Odell Extra Special Red Ale

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

Date: 05/31/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog Four-O

Appearance: clear dark red, fine beige head, streaks of drippy lace,
Aroma: rich dry caramel malt aroma with lots of citrus and earthy hops, biscuit character,
Body: thin body,
Flavor: rich caramel and biscuit flavor, plenty of earthy hops to keep it dry, light lingering bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

12oz bottle acquired in trade with acdrz (thanks!). Poured a medium and cloudy copper color with a larger sized, creamy off white head. Aromas of pine, caramel, floral hops, and a little toasty. Tastes of caramel, floral hops, some and some fruitiness. Tastes a little on the weaker side and a bit of a let down compared to the aromas. Nice lacing left on the glass.

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.

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 courtesy of aplusbreaks. Pours red with a nice head. Smells of earth, citrus, soapy, rosey. Tastes mildly bitter and sweet with a spicey finish.

oft and dull raspberry red color. Clear. Sweet nose of sugared crystal malt and cedar scented dried hop cones. Some melon and maraschino cherries hint at Avery Hog Heaven, another sweet, thick, imperial red ale (or something). Texture is lightly rough, a little astringent on the back, chalky as well. Mostly sweet candy apple and sugared cedar, intensifying in the finish, leaves the mouth coated with a cherry and melon sugar syrup. A bit flabby on the back end. Okay overall but not something I could drink frequently.

Bottle. Head is initially average sized, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is dark amber. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (cookie), moderately hoppy (resin, grapefruit). Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lighlty to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to fully body, velvety/creamy/oily texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic. Not very special, but ok. There’s a strange oily slickness in the finish that is slightly unpleasant.

Bottle. The body is depe rusty brown with a yellowish khaki head. The aroma is fairly hoppy with a lot or grapefruit and some taosted almonds. The taste is rich toffee with some grapefruit coming behind that. There is also some definite pear character in this one. As it warms you get a little bit of cinnamon spice. Nicely made.