Long Stride
Odell Brewing Company

 

Appearance
Best Before Date is 11/23/2019. Pours out to a frothy white head and slightly hazy light gold. Ample lacing

Aroma
Citrus/tropical/grapefruity hops with a slight herbs and spice note and a low-key crackery malt

Flavor
Citrus and herbs upfront, low bitterness, clean bready malt.

Mouthfeel
Light and effervescent. no astringency or other harshness.

Overall

Even for an old bottle, this holds up well. I am impressed. No overpowering flavors, good balance, Pretty in the glass, smells terrific.

L:. Pours a clear straw yellow with a fizzy white head and thick sheets of lacing.

S:. Smells sweet, with tropical orange, lemon, grapefruit, mint, melon and light cracker malt.

T:. Lemon, orange, grapefruit, manadrin , mint and melon, light cracker malt.

F:. Light body and prickly carbonation.

O:. A very easy drinking session IPA.

 

 

 

12oz bottle gifted me as part of a mixed Odell sixer from my friends Abbie & Amanda, who passed through Colorado while I was house & critter sitting for them and apparently bought the bottled variety 12er. According to the label, this is apparently "best enjoyed " by October 25, 2019.

Poured into a shaker pint glass, this was a slightly hazy light gold, with a sudsy, bone-white head. Decent lace.

The hops give off aromas reminiscent of tropical and citrusy fruits and just a little bit of sweat (simcoe?). Malts are in the backseat and vaguely cracker-ish.

A little more complex in the flavor department, with a bitterness that is reminiscent of lemongrass that weirdly, kinda dies out a little at the finish.

Fairly light bodied, decent for a session IPA, except with a mouthfeel that cries out for a little more crispness.

Session IPAs are often maligned as being too much of a compromise, but this isn't bad. I think I'd be happy to drink several on a hot, active day, something the low abv percentage of this beer helps with considerably.

 

BOTTLE:

Nice hop profile. Unlike many so-billed "Session IPAs," this does skirt the line between pale ale and IPA - which is rare. Hop profile is floral and fruity albeit vague/indistinct. Hints of hop oils. Pale malt. Lavender.

Low B- / WORTHY

12oz bottle, best enjoyed by 9/11/19. Thanks to Ken for giving me a bottle to try! Hazy pale yellow body with a persistent white head. Aroma is fruity citrus with pineapple and lemongrass. Flavors are more tropical with a big pineapple burst along with more lemongrass, and mild guava; maybe some wheat in there for malt. Light-to-medium body, ample carbonation, creamy & smooth, mildy bitter finish. Lots of refreshing pineapple flavors going on with this one. I like it.

Aroma is pine, fruit/citrus and mild sugar/sweetness. The flavor is fruit/citrus, pine/needles, malts and a crisp/bitter hop/mildly/candy sweet finish.

 

Gently hazy, pale straw colored body; thick and lively carbonation; thick and frothy white head. Very nice freshly mowed grass and mild berry smell. Excellent light malt and citrus flavor; subtle hop bitterness builds slowly from mid-sip and blossoms and lingers through the finish. Medium-light body; crisp but with a gentle juiciness for balance; semi-dry mouthfeel.

I haven't seen this beer before but certainly am glad to have found a sample bottle. This beer has some great character and taste yet also exudes a pleasing delicacy throughout the tasting experience.

 

12 oz bottle, best by 8/30/19. Pours clear yellow gold with a medium creamy white head that quickly goes to a thin film that leaves some lacing.

The aroma is sweet cracker malt with some fruity and resiny hops.

The flavor is sweet malts with some fruity resiny hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with low prickly carbonation.

Overall, a nice session IPA.

12 oz. Bottle
BEST ENJOYED BY: 8/30/19

Pours a pretty nice clean/clear dark golden yellow color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger off-white head, which also leaves some nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, guava), very slight pine. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, guava), slightly piney. Medium body, ABV is hidden very nicely, with a little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a nice thirst quencher.

 

 

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Light straw look, almost like a blond ale. Smells really good for a lighter beer. I’m picking up notes of peach and melon.

Taste is solid, it does not taste like a watered down ipa like many in this category do. The mouthfeel is thicker and a bit silky. I think this is what really makes it work. The finish dries a bit, which is nice.

I don’t seek out these beers often, but it’s a better example than most on the market.

On draught at Old Chicago.

Pours a clear straw gold with an inch of foam and good lacing.

Lots of citrus in the smell. Lemon and grapefruit, little bit of bread.

Same for the taste. Unlike some of the style, this doesn't taste like hop water.
I wouldn't even call it watery.