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Odell Brewing Company

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12 oz can bought at the brewery. 6.0% ABV, 8 IBU. No ingredients per the website or can. Pours to a sparkingly clear very pale golden forming a modest white head with poor retention and moderate lacing. Carbonation is moderate, ~2.5. The nose has a bit of fresh mown hay and thats kinda it. Mouthfeel is a little weird. There is an acidity in this beer that is unusual. I didn't get it when I had it on tap. I'm thinking that something funky is going on here. Mouthfeel is quite watery, very light bodied considering the ABV. The taste is rather bland, not much going on here. No hop flavor, aroma to speak of and very mild bitterness. The finish is tart and lightly astringent. There is a wierd flavor that kinda makes me a little nauseous.

I can't recommend this beer and I would not buy again. Something is off with this one.

I'm thinking there might be some contam in this.

 

 

Very pale yellow, white head fades rapidly. Aroma is yeasty, smells like a Belgian style. Thin and watery. Not quite a drain pour, but close.

 

 

 

"Best by 5/2/22"; drank 12/19/21 @ the Yarchives.

See-through pale orange/yellow appearance.

A rough pour yielded a huge bright white head; frothy, tree-rung lace.

Roasted corn, wheat & mild lemon notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Roasted corn & wheat flavors; mild lemon & faint cream flavors.

Refreshing but substantial; I liked this!!

 

Looks good. Smells kind of rotten to be honest. Kind of like sour milk, or old sour beer spill. Taste is bland and seems to contain some sort of off flavor. Not impressed.

After reading some of the other reviews I thought I might have been drinking the wrong beer! I love that Odell is using this to redirect money to charity. And I like a good number of their beers. This one though? OK, I'm not the biggest fan of golden ales to start with, but even with that in mind, this is a hot, thick, cloyingly sweet mess of a beer. I rarely drink a beer that I just want to be over with, but this got just slightly warmer in five minutes to the extent that I gulped it down so it would be gone, rather than enjoy it with the burritos I was making. To add insult to injury, it leaves a resiny, but weirdly sweet aftertaste that I need to drown with something tastier. Anything.

I'd give this to Bud Light drinkers to suggest that maybe they could also drink craft beers, but I won't touch this one again.

 

 

Poured from 12oz can
The look is decent, lightly hazy straw color with big carbonation and a rocky head that sticks around for a fair amount of time

The smell is fairly light, still heavier than a pilsner, but very crisp grain and light bittering hops on the nose with that nice sweet ale yeast smell.

The taste is very dry despite all the grain on the nose. Not as much hop coming through in the taste, very light aftertaste fades fast. Almost no bitterness, but the crisp mess that's almost but not quite fruity stays from the smell. Almost but not quite tart. Still very grainy but no deep malt sweetness, very base level.

Unfortunately the feel is quite watery and light, very drinkable mouthfeel but it throws me off since there is quite a bit of dry grain flavor.

Overall shows promise but the actual drinking experience could be better/more interesting. Fades very fast and not all that memorable.

 

 

 

Poured from a can into a Nonic.

Pours orange/honey gold. Very little head or lacing.

Earthy and grassy hop aromas meet peach and citrus.

Nicely balanced and restrained. Light and sweet malts on the tip of the tongue, mostly of the stone fruit variety--grassy and earthy hops at the finish. Some honey-kissed flavors in midstream. Well-rounded overall.

Medium light and with more carbonation and drying notes than originally feared. Drinks well.

Everything about the brew is "nice" but unremarkable. It checks every box without hitting any particular high note.