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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Ommegang Abbey Ale if you want restraint and elegance,
Three Taverns A Night in Brussels if you want richness and spice.
Both hit 8.5% ABV and 22 IBU, but they're steering you toward different expressions of what a dubbel can be. Ommegang leans into Belgian tradition—clean, measured, built on technique. Three Taverns swings for character and depth.
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 2
Sweetness
Δ 1
Situations
In words
Ommegang Abbey Ale
Ommegang Abbey Ale tastes like a brewery confident enough not to shout. There's caramel sweetness, yes, but it's disciplined—brown sugar and dark fruit without the syrup. The finish is dry and slightly peppery, almost austere for an 8.5% beer. It feels like it was brewed 30 years ago and hasn't changed because it didn't need to.
Three Taverns A Night in Brussels
Three Taverns A Night in Brussels hits harder on arrival—warmer spice, more pronounced dark fruit, hints of chocolate and dried plum that linger. There's a velvety mid-palate that Ommegang doesn't quite reach. It's a beer that tastes like someone wanted to create an experience, not just a session.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 28 vs 28 · Δ 0
Bitterness
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Texture
Δ 6
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