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Nihilist
Odd Side Ales
- From:
- Odd Side Ales
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 7.8%
- Reviews:
- 22
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 15, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 21, 2015
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 30
No description / notes.
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Ratings by einman:
Rated by einman from Minnesota
4.09/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jan 03, 2016
4.09/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jan 03, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Brenden from Ohio
4.14/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Medium gold and bright with a white head of creamy fluff, there's solid retention and good lacing to this one.
S: A nice hops presence makes itself known inside a bit of wood and vanilla. Very nicely rounded with a bit of citrus and tropical fruits and earthy grassiness.
T: I'm really torn about this score because this is a delicious beer but touting it as a DIPA makes me want the hoppiness to be more pronounced. The barrel makes it taste like vanilla is actually added to it and imparts some caramel sweetness as well.
F: This is a fluffy but still crisp beer that is exceedingly smooth. The feel is very good. No bite or harshness, cleaner than expected, just great overall in a medium-full body with lots of brightness. It barely keeps from being overly effervescent.
Apr 25, 2018S: A nice hops presence makes itself known inside a bit of wood and vanilla. Very nicely rounded with a bit of citrus and tropical fruits and earthy grassiness.
T: I'm really torn about this score because this is a delicious beer but touting it as a DIPA makes me want the hoppiness to be more pronounced. The barrel makes it taste like vanilla is actually added to it and imparts some caramel sweetness as well.
F: This is a fluffy but still crisp beer that is exceedingly smooth. The feel is very good. No bite or harshness, cleaner than expected, just great overall in a medium-full body with lots of brightness. It barely keeps from being overly effervescent.
Reviewed by Blackop555 from Michigan
4.15/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours hazy Amber. Foamy, short, Light tan head that lasts shortly.
Smells bourbon, malts, late Citrus, Light alcohol And vanilla hints.
Taste First up Bourbon and light vanilla. Followed by light citrus peel, bready malt, caramel and Pine. Finish is dry with a bourbon linger. Medium body and smooth medium carbonation.
Dec 13, 2017Smells bourbon, malts, late Citrus, Light alcohol And vanilla hints.
Taste First up Bourbon and light vanilla. Followed by light citrus peel, bready malt, caramel and Pine. Finish is dry with a bourbon linger. Medium body and smooth medium carbonation.
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
4.03/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12 FL. OZ. bottle
Served in a snifter
06/02/16
This beer pours amber in color with golden highlights. It is hazy and topped with an inch of beige head that leaves decent lacing.
It has light bourbon notes. The malt comes through with some faded hop aromas.
It has bourbon in the taste with vanilla and caramel along with booze. There is just enough bitterness in the finish to keep it from being too sweet.
Medium mouthfeel
This is pretty solid with almost a year and a half of age on it. It is a not a commonly aged style that is a treat to try. I did it for a change of pace.
Nov 04, 2017Served in a snifter
06/02/16
This beer pours amber in color with golden highlights. It is hazy and topped with an inch of beige head that leaves decent lacing.
It has light bourbon notes. The malt comes through with some faded hop aromas.
It has bourbon in the taste with vanilla and caramel along with booze. There is just enough bitterness in the finish to keep it from being too sweet.
Medium mouthfeel
This is pretty solid with almost a year and a half of age on it. It is a not a commonly aged style that is a treat to try. I did it for a change of pace.
Reviewed by king75 from Michigan
2.7/5 rDev -34.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.7/5 rDev -34.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Boozy mess. Taste like straight up bourbon. Barely any hop presence. Moth feel is tacky and medium biddies. Very one dementional. Maybe with age the barrel will fade and the good will be there, but fresh this is not a good beer for the style of ba ipa
Sep 23, 2017Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee
3.7/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
01/29/2017
Jan 29, 2017Reviewed by gopens44 from Virginia
3.89/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours hazy, murky orange with not too much head, save for about a 1/2" of white foaminess that settles down quickly. Nose is almost entirely alcohol. In fact, that's all I am getting from it. Taste is much better, and for all the alcohol in the nose, its nearly the last thing I get. Wood, bourbon, and grapefruit dominate until the sweetness and alcohol pipe in. Finishes slightly bitter but mostly sweet from this medium bodied beer.
Aug 29, 2016
Nihilist from Odd Side Ales
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
114 ratings
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