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India Barley Wine
Odell Brewing Company
- From:
- Odell Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9.7%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 10.22%
- Reviews:
- 53
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 28, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 20, 2009
- Wants:
- 46
- Gots:
- 10
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
4.25/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle into snifter; unreadable bottle dating, but assuming 2009 vintage based on being brewed once. Flat. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red, light copper/brown color; with minimal head and no lacing/streaming on the glass. Aromas of huge red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, raisin, prune, fig, date, red apple, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted biscuit, brown bread/crust, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, raisin, prune, fig, date, red apple, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted biscuit, brown bread/crust, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, raisin, prune, fig, date, red apple, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted biscuit, brown bread/crust, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/bitterness balance; and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Flat carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/resinous/rindy, and slightly slick mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 9.7%. Overall this is a fantastic American barleywine! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the huge ABV, with the mildly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Fantastically soft feel for the style, and not aggressive. Feels like Centennial, Columbus, Chinook hops. Amazing balance of juicy/vibrant hops/yeast, with some dank/earthy notes; perfectly balanced dark/bready malt backbone. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering resin dryness. Well attenuated for the big ABV. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazingly spot on style example. Aged wonderfully for 10 years. Everything you would want to see in an American barleywine, regardless of lack of carbonation. Was not detrimental to drink-ability at all.
Jun 28, 2019Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4.09/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Phenomenal orange pour, 1/2" off white head. Looks more dipa than barleywine. Aroma hit plenty of citrus and hop notes, again, this leans dipa over even American barleywine.
The malt body reveals why the beer is so orange, counterbalancing the ample citrus and hop notes. The bitterness is subdued, the alcohol is subdued, the citrus punch is nice but not overly sweet or acidic. This shows a deft hand when dealing with big stuff. The mouthfeel could have been better, seemed under carbonated.
An elite, 1st tier non barrel aged barleywine, this and Bigfoot, top notch.
Jun 22, 2016The malt body reveals why the beer is so orange, counterbalancing the ample citrus and hop notes. The bitterness is subdued, the alcohol is subdued, the citrus punch is nice but not overly sweet or acidic. This shows a deft hand when dealing with big stuff. The mouthfeel could have been better, seemed under carbonated.
An elite, 1st tier non barrel aged barleywine, this and Bigfoot, top notch.
Rated by beatenbyjacks from Colorado
3.95/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
The nose of this brought about lots of maltiness. Definitely aged a little too long, but still an enjoyable beer. Sure wish Odell would remake it.
Feb 03, 2015Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts
4.16/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Clear amber-orange with a finger of frothy off-white head. Fades normal.
S - Sweet caramel and caramelized malts, grapefruit, tropical, citrus, pine, and grassy hops, touch of dark fruit, bit of booze.
T - Sweet caramel and caramelized malts, grapefruit, orange, citrus, pine, and grassy hops, lightly resiny bitterness, soaked dark fruits, touch of booze.
M - Medium-full bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet, bitter, warming finish.
D - Nice hoppy barleywine. Held up well.
May 16, 2013S - Sweet caramel and caramelized malts, grapefruit, tropical, citrus, pine, and grassy hops, touch of dark fruit, bit of booze.
T - Sweet caramel and caramelized malts, grapefruit, orange, citrus, pine, and grassy hops, lightly resiny bitterness, soaked dark fruits, touch of booze.
M - Medium-full bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet, bitter, warming finish.
D - Nice hoppy barleywine. Held up well.
Reviewed by nickfl from Florida
3.92/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Pours with one finger of lightly off-white foam on top of a hazy, golden brown body. The head settles fairly quickly and leaves light lace.
S - A very typical barleywine aroma with notes of caramel, toffee, pine, and mustardy hops.
T - Sweet toffee up front with some caramel and herbal hops. More sweet, dark sugar in the middle and a finish of spicy yeast and hop character as well as modertate bitterness and lots of lingering sugar.
M - Medium body, moderate carbonation, and a sweet finish.
D - Not bad, but a bit overly sweet for my taste. The aroma is quite good with a lot of complex sugar and aged hops that pair well with the sweetness. The flavor profile is ovelry sugary with some balancing hops, but not enough bitterness of hop flavor to push the sugar off the palate. It is a good beer, but it seems like it might be better if it was either fresher or with more age.
May 17, 2012S - A very typical barleywine aroma with notes of caramel, toffee, pine, and mustardy hops.
T - Sweet toffee up front with some caramel and herbal hops. More sweet, dark sugar in the middle and a finish of spicy yeast and hop character as well as modertate bitterness and lots of lingering sugar.
M - Medium body, moderate carbonation, and a sweet finish.
D - Not bad, but a bit overly sweet for my taste. The aroma is quite good with a lot of complex sugar and aged hops that pair well with the sweetness. The flavor profile is ovelry sugary with some balancing hops, but not enough bitterness of hop flavor to push the sugar off the palate. It is a good beer, but it seems like it might be better if it was either fresher or with more age.
Reviewed by kylehay2004 from Illinois
4.12/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: single finger frothy head on a murky crimson with golden hues body.
S: nice malt backbone with sour, spicey and hop aroma characteristic of a good barley wine.
T: nice malt profile. musty hops and candied citrus, mostly orange with some toffee and brown sugar notes.
M: medium body and moderate carbonation.
Overall: very drinkable for the style. the booze arent overwhelming. nice sugar, hop and malt interaction.
May 17, 2012S: nice malt backbone with sour, spicey and hop aroma characteristic of a good barley wine.
T: nice malt profile. musty hops and candied citrus, mostly orange with some toffee and brown sugar notes.
M: medium body and moderate carbonation.
Overall: very drinkable for the style. the booze arent overwhelming. nice sugar, hop and malt interaction.
India Barley Wine from Odell Brewing Company
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
80 ratings
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