasting finish.
Earlier Rating: 2/7/2016 Total Score: 3.8
Pours black into a tulip. Tan head with good retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Prune and dark pit fruit aromas. Sweet with fig and prune upfront turning to dark caramel, and earth in the warm, lasting finish.
Earlier Rating: 6/11/2012 Total Score: 3.9
Pours deep mahogany into a Trappist glass. Mocha head with good retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Dark caramel, roasted nuts and sweet malt aromas. Crisp with dark chocolate covered caramel and pit fruit upfront turning to bitter espresso in the lasting raisin finish.
750ml. Like 15 bucks or something..errr...wut? Pretty solid Belgian Dark Ale. Big fruity notes, quite complex. Big and sugary, grounded with a deep Black Malt tone, but aggressive yeast tones and alcohol. Not unlike classic Trappist Ales, but maybe a little sugary and overbearing instead of sublime.
Poured from bottle 1/28/16, fresh. Large tan head that lasts. Dark in color. Smooth flavor with less aroma then I was expecting. Tasty though
750 cc from Capone’s. Pours hazy dark blackisj with minimal tan head. Nose is blackberry, yeasty funk, florals. Tastes yeasty, with heavy notes of blackberry, vinous fruit, and florals.
Earlier Rating: 5/31/2012 Total Score: 3.5
750 cc from Capone’s. Pours turbid chestnut with 3-finger splotchy tan head that laces irregularly. Nose is funky rock sugary malt, with figgy fruit, oaty cacao, hops. Tastes semi-dry, malty, yeasty, with figgy fruit, spice, cacao, and a dry finish. Very complex.
750 from Mile High. This is a great looking beer. It’s a very dark brown with an everlasting khaki head and dense lacing. Lots of fruity and spicy esters come through in the nose. Plums, dates, a dash of toffee, cola, earth, and baking spices. The palate is great. Ommegang knocks these beers out of the park. They just project craftsmanship. The yeast is the centerpiece in the flavor, giving layers of fruit and spice. It’s hoppy enough to let you know that it’s an American made beer, but not so hoppy it seems weird for the style. Notes of plums, baking chocolate, dark cherry, red wine, soil, and a dry finish make up this delicious beer. I love this beer, but it seems too similar in character, ingredients, and quality to Three Philosophers to warrant the $16.99 . The bottle actually wasn’t price-tagged, I just snatched it up on a whim.
Deep plummy brown with a thin off white rocky head. Nice plum and date tones on the nose, something sweetly herbal and Belgian-musty. Dry flavor with Belgian dusty farmhouse tones, dry date, dry plum, slight booziness and a little clove. Too many fruity undertones without any sweetness to play it up.
Earlier Rating: 1/19/2013 Total Score: 3.6
At Big Beers, Belgians, & Barleywines Fest 2013. Black in color with a lasting foamy head. Mild aroma of dark earthy malts, currants, and a light, leafy hop presence. Flavor is fruity yet spicy with a combination of dark and light belgian fruit esters, like plum and pear, with spicy peppery yeast, and dark sweet maltiness. A little too light bodied--medium overall. But I really dug the flavor.
Poured from 22 oz cork and cage bottle. Pours black with big creamy, foamy head. Aroma is cocoa, dark fruit, and spicy yeast. Creamy mouth feel. Dark fruit upfront, dried plums, dark cherries. Some chocolate in the middle and a earthy Belgium yeast in the finish.
Tap at Busters. Dark pour with a clingy light beige head. Belgian yeast, dark fruit, bread. Solid tasty beer.
Earlier Rating: 5/7/2012 Total Score: 3.7
Tap at Fire House in Eau Claire. Dark cola pour with a foamy white head. Yeast, banana, and dark fruit. Very good.
Big bottle purchased at Total Wine & Spirits. Consumed with commonshawn and Double T’s. Basically dark brown with an off white head. Aroma is Belgian like with dark, slightly funky, fruit. Taste also has a distinct Belgian funk. Dark fruits (dates) play a big role. Definitely benefits from warming up with a stronger depth of flavor. Tartness. No sign of hops...malt is presiding over this effort. I’m slightly underwhelmed but it’s still above average. I foresee myself giving this another chance.
Big bottle from total wine and spirits with commonmac. Poured into goblet. Cola color with full off white head. Nice Belgian nose full of dark fruit, alcohol, sugar, and yeast. Sweet, sugar, licorice, then some yeasty funk. Tastes terrific. Finish is clean and smooth. Soft and very pleasant body. I looked into the crystal ball and predicted I’d like this and it was true.
