Odell Levity Amber Ale

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

12 oz bottle via Malt of the Earth monthly beer club. Average size foamy head. Lots of lace. Semi hazy copper color. Floral biscuity aroma with notes of lemon, orange and pine. Taste as it smells, is well carbonated, with a very smooth well balanced finish. Some nice mellow semi sweet lingering hoppiness in the finish. This is a very good Ale, in spite of the ratings here it has some nice SUBTLE flavor complexities that i appreciate. My only beef is the over-carbonation that covers up the subtle complexties. Let it warm a bit and they start to show themselves.

The favorite of my Fort Collins buddies due to it’s ease of drinkability. Not my favortie offering by Odell though. Pours a light amber color and goes down very smooth. This is a good alternative to a BMC. It’s better on the nitro tap at the brewery.

Bottled. Best before 9.9.6. Beer is a clear medium copper amber with a small, frothy, white, mostly diminishing head. The aroma is subtle, and what is present isn’t very engaging. It’s malty with light notes of husky grain and damp cornflakes; Hoppy with light notes of herb; Yeasty with a light note of basement and cheese. The flavor is moderately bitter, moderately sweet, lightly dry/acidic with a long, lightly bitter/slighly grippy, lightly sweet finish. Husky retros and a metallic aftertaste. The body is light, the texture is watery and the carbonation is lively.

Head - Plentiful, thin, decays rapidly Color - Perfect honey, sizzling carbonation Nose - Dusky, dusty, sour with a hidden sweetness. First Impression - thinnish taste, but still pleasant. Evaporates quickly, rapid transition to aftertaste. Middle - minimal Aftertaste - Leaves an oaty/malty taste in the middle (back of tongue, very much in the "middle" taste.) Overall - a reasonably pleasant summer ale, perfect for hot weather. Very drinkable and simple.

Hazy amber, thick white head, nice lacing. Nose of sweet hops and light caramel, average flavor. Eh, could use more balance, body, hops, I dunno, it’s a session.

On tap at their tasting room. Tried the normal Levity + they had a nitro tap. A pretty decent Amber with a bit more hops than many. The nitro version was obviously creamy and smooth...made it a little more bitter.

tap. great tasting room. $3 for 8 5 ounce tasters. they give you a $3 token for merchandise. pretty unbelievable. a must see in fort colllins. amber pour with thin white head. mild musky malt aroma. nice lacing. orange, smooth malts with a wheat and grain finish.

Bottle poured a clear amber with a small lastig off white head. Aromas of carmel and light citrusy hops. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of carmel and mild citrusy hops with a crisp clean finish.