Odell Isolation Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

Bottle from BoE. It’s high summer here, so it may be a mistake to settle down with a bottle of ’taditional winter warmer’. Colour is a delightful bright amber with a white head. Piney, leafy aroma with some sweetness. Taste is sweet and malty with a fresh, peachy sweetness and a little glue. Very nice in any season.

One of my Christmas favorites every year. Poured a rich, dense reddish-brown color, with a generous tan head. Aromas of fruitcake, malt and earthy hops. On the palate, medium bodied, with flavors of dark fruits (fruitcake), earthy hops, sugar and malt.

Bottle at the Draft House Northcote. It pours clear woody-amber, with a thin white head and moderate carbonation. The nose is subtle: wood, bread, caramel and red grape. The taste is nut, caramel, wood, hay and grass. It has a decent balance and a woody-bitter finish. Simple and fairly inoffensive.

Bottled @ Cambridge Bar, Edinburgh. Hazy copper colour, beige head. Aroma is light malted, caramel and some spices. Flavour is caramel malts, hops, bit of pepper. Slightly bitter finish.

Bottle @ Cambridge Arms, Edinburgh. Medium brown colour with a good foamy head. Sweet hoppy aroma. Bland sweet malty flavour. Quite smooth. Disappointing.

Pours a nice red amber color, tall tan head. Has a very unique taste, lightly roasty and pine taste.

Bottle. (3 weeks out of date). Amber brown with a thin head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate and herb. Heavy malt and herb flavour with a dry bitter treacle finish

Bottle. Copper red with an off-white foam. Aromas are toffee and lemon with rye and weetabix. Bready yeast and raisins with brown sugar. Flavours are toffee and yeast with biscuit and dry wheat. Lemon and roast malts with alcohol. Alcohol is a bit harsh. Decent.