Odell Isolation Ale | Odell Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Odell Brewing Company
Colorado, United States
odellbrewing.com
Style: Winter Warmer
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.00%
Availability: Winter
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by BeerAdvocate on 01-28-2001
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3.57/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. can poured into willibecher.
A- Amber in color withgood clarity. Head is tan and dense. Good lacing is left behind, though the head doesn't hang on very well.
S- Deep toasty malt. A bit sweet and some mild spice notes. Very faint.
T- Toasty, and the spice comes through a bit more in the flavor. Still not much there.
M- Body is medium. Low carbonation. Finishes a bit spicy-dry.
O- A bit bland. I could take some stronger malt characteristics, especially for being a winter beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. can poured into willibecher.
A- Amber in color withgood clarity. Head is tan and dense. Good lacing is left behind, though the head doesn't hang on very well.
S- Deep toasty malt. A bit sweet and some mild spice notes. Very faint.
T- Toasty, and the spice comes through a bit more in the flavor. Still not much there.
M- Body is medium. Low carbonation. Finishes a bit spicy-dry.
O- A bit bland. I could take some stronger malt characteristics, especially for being a winter beer.
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4.41/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
3.52/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.72/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle, best enjoyed by 1/10/18; thanks to my friend, Ken, for giving me a bottle to try. Huge frothy beige head slowly fades atop a red-brown colored ale. Malty and spicy nose. Spicy & earthy hops meets burnt caramel, toasty grain, toffee, rye bread crust, and some dark fruits. Medium body, ample carbonation, finishes very dry and semi-bitter. Nice winter warmer as expected from Odell.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle, best enjoyed by 1/10/18; thanks to my friend, Ken, for giving me a bottle to try. Huge frothy beige head slowly fades atop a red-brown colored ale. Malty and spicy nose. Spicy & earthy hops meets burnt caramel, toasty grain, toffee, rye bread crust, and some dark fruits. Medium body, ample carbonation, finishes very dry and semi-bitter. Nice winter warmer as expected from Odell.
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3.71/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Beer pours a light brown. Smell is caramel, malt, and dark fruit. Taste is malt first: light bittering on a malty caramel base with mild spice. This is a fine beer. Nothing fancy and definitely not my favorite winter beer.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Beer pours a light brown. Smell is caramel, malt, and dark fruit. Taste is malt first: light bittering on a malty caramel base with mild spice. This is a fine beer. Nothing fancy and definitely not my favorite winter beer.
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3.71/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.99/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L: Pours a amber red with a medium white head and no lacing.
S: Earthy, nutty malt with notes of raisen, caramel and toffee, some Christmas spice.
T: Caramel, toffee, nutty malt, some raisen and a slightly astringent Christmas spice.
F: Medium to full body, medium carbonation.
O: Great Winter amber ale.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L: Pours a amber red with a medium white head and no lacing.
S: Earthy, nutty malt with notes of raisen, caramel and toffee, some Christmas spice.
T: Caramel, toffee, nutty malt, some raisen and a slightly astringent Christmas spice.
F: Medium to full body, medium carbonation.
O: Great Winter amber ale.
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3.97/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear amber with an off white head. Smells of light malt and very light spices (not much aroma here but the aroma that's there is good). Tastes of caramel, malts, light hops, and christmas spices (nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon stick out). Medium in both body and carbonation. Overall a very tasty winter beer that seems more in between an amber ale and a warmer.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear amber with an off white head. Smells of light malt and very light spices (not much aroma here but the aroma that's there is good). Tastes of caramel, malts, light hops, and christmas spices (nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon stick out). Medium in both body and carbonation. Overall a very tasty winter beer that seems more in between an amber ale and a warmer.
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3.9/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.55/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.44/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a single-serve bottle into a tulip
Pours a dark copper/amber with ample head and excellent lacing throughout. A really nice-looking brew.
The nose is very subdued. Vague hints of biscuity malt and earthy hops. Nice but wish there was more of it.
The flavor is much like the aroma--just fine, but rather subdued. It isn't a "bland" beer per se, but it's awfully "safe" and yeomanlike in many respects. Caramel and toasted malts very forward with a nice herbal, instead of piney, hop background that balances things well, and just a touch of alcohol warmth.
The mouthfeel is excellent. Well-carbonated, but not overly so, and with a dry crisp finish to what is otherwise a maltier offering.
Overall, this is a decent brew in its own right, but it isn't a winter warmer, and it lacks a little flavor.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a single-serve bottle into a tulip
Pours a dark copper/amber with ample head and excellent lacing throughout. A really nice-looking brew.
The nose is very subdued. Vague hints of biscuity malt and earthy hops. Nice but wish there was more of it.
The flavor is much like the aroma--just fine, but rather subdued. It isn't a "bland" beer per se, but it's awfully "safe" and yeomanlike in many respects. Caramel and toasted malts very forward with a nice herbal, instead of piney, hop background that balances things well, and just a touch of alcohol warmth.
The mouthfeel is excellent. Well-carbonated, but not overly so, and with a dry crisp finish to what is otherwise a maltier offering.
Overall, this is a decent brew in its own right, but it isn't a winter warmer, and it lacks a little flavor.
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4.18/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
3.71/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Odell Isolation Ale, 6.1% ABV, 42 IBU. Pours pinkish red with a one finger white head. Malty, but not picking up much on the nose, and the taste follows - pretty bland - a bit fruity tang with a very slight bitter close. Excellent mouthfeel, overall very good.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Odell Isolation Ale, 6.1% ABV, 42 IBU. Pours pinkish red with a one finger white head. Malty, but not picking up much on the nose, and the taste follows - pretty bland - a bit fruity tang with a very slight bitter close. Excellent mouthfeel, overall very good.
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3.87/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.71/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear, Amber color. White head. Nice lacing on the glass.
Nose is slightly malty, but not strong
Taste is malty up front with a slight sweetness on the backside.
Feel is modetate.
Not bad overall. A good winter beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear, Amber color. White head. Nice lacing on the glass.
Nose is slightly malty, but not strong
Taste is malty up front with a slight sweetness on the backside.
Feel is modetate.
Not bad overall. A good winter beer.
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3.22/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
3.69/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Odell Isolation Ale from Odell Brewing Company
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