Three Philosophers (2011) - Brewery Ommegang - Beer of the Day.

The oldest version from our recent Three Philosophers vertical tasting is the 2011. It clocks in at 9.8% and pours a dark amber color, reddish brown. The head is foamy, light khaki in color and dissipates pretty quickly. Noticeable aroma, but the aroma is subtler that the other versions we tried. Mouthfeel is a tad thicker with a nice viscosity that could have come about with a little more time in the bottle. There's a little more "old fruit" flavor, like raisin and prune, and not as much fresh, ripe, cherry flavors that we found in the newer versions. A bit oxidized, which isn't bad, and still completely drinkable at 7 years old. It's actually remarkably similar to the more recent releases. For a non-Barrel Aged beer, this has held up really well and while it might be hard to find now, it was really fun to try during our podcast where we compared this to the 2013 and 2015 editions.

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Mar 12th, 2026

Brewery Ommegang

Three Philosophers (2011)

Category:

Belgian-style Quadrupel

9.80% ABV

Brewery:

Brewery Ommegang
Cooperstown, NY

Links:

Brewery Ommegang Website

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Three Philosophers (2011) from Brewery Ommegang

3.8 out of 5 based on 2 ratings.

This beer was featured in
Podcast: Going Vertical with Three Philosophers

Comments:

JeffJ Mar 12, 2018 at 5:42PM

Generally this is one of my favorite beers from them but I'm not entirely sure if I had a 2011 batch. I buy it every few years not annually.

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