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Location: 656 County Highway 33
Cooperstown, NY 13326-9248 Phone Number: 607-554-1800 Website: http://ommegang.com/index.php
Founded in
1997.
Brewery Ommegang was founded by Don Feinberg. The brewery is located just south of Cooperstown
on a 136 acre farm. The brewery makes five Belgian-style beers year-round. Hennepin is a Farmhouse Saison beer,
Rare Vos is an Amber Ale, Ommegang is an Abbey Ale, Three Philosophers is a Quadrupel, and the Witte is a Witte Ale.
In 2003 Duvel Moortgat bought the brewery from Feinberg. In 2007, Ommegang introduced two more
beers to their portfolio, the Chocolate Indulgence Stout, and Ommegeddon, a blonde ale.
On January 9th,
2008, Ommegang announced that Randy Thiel, who has been the brewmaster at Ommegang since 1997, would be leaving to become
the Director of Quality Control at New Glarus Brewing Company in Wisconsin. Ommegang announced that Phil Leinhart
would become the new brewmaster while retaining his title of Director of Production.
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