Odell Mountain Standard Double Black IPA

Brewed by Odell Brewing Company
Style: Black IPA
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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12 oz bottle poured into tulip with a date of 5/10/12 on bottle. From a recent trade courtesy patFC320 Appearance: This offering from Odell poured a dark brown/black with a 1 finger size frothy light brown head. Nice reddish hue on edges when held up to the light. Nice lacing evident. Smell: Surprisingly this is a very complex smelling beer with the hops standing out first. There is the floral and piney hops and the citrus hops present all at the same time. Then the dark malts come through with some bitter chocolate and toasted qualities. This is a very complex smelling beer. Taste: Wow not what I was expecting. There are some nice hops present but also the malts to counter those hops. Just a wonderful balance of fruity hops and malt to prevent this from being too bitter. Perfect balance represented here between the two as the hops also prevent this from being too sweet. The alcohol is non existent in the mouth. Mouthfeel: Nice creaminess with a slight thickness at first but then almost thinning out on the swallow when the hops shine with the aftertaste. Overall: I thoroughly enjoyed this double black IPA because I found it to be perfectly balanced without one aspect overpowering. It is too bad Odell does not distribute to my state because this is one I’d seek out on a regular basis.

Bottle thanks to mar, Pour is a black with cream head, Nose is pine, hops, caramel, citrus,wet wood, roasty..Taste is pine, malts, caramel, coffee, hops..Palate is dark, and hoppy..alcohol is well hidden, such a solid black IPA.

750 c&c from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours dark brown/black with a four finger foamy tan head. Aroma is a bit chocolate with a lot of varied hop. Med plus body. Flavor is creamy chocolatey malt with pine, citrus, floral and possibly other hops. It’s just a very flavorful and excellent beer. Finishes dryish, with a lot of hop bitter.

Bottle - 341ml. Black body with brownish glints and a good off-white creamy head. Complex malty/hoppy aroma with chocolate, woody, and vineous hints. Taste is slightly dominated by hoppy flavors. It carries oaky. fruity, and roasty notes. Ends with a robust bittersweet finish. Very well done.

Bottle. Poured a dark brown almost black color. Head was a two finger tan. That left plenty of lacing on the side of the glass as it went. Aroma was pines, spruce and hops. Flavor was the best of the Ipa, hops hops and more hops with some chocolate and caramel. Oily and sticky mouthfeel. Bitter finish. Great all around beer. The more I drink the more I love.

750 ml bottle from Tournament. Black pour, luscious creamy tan head. Fresh, piny hops aroma. Nice prickly carbonation mouthfeel, Flavor is a combo of roasted malt and more fresh, resinous, piny hops. Awesome beer.

Bottle. Pour is brown black with a tan head that leaves some lacing. Aroma is floral pine and roasted scents. Taste is great with nice bitter hops which come off piny and roasted malt and earthy flavors. Palate is medium feel with a somewhat creamy texture and finishes chaulky. This is solid and like it as much if not more than Southern Tiers Iniquity.

Pours nut brown with off white head. nose is citrusy and rich with a roasted barley. on the tongue this beer is medium bodied boasting a layered malt with notes of graham cracker and toast moving to a polyphonic hop burst. Some bold and some subtle but a well arranged blend of resiny, grassy, and orange. Finish is crisp and authoritative. Just a kiss of alcohol to finish it. Good beer.

Oh man, what an exceptional double black! I have a new favorite black and I’m expecting this to be the one to beat on this trendy season. I hope this gets into regular rotation beyond the trendy black season. Well done!!

Pours very dark brown that is close to black with a nice sized solid tan head. The aroma has beautiful juicy hoppiness with citrus, pineapple, fund and pine with just a touch of sweetness and clean smooth malt that doesn’t seem to impart any bitterness. Medium smooth body with flowing moderate carbonation. The taste has a non-bitter roastiness in addition to the hops of the aroma, smooth chocolate and hints of vanilla. The finish has some roasty bitterness and light char that is balanced by the bright hoppiness. Excellent black IPA.