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Brewery Ommegang Hennepin

By Kevin Burns, Beer Columnist After this week's very beer heavy edition of "What We Drank", I decided to review Brewery Ommegang's Hennepin.  Hennepin is a Saison-style beer, which is a Belgian style that is also referred to as a farmhouse ale. This is a complex style that is meant to be drank primarily in the summer, but can really be enjoyed year round. I have found that wine lovers take a particular liking to the Saison style, as the nose and body have wine-like earthy tones.  Hennepin poured a hazy, golden yellow color with a huge, frothy, white head. The aroma has ripe green apples,…

Brewery Ommegang on Hamptons.com

This week over at Hamptons.com, my Corks of the Forks column actually leaves Long Island and its Forks for a trip to Cooperstown, NY, land of baseball…and Belgian beer. Brewery Ommegang has long been on my upstate New York "to visit" list and last weekend I was finally able to cross it off. They actually have wide distribution both on the East and West Coasts…so if you ever see a bottle (typically cork-and-cage topped 750ml), pick one up. I can’t recommend them enough. I bought a mixed case myself — some I’ll drink now. Some I’ll age a few years.…