Original Ice Cream Pale
Omnipollo
- From:
- Omnipollo
- Sweden
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.36 | pDev: 7.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 09, 2018
- Added:
- Feb 15, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Collaboration with Buxton Brewery
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
4.99/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.99/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
From Saveur Biere. In Teku glass. Playing Bloo Kid 2, then Oceanhorn. Delicious vanilla ice cream with lactose notes and a great feel. As expected, another extraordinarily original offering from omnipollo
Feb 09, 2018
Reviewed by Everydayoff from Thailand
4.06/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330ml bottle poured into a teku glass.
Hazy dark gold in color, the pour builds up very thick creamy white head that withstands with excellent retention before slowly subsiding to a lasting foamy layer atop and leaving lots of lacing here and there.
In a nose, obviously tons of sweet vanilla like a vanilla ice-cream, sugar, and sweet cream. Hop provides notes of citrus, pineapple, and earthiness in parallel while malt with its breadiness in the undertone.
The taste kicks off with sweetness of cream, vanilla, and sugar. Then hop reveals with notes of citrus, pineapple, resin, and light bitterness while malt is only in the background.
Medium body with smooth mouthfeel and quite lively carbonation through the palate, the feeling is rather crisp with a dry finish.
It is already based on a good Pale Ale. A touch of massive vanilla and ice-cream adds up more fanciness.
Nov 25, 2017Hazy dark gold in color, the pour builds up very thick creamy white head that withstands with excellent retention before slowly subsiding to a lasting foamy layer atop and leaving lots of lacing here and there.
In a nose, obviously tons of sweet vanilla like a vanilla ice-cream, sugar, and sweet cream. Hop provides notes of citrus, pineapple, and earthiness in parallel while malt with its breadiness in the undertone.
The taste kicks off with sweetness of cream, vanilla, and sugar. Then hop reveals with notes of citrus, pineapple, resin, and light bitterness while malt is only in the background.
Medium body with smooth mouthfeel and quite lively carbonation through the palate, the feeling is rather crisp with a dry finish.
It is already based on a good Pale Ale. A touch of massive vanilla and ice-cream adds up more fanciness.
Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia
4.48/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.48/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
It’s telling of this Omnipollo/Buxton ice cream beer collaboration that I ran out to my local and immediately bought the other two ice cream beers they had in stock - Texas pecan was an absolute ripper, and Omnipollo just have a way with dessert beers that puts them in my top 5 of dessert beer brewers (see if you can guess the other 4). Out of the 3 ice cream beers I have this is a bit more entry-level in style and ABV at 5.6%, so it’ll be interesting to see how much of a full-on, in-your-face brew this will be... though I’m guessing with the skills of both Omnipollo and Buxton combined I’m sure they’ve nailed the brief - both brewers are world class in their respective countries (Sweden and the UK).
Poured from a 330ml bottle into a Duvel tulip.
A: Cloudy AF - bit like a NEIPA at first glance - with a golden sunrise coloured body and a nice dense white head that sticks around well, excellent head retention, top marks! 9/10.
S: Floral and citric lemon hops mingle with a nice bold and sweet vanilla fragrance - this beer could in fact pass as perfume - great aroma. Though I do wonder how well citric and vanilla flavours go together as they aren’t often bedfellows. Also it’s not a greatly complex aroma, however for a Pale Ale it is ballsy, and I like balls. Big balls *ahem* yeah it’s good. 8/10.
T: Floral and lemony with a big vanilla hit - this is great! Though they should have called the beer “Original Ice Cream & Lemon Tart” because that lemon is unmistakable and detracts from it being a plain vanilla ice cream experience. The lemon also has a slight artificial character to it, though my palate does seem to be sensitive to lemon flavours (check out my Rogue Lemon Crueller review) so maybe I’m detecting an artificialness that others wouldn’t even notice. The sweetness in this is balanced perfectly (i.e. slightly sweet as I like it) with a wisp of citric bitterness. Wow, this beer goes down too easy! 9/10.
M: Medium bodied with a creamy dense carbonation - very smooth, Hall & Oates smooth “Oh-oh, here she comes, watch out boys she’ll chew you up...” ironically I suspect oats were used in this brew. 9/10.
D: Once again Omnipollo smash out another dessert beer hit, and frankly this one is dangerously more drinkable than Texas pecan, DA-AMN! The only downside is this doesn’t come in a 500ml can. Smashable stuff. 10/10.
Food match: Gourmet pizza - something with truffles and mushrooms.
Oct 06, 2017Poured from a 330ml bottle into a Duvel tulip.
A: Cloudy AF - bit like a NEIPA at first glance - with a golden sunrise coloured body and a nice dense white head that sticks around well, excellent head retention, top marks! 9/10.
S: Floral and citric lemon hops mingle with a nice bold and sweet vanilla fragrance - this beer could in fact pass as perfume - great aroma. Though I do wonder how well citric and vanilla flavours go together as they aren’t often bedfellows. Also it’s not a greatly complex aroma, however for a Pale Ale it is ballsy, and I like balls. Big balls *ahem* yeah it’s good. 8/10.
T: Floral and lemony with a big vanilla hit - this is great! Though they should have called the beer “Original Ice Cream & Lemon Tart” because that lemon is unmistakable and detracts from it being a plain vanilla ice cream experience. The lemon also has a slight artificial character to it, though my palate does seem to be sensitive to lemon flavours (check out my Rogue Lemon Crueller review) so maybe I’m detecting an artificialness that others wouldn’t even notice. The sweetness in this is balanced perfectly (i.e. slightly sweet as I like it) with a wisp of citric bitterness. Wow, this beer goes down too easy! 9/10.
M: Medium bodied with a creamy dense carbonation - very smooth, Hall & Oates smooth “Oh-oh, here she comes, watch out boys she’ll chew you up...” ironically I suspect oats were used in this brew. 9/10.
D: Once again Omnipollo smash out another dessert beer hit, and frankly this one is dangerously more drinkable than Texas pecan, DA-AMN! The only downside is this doesn’t come in a 500ml can. Smashable stuff. 10/10.
Food match: Gourmet pizza - something with truffles and mushrooms.
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.8/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.8/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
L: Hazy amber color, two finger white head, good lacing, minimal carbonation.
S: Citrus, hops, floral.
T: Malty, sweet, floral, hoppy. Bitter on the back end. Just amazing!
F: Medium bodied, full flavored.
O: The best pale ale I have ever tasted. World class.
Aug 05, 2017S: Citrus, hops, floral.
T: Malty, sweet, floral, hoppy. Bitter on the back end. Just amazing!
F: Medium bodied, full flavored.
O: The best pale ale I have ever tasted. World class.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
4.12/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.12/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottled
Bottled
Bottled
Bottled
Pours a slightly hazy amber body with massive foaming white head
Smells like a beer float
Creamy vanilla-ey flavours
Jun 30, 2017Bottled
Bottled
Bottled
Pours a slightly hazy amber body with massive foaming white head
Smells like a beer float
Creamy vanilla-ey flavours
Reviewed by Nicolaiw from Denmark
4.44/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours pale very hazy almost like a NE IPA.
Aroma has hops, vanilla ice cream,
Taste is classic hoppy pale ale with a vanilla ice cream twist in the finish.
Mar 28, 2017Aroma has hops, vanilla ice cream,
Taste is classic hoppy pale ale with a vanilla ice cream twist in the finish.
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