Odell Extra Special Red Ale

Brewed by Odell Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Bottle. Poured a dark reddish color with a two finger white head that left plenty of lacing on the side of the glass. Aroma was caramel, bread, vanilla, and hops. Flavor was sweet malts and some hops to it. Has a bitter finish to it. Decent beer.

Thick ruby red color with a sticky white head framing the glass. Smells like grassy hops, tastes hoppy, good flavors in this one. My only complaint is the drinkability is low given the ABV and the thickness. Still, Odell does some interesting things with their seasonals and this is no exception. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 09-05-2007 16:18:18

12oz bottle-pours a rich tan head that laces and amber color. Aroma is pine/resin hops, backbone of medium malt-caramel. Taste is herbal/pine/resin hops, backbone of medium malt-caramel/cocoa. Drying/alcohol finish. Thanks to russpowell for trade with Joe-jwc215 and me.

Bottle sampled at Noog Four-0 5/31/08: Pours a bright copper with a thin, spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of dry toasty caramel malt with a grainy character and earthy grapefruity hops. Body starts lightly toasty caramely sweet with some earthy bittering and flavor hops before a slightly drier bittersweet finish. An ok imperial red, but could use a little more balance.

courtesy of vasfdef42. Pours copper/ruby with beige head. Aroma pine hops and citrus. Taste, caramel malts, citrus hops that remains on the back side, profile is more malty. Light grapefruit and bitter hops come to embellish the finish.

This would have been exciting if Odell’s came out with this maybe 3 years ago. Now it is just your basic strong red with lots of sweet caramel maltiness all over the place and lots of hops. Too boot its filtered to the core.
12oz bottle, dated 01/2009, willibecher Free State glass.

12 ounce bottle poured into a straight sided pint glass. Pours dark red and almost even brown. There’s a thick off white head that leaves a full ring of lace. The nose has plenty of piny hops with some well done toast and English toffee. Flavor is a bit more balanced, with malt taking a slight lead until the mild bitter end. Medium body with a bit of a slickness in the finish. Pretty easy to drink. Good.

Bottle an extra in a trade. Pours a mahogany body with a yellow head. Very hoppy aroma, citrus and pine and a big caramel malt bill. Flavor is similar lots of hops pine and light hints of citrus with a light etoh warming and more malt. Earth and a bitter warming to finish. pine spice.