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Maillard's Odyssey
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Porter
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 9.18%
- Reviews:
- 181
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 06, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 03, 2014
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 114
Rich, dark, and roasty. That was the concept Bell’s beer guru John Mallett aimed for and, true to John’s vision, Maillard’s Odyssey is exactly that. Its name honors the Maillard reaction—the “browning” of sugars and amino acids—that creates the wonderful caramelized toffee-like and roasted flavors so abundant in this beer.
Bell’s has done a lot to raise the Midwest’s craft beer bona fides. They are masters of many beer styles from their portfolio of top-notch American stouts all the way through to the alpha acid assault of their Hopslam Ale. Bell’s constantly reinvents beer styles and refines recipes with artful mastery and an oddball slant.
Bell’s has done a lot to raise the Midwest’s craft beer bona fides. They are masters of many beer styles from their portfolio of top-notch American stouts all the way through to the alpha acid assault of their Hopslam Ale. Bell’s constantly reinvents beer styles and refines recipes with artful mastery and an oddball slant.
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Ratings by JayQue:
Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
Last day of beer camp! Great American Porter. Pours a dense black color with a big light brown head. Good head retention and thick streaks of lacing on the glass. Aroma is powerful. Coffee, roasted malt and some chocolate.
Good rich complex taste. Lactose, roasted malt, milk chocolate, and a little toffee. Expertly blended. Mouthfeel is creamy and rich. Lighter than most stouts but still has a big flavor and big presence.
This and the Double Latte are easily the best of 2014 beer camp.
Aug 25, 2014Good rich complex taste. Lactose, roasted malt, milk chocolate, and a little toffee. Expertly blended. Mouthfeel is creamy and rich. Lighter than most stouts but still has a big flavor and big presence.
This and the Double Latte are easily the best of 2014 beer camp.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled 5/21/14; drank 7/17/14 @ the Yarchives.
Brown/black hue.
HUGE dark tan head; strong lacing.
Chocolate milk nose with a hint of booze.
Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.
Oats, cream & chocolate milk flavor; slight hop bite on the finish.
A slight metallic note stops this from achieving perfection. Still very good.
May 06, 2019Brown/black hue.
HUGE dark tan head; strong lacing.
Chocolate milk nose with a hint of booze.
Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.
Oats, cream & chocolate milk flavor; slight hop bite on the finish.
A slight metallic note stops this from achieving perfection. Still very good.
Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida
3.95/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Reviewed from long-standing notes (Sept. 2014). Poured from 12 oz. bottle into a Cigar City Brewing pint glass.
A: Very dark brown and nearly opaque – it rather looks like a glass of cola. A thick light tan head with good retention and low visible carbonation.
S: Not huge – some dark roasted malts with cacao and a bit bitter character - with some resinous hops is about it.
T: Malt forward up front – chocolate, coffee, and toffee – with a fair amount of roasted bitterness. Resin and grassy hops show up halfway through and linger into the finish.
M: Full-bodied with a sticky mouthfeel. Average carbonation sensation and the alcohol is well-hidden.
O: Pretty tasty. I think this could maybe use some more hops, but the malt bill is well-put together.
Sep 16, 2016A: Very dark brown and nearly opaque – it rather looks like a glass of cola. A thick light tan head with good retention and low visible carbonation.
S: Not huge – some dark roasted malts with cacao and a bit bitter character - with some resinous hops is about it.
T: Malt forward up front – chocolate, coffee, and toffee – with a fair amount of roasted bitterness. Resin and grassy hops show up halfway through and linger into the finish.
M: Full-bodied with a sticky mouthfeel. Average carbonation sensation and the alcohol is well-hidden.
O: Pretty tasty. I think this could maybe use some more hops, but the malt bill is well-put together.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.2/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On tap @ PreFunk. Black, silky,oily. Creamy tight beige head. Looks like used motor oil. Smells and tastes like heaven. One of the best of the lot for this particular year.
Jun 02, 2016
Maillard's Odyssey from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
1378 ratings
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