Odysseus
Celestial Beerworks

 

No date on the can, but my bottle shop just received, so assuming fresh.

Pours a turbid golden sunny delight color. Very little head

Smell is sweet fruit. Meyer lemon, sweet orange, ripe peach.

Taste again is sweet fruits. A little citrus. And some earthiness in the finish.

No Hope bite whatsoever. Pillowy and smooth. Wouldn’t guess it’s 10% ABV.

Excellent beer!

 

 

Presentation: 16 oz. can with no dates. Served in a Lenox Tuscany IPA glass.

Appearance: The dense, two finger head stays around for a long time and leaves behind a lot of patchy lacing. It's a murky, bright, yellow-orange color.

Smell: It's a sweet, crisp, fruity aroma of orange, lemon, nectarine and pineapple. There's a hoppy herbal, earthiness in there too.

Taste: It's a juicy fruit bomb of a beer with absolutely no bitterness. There's notes of freshly squeezed orange juice, tangerines, grapefruit, peach, starfruit and even Spanish lime. A mildly herbal and earthy hoppiness lingers in the aftertaste as well. 

Mouthfeel: It's thick, pillowy, silky smooth and creamy with just the right touch of carbonation. Even though it's quite robust, it's still fairly refreshing too.

Overall This is dangerously easy to drink. A juicy, thirst quenching, zero bitterness beer with an immaculately masked 10% ABV. Amazing work by Celestial.

 

Received from @r0rschach in a BIF box. Poured from undated can into a Spiegelau IPA glass. It pours totally opaque, murky, tangerine-orange with a creamy, bright white cap and a nice sheen of lacing inside the glass. On the nose there is fresh pineapple, tangerine/orange, lime, ripe cantaloupe melon, and other sweet tropical fruits. The inviting aroma is evident from the moment the can is popped. The taste opens with tart citrus, including lemon, lime, and grapefruit, followed by apricot, pine needles, and just a hint of cracker malt. It has a simple - but effective hop bill of Citra and Vic Secret. The Citra bolsters the fruit flavor while the Vic Secret adds its unique sweet, plush notes. The flavors are bold but crisp. This ale has a nice, thick, creamy mouth feel with moderate, pleasing carbontion, and at 10% ABV it drinks big. I'm not sure whether Odysseus is better classified as a New England IPA or an Imperial IPA but the style doesn't really matter. What does is that this is a superb, fruity, flavorful beer. I'm fortunate to have had the chance to drink it.