Woodcut No. 3 - Oak Aged Crimson Ale
Odell Brewing Company

Woodcut No. 3 - Oak Aged Crimson AleWoodcut No. 3 - Oak Aged Crimson Ale
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From:
Odell Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Strong Ale
ABV:
11%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 12.91%
Reviews:
55
Ratings:
105
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 16, 2016
Added:
Nov 20, 2009
Wants:
  41
Gots:
  37
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Ratings by gford217:
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Reviewed by gford217 from Georgia

4.4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours an ever-so-slightly hazy reddish brown with an enormous, thick cream-colored head that recedes slowly to a thick cap with sheets of lacing on the way down.

The aroma is really nice with some caramel malts and oaky tannins creating a perfume-like aroma, very fragrant. Also some sugar-coated apples and pears.

The taste is more of the same with the sweet light fruits teaming with caramelized sugar and sweet malts to form the base beer. The finish is spicy with the oak and slightly dry with a hint of alcohol burn.

The mouthfeel is medium bodied and very smooth with the oak coming out aggressively in the finish.

I really enjoyed this beer and thought the oak was a perfect foil to the seriously sweet underlying beer. Excellent.
Apr 28, 2010
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Rated: 4.16 by Akeah from Colorado

Mar 16, 2016
 
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Nov 17, 2014
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Reviewed by dcscientist from Colorado

4.44/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Stored this one for quite a while before breaking it out, and it held up just fine. This is a very, very good crimson ale, well worth trying to find if you can. Odell's red beers tend to be a bit hoppy, but the aging process really mellowed out this beer. Will look for it again when I'm in the mood for something like this.
Sep 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by DaveAnderson from Minnesota

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May 24, 2014
 
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Rated: 3.5 by acurtis from New Jersey

Mar 29, 2014
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Reviewed by Goblinmunkey7 from Massachusetts

3.64/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Thanks to blue_bleeder for the bottle.

Appearance: Ruddy copper brownish red. Head is beige loose and bubbly. Settles to a clumpy head and collar. Sheets of sticky lacing. Decent head retention. Solid carbonation given the age.

Smell: A ton of deeply caramelized malts. A touch roasted with toffee, caramel, and some overall bready malts. A touch of earthy malts as well. Some earthy hops as well. A touch of old citrus peel. Booze, grape, apple, some vanilla. Oak is still kicking around but it's a bit faded. Oxidized. Some minor medicinal edges. Malty and super bready.

Taste: Bready malts. Caramel and toffee. A touch of molasses. Oxidation adds some minor medicinal and metallic elements. Some vanilla and a solid punch of oak. Bite of alcohol with some associated boozy heat. Hops are a bit citrusy with some old orange peel and a hint of bitterness. Chewy caramelized malts. A toasted edge with some roasted sweetness as well. Plum, cherry, fig, dark fruit.

Mouthfeel: Borderline full body. Borderline chewy. Moderate carbonation. Clean.

Overall: Froot booze.

Held up well to the age. Oxidation helps and adds depth.
Mar 27, 2014
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Reviewed by angrybabboon from Massachusetts

3.37/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Cheers to Goblinmunkey7 for sharing this

Consumed 3/26/14

Appearance: Dark amber with a ton of ruby tones - pours with a giant, light beige head - fades to a small cap, leaves some nice streaks of lacing

Smell: The aroma more or less fits the description, with amber malts, wood, and alcohol - pale, caramel, and amber malts, definitely smells like an imperial red ale - toffee, dark fruits, and a lot of sugary malts - very, very sweet - lots of oak, with some oxidation

Taste: Oak chips sprinkled with sugar and booze - big, caramelized malts, with some serious amber malt flavors - very sweet, like malt extract - toffee and some dark fruits - oxidized malts - big oak flavors, very woody, with some kind of lingering spiciness - alcohol is very prominent

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body, nice carbonation, rather syrupy, finishes kind of sticky and hot

Overall: Once again I find myself facing diabetes

I am usually a huge fan of Odell's, but I find this too sugary and too boozy. If you're looking for things to keep in your cellar, this may not make the cut.
Mar 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 23, 2013
Woodcut No. 3 - Oak Aged Crimson Ale from Odell Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 105 ratings