The Beer Wrangler™ » Blended Beer http://www.beerwrangler.com Beer reviews, styles, food pairings and more Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:20:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Ommegang Three Philosophers http://www.beerwrangler.com/ommegang-three-philosophers/ http://www.beerwrangler.com/ommegang-three-philosophers/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:29:12 +0000 The Beer Wrangler http://www.beerwrangler.com/?p=1995 Ommegang Three Philosophers is a Belgian style quadrupel dark ale, blended with an authentic kriek (cherry lambic). It has a dark reddish brown colour and a loose head that disappears fairly quickly. This beer has a powerful flavour that saturates my mouth as soon as it enters. The thick caramel notes and cooked, dried fruit are the main players, and it overwhelms the subtle (or is it buried?) cherry from the kriek. There are sherry-like armoas and a winey finsh that give this a bitter-sweet note that is good for strong cheeses.

I was a bit disappointed with it as . . . → Read More: Ommegang Three Philosophers]]> http://www.beerwrangler.com/ommegang-three-philosophers/feed/ 0 Tree Brewing Black Tree Dark Ale http://www.beerwrangler.com/tree-brewing-black-tree-dark-ale/ http://www.beerwrangler.com/tree-brewing-black-tree-dark-ale/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:56:54 +0000 The Beer Wrangler http://www.beerwrangler.com/?p=1204

Wrangler Rating: (Recommended)

Tree Brewing are based in The Okanagan, where this summer (2009) there were large scale wild fires that destroyed thousands of trees. This beer was released in aid of the BC Fire ReLeaf Fund that aims to replace all the trees lost in the fire. This is described as a dark ale but is in fact a blend of two beers, probably the Cutthroat pale ale and the Spy porter. This makes up a well appointed version of a Black and Tan beer. The dark mahogany ale has a roasted malt note throughout that serves as its backbone. There are . . . → Read More: Tree Brewing Black Tree Dark Ale]]> http://www.beerwrangler.com/tree-brewing-black-tree-dark-ale/feed/ 0