Amuste
Odell Brewing Company

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From:
Odell Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
9.3%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.87 | pDev: 12.92%
Reviews:
39
Ratings:
158
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 11, 2019
Added:
Feb 15, 2013
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  23
Must is to wine as wort is to beer; the primordial ooze, the source and foundation, that feeds the process of fermentation we all love so much. Amuste is the culmination of a two year endeavor to marry these two fuels into the same fire. An Imperial Porter aged in oak wine barrels accented with juice with Tempranillo grapes grown on the Western Slope of Colorado, this harmonic carbonation is truly, a must.
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Ratings by mwilbur:
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Reviewed by mwilbur from Minnesota

4.04/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 750 mL bottle into snifter.
A: Pours a dark, murky brown (no light comes through with backlighting...only a faint hint of purple at the edges). 1-2 inch light tan head with good retention.
S: Cocoa, sweet caramel, cola, and grape notes.
T: Dark berries, roasted caramel, baker's chocolate, cola, and soft oaky vanilla. The wine-like quality lays gently on top of everything and imbues all taste notes.
M: Soft and creamy up front. Turns more toward a tannic firmness midway through. Sweet and dry finish. Medium body. Lingers and matures nicely on the palate.
D: Initially, this one came across a bit jumbled. However, with time to sort it all out as well as warming, the true appreciation of this brew came to light. A superb example of what aging in wine barrels (as well as augmentation with grape juice) can add to the right brew.
Jun 11, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.16 by Dalbeast from Wyoming

May 11, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.52/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from the bottle into a glass.

Pitch black liquid; slight purple when held to the light.

Dark khaki head; nice, if spotty, lace.

Red wine & chocolate in the nose.

Medium thick mouthfeel.

Red wine up front, but as this warms chocolate asserts itself as the brew warmed up. I had it on draft once & liked it even more...
Nov 10, 2016
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Reviewed by BrownAleBollocks from Kansas

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours an opaque black with a one finger cream color head. Aroma is bright white wine grapes mixed with dark fruits and a hint of caramel/toffee. Taste follows with dark fruit, toffee, white wine flavor, and a hint of candi sugar like sweetness with a hint of nutiness and oak. Mouthfeel is smooth and mouthcoating. Overall, this is an excellent take on a porter. Odell is a great, great brewery?
Apr 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by 2GOOFY from California

Mar 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by Wayne17 from Texas

Feb 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by KShophead from Kansas

Dec 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.04 by BarefootCharlie from Wisconsin

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Nov 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by DeadeyeOTDO from Arizona

Nov 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by spycow from Illinois

Oct 17, 2014
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Rated by neckbeardnation22 from Maryland

1.25/5  rDev -67.7%
drain pour
Oct 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by thufflife from Missouri

Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by orangesol from Pennsylvania

Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Hopstout from Minnesota

Jul 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by miggs3030 from New Mexico

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by sammyg832 from Arizona

Jun 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by FreshZ from Missouri

Jun 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.8 by cultclassic89 from Texas

Jun 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

May 31, 2014
Amuste from Odell Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 158 ratings