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Odell 5 Barrel Pale Ale

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2353.25/5.03.24/5.05.2%91.3English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Care for some hops with your hops? Before we ferment our 5 Barrel Pale Ale, we strain it through a bed of 'em. Then while it ages, we add even more. We like how this gives the beer a fresh, lively finish. We like hops.

As we go about refining the recipe for each new beer, we brew up just five barrels at a time. That's exactly how we arrived at this pale ale -- so that's what we named it. Plus, it sounded a lot nicer than Giant Vat Pale Ale.
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 ROGUE (676), Newark, Delaware, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Sep 11, 2009  
12oz bottle and on tap. Pours a clear, light copper color with a one finger head and leaves a decent bit of lacing. Aroma is floral and citrusy hops with some earthy malts. Tast ha a fairly heavy biscuity and earthy malt flavors, but is well balanced with a crisp hoppy citrus finish. Very slight bitterness in the aftertaste. Light to medium bodied amd very smooth easy drinker.


 puggy211 (589), cordova, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/513/20
Sep 9, 2009  
Pours an amber almost orange color with a pretty decent head. Smells a big hoppy with a little bit of a floral undertone. The taste of the beer is a little underwhelming. It is a little bitter with a slight hoppy taste, but the flavor is pretty light. The beer goes down pretty easily with many small bubbles. This isn’t the best pale ale I’ve had, but it goes down easy and is relatively refreshing.


 potbeercollege (375), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 2, 2009  
Draft at Bacaro Restaurant in Boulder. Hazy orange with little head. Fruity sweetness in aroma which is continued in its also floral hop. No bitter bight.


 arondee (176), Tucson, Arizona, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Pours a see through brown/amber color with a small white head. Lots of carbonation, and good lacing. Aroma is light floral/citrus hops and malt. The taste has a very small amount of sweetness, a very small amount of bitterness, and a good deal of water. I’m not a big fan, nothing really stands out and there’s not enough complexity and flavor.


 Headbanger (1589), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 22, 2009  
12oz bottle 8/22/09-Pours a slightly hazy amber with a small off white head. Aroma of hops, malt, and sweetness. Taste is of the same with a bit more sweetness thrown in. This medium bodied brew is not bad but I am not a fan of this style. Nice brew otherwise.


 cbkschubert (1989), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 16, 2009  
12 oz. bottle from Plaza Liquors - Pours a very slight hazy amber color with a one finger thick off white head. Light lacing. Aroma is herbal and pine hops. Flavor is much of the same along with some light toasted malt sweetness. Medium body. Nice finish. A nice beer.


 cheapdark (2017), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/511/20
Aug 13, 2009  
A grandiose thanks goes out to mtoast for this special brew and for the locale! Had the pleasure of sampling this at the 7/9/2009 Pittsburgh RB tasting extravaganza (PGHRBEXT) at the Sharp Edge Creekhouse, again courtesy of mtost. It will be a long time, if ever I see a spread of bottles like I did there. I am not good enough for the beers that were that we served! For example, how about this beer; 5 barrel pale ale! Pale lager appearance, no visible carbonation. Typical light yeasty beer aroma. Taste is a little odd and brash. Has many ale attributes fer sure. I think I detect a little leather on the palate. Finish is fairly light, not bad overall!


 notalush (2669), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 12, 2009  
Pours a lightly hazy copper, with a substantial, soapy lace - nice aromatic hop nose (peppery, herbal), sitting on top of a bready malt base - the flavor has a peppery hop kick up front, followed by some semi-dry, crackery maltiness - gets a little herbal and almost minty near the end - quite refreshing and tasty - an underrated pale.



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