Woodcut No. 6 Oak Aged American Ale

While at the Odell Brewery, I picked up a bottle of Woodcut No. 6 Oak Aged American Ale and brought it back in my luggage. This beer features Mosaic hops which are blowing up right now. The beer pours an amber color with a lofty frothy cream colored head that leaves specks of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of passion fruit, tangerine, toasted caramel, pineapple, and orange. The taste is bold with strong caramel up front and plenty of passion fruit, tangerine, orange, and pineapple flavors. A light oak dryness with a peppery spice comes in on the finish. The alcohol content is 10.0% ABV. This beer is full of tropical fruit and delivers a wonderful flavor with a light spice and oak accent. It also has an earthy presence to it with some grassy accents.

Odell Deconstruction

I also ordered a glass of Odell Deconstruction while at the brewery in Fort Collins. The beer pours an amber color with a bubbly white colored head that leaves a thin lacing on the glass. The aroma is tart, cherry, sour, and has a strong vinegar smell. The taste is lightly tart like a wine with grape and lemon flavors. There is a strong vinegar bite and a dry oak finish. A lingering caramel and grape flavor remind you of how delicious this beer actually was. The alcohol content is 10.5% ABV. This was a very enjoyable beer that had some wine-like qualities, but it was unmistakably a beer with the tart cherry and vinegar flavors.

Odell Peach IPA cask

When my fiancee and I stopped in to the Odell Brewery, I saw that they had their Peach IPA on cask, so I decided to order a glass. The beer pours a golden color with a frothy white colored head. The aroma consists of peach, fresh juices, lemon, and pine. The taste is smooth and lightly dry with a huge peach flavor that can be likened to biting into the fruit. Hints of lemon, pine, and pepper come out on the finish that is dry. The alcohol content is 7.0% ABV. I would give this beer a big “Wow!” because of its likeness to an actual peach, but also due to the sweet and bitter flavors that encompassed the experience.

Thornbridge-Odell Pond Hopper Double Extra Pale Ale

As part of my membership in the Michael Jackson Rare Beer of the Month Club, I received a bottle of the Thornbridge-Odell collaboration Pond Hopper, a Double Extra Pale Ale. The beer pours a golden color with a lofty and frothy white colored head with a light lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of grass, lemon, funk, caramel, bitter hops, spruce, and pepper. The taste is smooth and bitter at the same time with a wonderful blend of caramel and lemon that are intertwined so delicately. There is some bitter pine and pepper flavors that go along with a hint of sweetness, and the finish brings out a light alcohol bite that tingles the lips. The mouth feel of this beer is light and bubbly and the bubbles tickle the tongue. The alcohol content is 8.9% ABV. I can barely express how overly satisfied I was with this beer and its wonderful blend of flavors. The sweetness was prominent, but absolutely balanced with bitterness and alcohol dryness.

Odell Saboteur

My buddy Jason brought me back a bottle of Odell Saboteur from Denver when he was visiting home recently. The beer pours a dark brown color with a very lofty and bubbly head that leaves a hint of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of a light funkiness, toasted malts, caramel, and a hint of coffee. The taste is dry and toasted with some malts up front with coffee and caramel. There is a very faint funk to it, but the brett isn’t as prevalent as I expected. The alcohol content is 10.0% ABV. I can’t say I was overly impressed with this beer, despite the fact I really wanted to love it. I think it’s because I was really expecting a huge brett appearance, and it was very subdued. Overall it was a good beer, but it wasn’t what I was expecting.

Odell Woodcut Number 5

My buddy Matt brought back a bottle of Odell Woodcut Number 5 from Denver and brought it over to my house to share. The beer pours a dark amber color with a frothy cream colored head that leaves some lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of raspberry, vinegar, funk, grassy, hay, and dirt. The taste is lightly sour, but not too much, with a solid caramel and raisin base. The sourness comes out with some vinegar, raspberry, hay, barnyard funk, and a bit of lemon. The alcohol content is 11.3% ABV. This was quite the quality beer with wonderful flavors. The mixture of raisin flavors with funk and sour raspberry made for a great balance, one that took the tongue on a wild ride.

Odell Bourbon Barrel Stout

I picked up a bottle of Odell Bourbon Barrel Stout while I was in Denver. The beer pours a black color with a frothy tan head that leaves a good bit of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of chocolate, toasted malts, vanilla, bourbon, oak, and caramel. The taste is smooth and chocolaty with a good roasted malt flavor leading the charge. A warming bourbon finish comes out and burns the back of the mouth before vanilla sweetens it out. There is a lingering oak taste as well. The alcohol content is 11.5% ABV. The flavors in this beer are smooth and well balanced, and it provided a nice warming finish to get rid of the chill on those winter nights.

Odell IPA

I ordered a glass of Odell IPA from Falling Rock Tap House in Denver. The beer pours an amber color with a foamy white head. The aroma consists of grapefruit with sugar. The taste is big on grapefruit with plenty of sugar and a good hop balance. The beer has a dry finish as expected with an IPA, but a quite enjoyable after taste. The alcohol content is 7.0% ABV. The IPA from Odell was very delicious and is a very solid performer in the category.

Odell 90 Shilling

Based on the recommendation of my friend Jason who lives in Denver, I ordered a glass of Odell 90 Shilling while out on the town prior to Great American Beer Fest. The beer pours an amber color with a thin bubbly white head. The aroma is malty with lemon accents tagging along for the ride. The taste actually brings the lemon to the front end of the beer with a malty and caramel finish. The alcohol content is 5.3% ABV. IT is said that you should always trust a friend, and mine did not let me down in this instance. The 90 Shilling was very good and actually quite refreshing for the warm summer evening in Denver (yes, September is still summer).