Extra Special Red
Odell Brewing Company

Extra Special RedExtra Special Red
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From:
Odell Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Imperial Red Ale
Ranked #21
ABV:
8.7%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,712
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 9.6%
Reviews:
76
Ratings:
120
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 07, 2023
Added:
Nov 01, 2006
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  4
Extra Special Red is our imperial red ale, a crimson-hued brew full of juicy hop flavors and aromas of pine and stone fruit. After 6 months of aging in rye whiskey casks, it was roused from its oak cradle to the bottle in your hands. The barrels impart notes of sweet vanilla and soft tannins, while the hops settle into the background in favor of the strong malt foundation. Slainte!
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Ratings by Greeneagle:
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Rated by Greeneagle

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%

Jul 16, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.55/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from Brewers Haven. Dark amber, crystal clear, instant foamy head disappears. Aroma is big caramel malts. Tadte too favors the malt, caramel and toffee notes. Mild sweetness, some latent barrel accents. Tiny bit of alcohol warmth.
Jun 07, 2023
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear ;Ishtar amber copper coloe with an off white head. Smell and taste has malt ,caramel and toffe some herbal notes pine and berries. Mouth feel sweet with some hop bitterness finishes malty
Sep 17, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by NickMunford from Wyoming

Jul 17, 2021
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California

4.02/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle poured into a Founders Brewing Co snifter

A: Pours copper amber with a frothy light tan head that settles to a light layer and laces nicely.

S: Malty, toasty bread, toffee, dried fruit, tropical and floral hints, a little peppery spice, oak, vanilla, and a nice touch of bourbon.

T: Rich, dried fruit with some tropical hints, date, raisin, papaya, guava, peach, and apricot, toasty bready malt, very noticeable barrel character, toasted coconut, vanilla, oak, smooth bourbon, rye spice, a touch of pine, big toasty bready malt, and toffee sweetness.

M: On the fuller side of medium body, moderate carbonation,

O: Cellar cleaning was a good enough excuse to bring this one out. I'd love to taste the base beer they used to know how it evolved. Great complexity, there's a little bit of everything going on in there.
Sep 09, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jun 21, 2020
 
Rated: 3.78 by einman from Minnesota

Jan 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4.15 by jakecattleco from California

Jan 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4.07 by Jcreek from Illinois

Dec 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.85 by jchanley from Illinois

Dec 21, 2019
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Rated by CCLEID from Nevada

3.43/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nice red ale with whiskey notes.
Nov 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by kjkinsey from Texas

Jun 16, 2019
 
Rated: 2.47 by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

May 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.57 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Apr 24, 2019
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Reviewed by GrumpyGas from Illinois

3.86/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle dated 2018 poured into a becher glass shows a royal, clear, reddish-copper color and floats a 2in proud cream colored head of mixed-sized bubbles and leaves a mix of robust spots and islands of lacing.

Aromas include caramel, toffee, stone fruit, and even a rye spice.

Flavors of slightly toasted malts dominate with notes of peach and apricot, rye, and toffee filling in behind. A touch sweet.

Mouthfeel is medium and drying.

Overall a great looking red.
Mar 11, 2019
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Reviewed by omahawk from Nebraska

3.94/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a pretty dark copper reddish brown. Very little head or carbonation. Smell is of malt, oak and whiskey. Taste is light malt and caramel, with hints of whiskey, oak and bitter hops on the back end. Body is quite dry. This isn’t a bad beer but not great.
Mar 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by mush from Illinois

Mar 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.35 by Mark-Leggett from Missouri

Jan 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.33 by B_B from California

Jan 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by mikerieder from South Dakota

Jan 06, 2019
Extra Special Red from Odell Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 120 ratings