Odell Levity Amber Ale

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

A nice amber, pleasant aroma with good taste and feel. Certainly better than the other amber from across the street (at the brewery).

Bottle. Pours a light amber with a decent off-white head. The taste is of hops, pine and is slightly sweet. The aroma is the same. Very easy to drink as it is smooth, refreshing, crisp and is a pleasant beer overall. Also the label is pretty neat. Overall, not a bad beer, but I’d rather spend my money elsewhere.

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.

Don’t float off away just yet. Levity pours a darker yellow almost to a burnt orange color. A good pour with a great head retention and pretty good lacing, but both don’t last throughout the tasting. The smell is noticeable but relatively light. At least there is some smell. A sweeter caramel meets brown sugar aroma to it. Some lighter tones of spices and maybe a bit of citrus twang. The taste is stronger in malt with a crystal touch and some breadiness mixed in. There isn’t anything that really comes out very strong, but everything is smooth and easy to drink. There is light texture and a creamy aftertaste to it. A sweeter note reminds me of spiced apples but not so much apples and more of a minor grapefruit flavor. The body is light to medium with decent carbonation. A good session beer.

tap at the brewpub - Pours light amber and laces nicely. It has a mild caramel malt aroma. The flavor is light caramel malt with some mild hops that are mainly in the finish. It’s thin and underwhelming.

Copper amber color, large white head. Malty carmel aromas, slight fruit scent. Medium bodied and mid carbonation level. Bready grass flavors with some honey sweetness. A little syrupy, no bitterness, and a clean finish.

Musty aroma that fortunately did not carry over to the taste. Not a lot of hops. Thin, slippery mouthfeel. Metallic aftertaste.

Bottled, mild hops, amber color with small off-white head. It was acidic with minimal flavors. Slightly malty with a grassy finish. I was less than impressed. It needs more flavor or more bite.