Bottle at JB’s. Pours dark brown with a large creamy tan head. Aroma of dark fruits. Flavor is dark fruits, some dates and medium dark malt. Nice thick malty body with some alcohol.
Earlier Rating: 4/28/2012 Total Score: 3.6
On tap at Macgregor’s. Poured a dark brown color with a small tan head. Aroma is a bit fruity with some yeast. Also chocolate and some nuts. Taste is quite malty with lots of different flavors. Some nuts, raisins, and a touch of vanilla. Pretty sweet overall. Very nice.
750 c&c from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours very dark brown with a huge, creamy tan head. Aroma of plummy dark fruits and treacle. Full bodied or nearly. Flavor is plummy dark fruits, maybe some dates, medium dark malt. It’s not particularly hoppy, and certainly not dry. Very tasty tho. Almost as tasty as a plummy quad. Seems to have some spicy notes after awhile. Gets a bit earthy as well.
Earlier Rating: 4/20/2012 Total Score: 4.2
750, c&c, from Beverages 4 Less in Santee, CA. Fred’s ever on top of new releases. New to me anyway. Pours dark brown/black with a creamy/foamy tan head. Aroma is chocolate with some dark fruit and herbs. Maybe anise. Full bodied. Flavor is chocolate, cola, somewhat burnt malt, darker fruits, anise, yeast/spice - there’s a great lot of things in this. Finish starts with banana, ?, and goes on to be a spiced, herbed doppelbock kind of thing. Kudos to Moortgat for enabling Ommegang to make such great ales. Wonderful stuff.
Cocoa, dark fruit, a touch of spiciness all are nicely integrated in the nose. Appearance is very dark, can’t tell if clear or hazy, I think clear, orange highlight. Very thick fluffy tan head. Great taste and palate. Very bright, prominent carbonation in the mouthfeel. Cola taste along with dark fruit. Creamy feel then hit by the carbonation, and a bit of grittiness and a dark sweet dark chocolate finish. Really enjoyable.
Earlier Rating: 6/2/2012 Total Score: 3.9
The star of my night. In a flute glass, dark, auburn shade, creamy looking head. Woody, smokey, spicy nose. In the palate is spice, cloves, apples. Creamy mouthfeel, a tiny bit of hops , dryness at the back. This stuff rocks.
Aroma: roasty, Belgian yeast, alcohol, dark fruits
Appearance: black with a brown head
Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness,
Palate: medium body, creamy, lively carbonation, long finish,
Tasty
[Batch 1] Opaque black with a medium- sized, tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malts, cocoa, dark fruits, sherry and some burnt wood. Taste of roast, dark fruits, cocoa, light alcohol in the finish.
{From notes}. Pours a dark, murky brown color with a tan head.
S: nicely balanced array of roasted grain, dark fruits, baked bread, vague spices and caramel.
T: Plenty of dark fruit mid-taste and in the aftertaste, with a kick of dark chocolate in the finish. A trace of light smoke.
M: superb -- full body and very creamy.
O: exceptionally enjoyable and better than expected, even from a premier American producer of Belgian style beers.
There is a sweetness to this beer that I didn’t expect upon pouring it, as it pours very dark and smells like a wintry ale. It’s powerful but not overpowering, and is a great winter beer to drink.
Art of Darkness Pours a dark red black with a tan head that nice lacing. Nose is dark fruits and caramelized malts. The taste is a bit dry with some figs, raisins, chocolate and some lingering Belgian yeast byproducts. The body is medium to thin, but with some texture. Finish is slightly sweet. Very nice Belgian Dark.
From bottle into snifter. Black semi clear, tan head around edges. Huge molasses, dark fruit, anise, pepper. Sweet, light bitterness, oily body, some bitterness. Herbal bitterness, long anise, very good.
From 750ml, corked, from a 3-pack bought at Costco around Dec (3+ months), poured into an Ommegang branded Belgian tulip glass
Aroma: Cherries, fruit, maltiness
Appearance: black, frothy tan head
Taste: Medium sweet, light bitter
Palate: Medium bodied, creamy texture, bitter/dry almost a dark chocolate bitter-like finish
Overall: Really surprised there’s no fruit or spices in this. The yeast must be incredible. Lots of cherries on initial aroma which fades a bit to more maltiness. Incredible body and nice Belgian dry finish with some dark chocolate overtones on the finish. Easy to drink, hard to find anything to complain about.
Very nice roasted Caramelized malt aroma with banana nutty Belgian yeasty in there and maybe slight cocoa. Taste is a very smooth Belgian dubbel with a bit more body and maltiness than some others. Really smooth and very tasty. Slight sweet finish, but not sugary. Nice spiciness from the Belgian yeast.