Odell 5 Barrel Pale Ale

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

Serve in English pint

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Copper colour. Citrus hops aroma. Taste is malty, nutty, crisp, with slight bitterness at the end

Bottle. Pours a clear copper, with white head. Settles quickly with thin rings of lacing. Aroma is hoppy, mildly resinous, with a pleasant, nutty malt background. Flavor is mildly hoppy up front, malty, nutty, toffee finish, with mild medicinal/menthol tones. Flavor is more complex and balanced than I remember. Moderate carbonation, medium body, and crisp texture. Fairly drinkable. Taste more interesting than I recall, a malty pale ale.

355ml bottle (Viisi Pennia, Helsinki) - shared by mjs - thanks!
Bold orange, brief tight off-white head. Pleasant sweet caramelly fruity hops, and a bit zesty, in the aroma. A bit dull and watery in the palate, some gentle carbonation crispens it up. Simple sweet caramelly barley, simple gentle detail-less hops - just sweet and fruity. Quite nondescript apart from the buttered bread finish. OK bitter tingle too. A bit boring, to be honest. Should not be in the "English"-anything style, this is just middle of the road "American".

Bottle poured a clear orange hue w/ large off-white head and great lacing. Medium aromas of floral hops and citrus. Initial flavor is a light sweet and a moderate bitter finish w/ medium duration. Tastes are orange peel, orange, grapefruit and lemon, bread, and a slightly resin hops finish. Light bodied, oily texture, and average carbonation.

(Bottle, 0.355 l, at Oluttupa Viisi Penniä, 20130523) The beer poured deep amber and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had citricness, pine and malts. Palate was quite light bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, grain, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. A thin and hoppy beer.

Ambrata buona schiuma quasi abbondante piuttosto persistente agrumato medio biscottato caramello marmellata lieve resina buona amaro na piuttosto bilanciata

Bottle 0.355l at Gallows Bird, Helsinki. Colour is clear orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, citrus, hops, floral and malts.

Bottle @ Olutravintola Kukko, Kemi 11.5.2013. Hazy orange coloured beer with a small head. Nice aroma of fruity hops and some caramel malts. Quite sweet flavour with caramel and pleasant but not very strong bitterness. Sweetness with bitterness, soft, oily mouthfeel with low carbonation makes this a quite nice brew.

Bottle. Aroma has leafy hops and bready malts. Flavor is mildy hoppy and malty, quite bland. Mouthfeel is oily and a bit leathery. Easy to drink and doesn’t have any off-flavors or aroma. Nice but not great.

Tap @ Ohara’s Freehouse, Tampere.
Pours clear golden color with a small head. Aroma of herbs, mild floral hops, lemon and grass. Flavour of sweet fruits, caramel malts and fruits. Soft carbonation, mild bitter fruity palate. Decent.
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