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[schmeek]

Has anyone tried the "Cooperstown Ale" from OMMEGANG? It's simply amazing! It's a Belgian blonde and I am going to try to replicate it but need some advice. On the bottle it says brewed with barley, wheat, and oats. Also says brewed with American and noble hops. I emailed Phil Leinhart and the only thing he told me was that they used Topaz hops in the whirlpool. I have yet to brew a blonde and am looking for help formulating a recipe with this info alone. Hopefully someone else has tasted this beer and can give some input. It has a fairly restrained Belgian character and slight malty sweetness, medium bitterness and dry finish. The thing I like about it is that it doesn't have the extreme Belgian funkiness as most examples I've tried. I don't really like Leffe, I think Grimbergen is decent. Any thoughts on a grain bill?
I'd like to think about 75% pils, 10% sugar (candi sugar?) 10% Vienna/aromatic/or Munich and split the last 5% between wheat and oats. I have no idea malted or flaked/torrified wheat...
Thinking wlp550 but I've never used wlp500 or any of the abbey strains.
What say you?
Oh, here's a pic...

 

[timrox1212]

I've never had this beer but as far as yeast goes WLP 500 gives really good banana/clove/slight citrus flavors. So if the beer has these flavors then use it but if it dosent taste banana at all then don't. Personally I love WLP 500.


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[zbbfreak19]

We don't find many of their beer in Canada, but I did love their game of thrones "take the black stout"


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[Spelaeus]

Why not just make a starter from the dregs of a bottle? Ommegang bottle conditions.