Brewery Ommegang

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Belgium is coming to Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY on August 2 and 3 with tickets sales beginning April 1. “Belgium Comes to Cooperstown,” Ommegang’s exclusive Belgian beer tasting festival, offers beer enthusiasts the opportunity to taste hard-to-find Belgian ales from the Motherland and Belgian-style ales from all over North America.

COOPERSTOWN, NY — On Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m., some of Philadelphia’s most talented young chefs will compete in Brewery Ommegang’s second-annual Philly Hop Chef for a chance to represent the city in a cook-off at the brewery’s annual Belgium Comes to Cooperstown event.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — To celebrate its 15th anniversary, Cooperstown, NY-based Brewery Ommegang partnered with CROWN Speciality Packaging North America, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) (www.crowncork.com), to craft an elegant metal package to hold 750ml bottles of Ommegang XV Reserve Ale, a Belgian-Style Trappist Dark Ale.

Brewbound is pleased to announce that Simon Thorpe, the president and CEO of Duvel Moortgat USA and Brewery Ommegang, will be joining the Brewbound Session conference taking place on May 2 in Boston. The full-day event is geared towards the strategic development of craft beer businesses. It will be held at the Revere Hotel in… Read more »

FRANKLIN, MA – Cooperstown, NY is well known around the world for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Recently, it is also gaining fame as the home of Ommegang Brewery. Brewing since 1997, using Belgian style recipes and ingredients, Ommegang Beers have been growing steadily. As they evolve from a niche player to a national phenomenon;… Read more »

COOPERSTOWN, NY – Brewery Ommegang and HBO are partnering on a series of beers inspired by the critically-acclaimed drama Game of Thrones. Launching in tandem with the season three debut on March 31, Iron Throne, a blonde ale, is the inaugural beer in the series and the result of a creative collaboration between Brewmaster Phil… Read more »

Whether you’re a warlord or a couch hog, a new Belgian-style beer will soon be on tap to help validate your dedication to your craft. Game of Thrones, the award-winning HBO series based off the fantasy novels of George R.R. Martin, will collaborate on a line of beers with Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown, N.Y.

COOPERSTOWN, NY – Brewery Ommegang has partnered with Hurricane Sandy-damaged Barrier Brewing Company on Long Island, to create Barrier Relief Ale, a Belgian-style IPA. Using Barrier’s recipe, Ommegang is brewing about 400 kegs of the collaboration ale. Barrier Relief Ale will be sold under the Ommegang label and distributed in Barrier’s market in NYC and… Read more »

(COOPERSTOWN, NY – Brewery Ommegang has previously won European Beer Star awards and this year Ommegang brought home a record four more. The European Beer Star competition, one of the most prestigious beer competitions in the world, is now in its ninth year. Each year brings together local, regional, national, and international breweries to compete… Read more »

Attention craft brewers. Brewery Ommegang is offering assistance to any companies feeling the devastating impacts of Hurricane Sandy, which put a beating on many East Coast towns yesterday. Company president and CEO Simon Thorpe said that while his own brewery was not harmed in the storm, he’s aware of the damage a tragic event like… Read more »

COOPERSTOWN, NY – Brewery Ommegang and Duvel Moortgat are celebrating the release of a long-anticipated collaboration brew named Duvel Rustica. The new beer is a Belgian-style Golden Ale of 8.5% ABV and, like the iconic Duvel Golden Ale, is brewed with fine pils malts and hopped with noble Styrian Golding hops from Slovenia.

COOPERSTOWN, NY – Brewery Ommegang is debuting a new palate pleasing seasonal fall beer, Scythe & Sickle Harvest Ale. Scythe & Sickle is an-amber ale brewed with a variety of malts, including pils, rye flakes and oat flakes, for incredible depth of flavor and a hint of natural sweetness. Scythe & Sickle brings a new… Read more »

Duvel Moortgat USA President Simon Thorpe summed it up best when he asked: “Is there a price on perfection?” While the answer for Thorpe was no, for Belgium-based Duvel Moortgat U.S. craft’s arm the answer was nearly three times the amount it had initially planned to spend on its two-year-redesign process.

COOPERSTOWN, NY – On June 21st, the Knighthood of Belgian Brewers met and confirmed the list of 2012 inductees as Chevalerie or Knights of Honor, and the Members of Right. These are both rare and high honors (even more rare for Americans) they will be extended to two gentlemen with ties to Brewery Ommegang: