5 Barrel Pale Ale - Odell Brewing Company

Forb

Nebraska

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at the Slowdown - Omaha, NE...

Appearance: Golden haze with a minor fluffy head and sticky lacing.

Smell: Earthy, fruity hop elements with a grainy malt backbone.

Taste: Strong bread malt here with hints of the pine, grapefruit hop essence.

Mouthfeel: Medium carbonation leaving it with a smooth/creamy richness.

Overall: A decent pale ale. I would drink it again.

Serving type: on-tap

07-24-2011 18:12:40 | More by Forb

3.53/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12oz. bottle

Slightly hazy, orange gold in color. Medium size, white head, composed of small bubbles.

Sweetish nose, fruit & flowers. Earthy and spicy.

Taste was more bitter than sweet. Sweet does pick up a bit and shows fruit, maybe melons. Bread dough in the middle. Nice spiciness at the finish. Great balance.

Light to medium in body. Medium carbonation. Dry.

Very tasty brew. Good balance, thirst quenching and easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2008 16:22:37 | More by

Parrotbeak

Minnesota

3.53/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Orange with a golden hue, and a thin white head that fades quickly.
Smell is bready malts with some faint, spicey notes.
Taste is subtle malts with equally subtle hops. Malts become slightly crackery, with some faint, bitter notes at the finish.
Mouthfeel is crisp and clean with a bitter, dry finish. Light body. Slightly watery.
Drinkability is good. Overall a lackluster beer, but still easy to drink, and one which would be fitting on a hot day.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2010 00:45:04 | More by Parrotbeak

AleWatcher

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Had this on vacation--- recorded notes into my iphone and I am typing them up now. Reviewed with no knowledge of the beer's rating.

Pours a deep burnt copper color. This color looks amazing in the late afternoon sun. This is like one of the shades of orangey/red color you'd see at dusk. The 1 finger head even shows hints of that same color coming through. Not great retention or lacing.

Smell is some sweet bready malts and some citrus and pine hops. Not too bad here.

Taste is just like nose-- with a finish that reminds me of English ale yeast-- that mellow, kind of dry yeast note that reminds me of a good English pale. I'm reviewing this without knowldge of it being APA or EPA... But the yeast is making me guess it is of British style.

A slight bitterness. A little hint of teeth-coating oil. But nothing that really rocks my world.

This would be a good pale for a brisk fall afternoon. Not bad, but not something I'll seek out.

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2010 04:55:27 | More by AleWatcher

hardy008

Minnesota

3.53/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Hazy amber with a white 3 finger head with good retention. The aroma has oranges, grapefruit, and some zest. The taste has grapefruit, zest, oranges, and biscuit.

Medium bodied, good carbonation, and it has a bitter finish. A pretty good beer overall, worthy of trying. I would not mind having this again sometime.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2010 23:20:32 | More by hardy008

woosterbill

Connecticut

3.53/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz brown bottle sampled less than two weeks before its best by date, into a shaker pint.

A: Pours a clear medium amber body with light carbonation floating up to an inch of very coarse, frothy off-white head. Decent retention and ample lace. Not bad.

S: Rather dull aroma of toasted malt and floral hops. Not terrible, but not good.

T: Starts out with lightly sweet, biscuity, nutty malt, and finishes with a nice level of hop bitterness. The very clean aftertaste is the best part.

M: Fairly substantial medium body with plenty of soft carbonation. Excellent.

D: I'd like a bit more hop presence, but it's still quite drinkable.

Notes: I reviewed this in my notebook without having looked the beer up on BA, so I was assuming it to be an American Pale Ale (since it comes from a brewery doing mainly American styles). Now that I see it's listed as an EPA, a few of its characteristics make a bit more sense. If you want, feel free to consider the scores I've given for taste and drinkability to be a half-point too low. Either way, though, I don't think it's any more than a B+ beer.

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2010 14:01:08 | More by woosterbill

chugalug06

Colorado

3.53/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Nice light pour. Head is slight off-white. Brew is nice clean crisp orange with some yellow and amber.

S - Lots of Cascade and Amarillo hops. Nice fruity scent.

T - Very bland for a Pale... I would expect more aggression from Odell. Nice, but not potent.

M - Way too carbonated!!!! Light body with some depth missing.

O - A nice relaxing brew. Great for a hot summer day. Not one to seek, but a must try if you're able to find.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2011 00:38:11 | More by chugalug06

Cresant

Kentucky

3.55/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured this 12 oz. brown bottle into a becker. Dated 062807. The body was a hazy orange/apricot color. The lumpy white head reached three fingers and lingered throughout the drink.

Smell was rather aromatic. Earthy floral hops and fruits. Mild alcohol aroma came late. Later yet a honey-like caramel smell arrived.

Taste of medium sweetness and not as bitter as I expected. There was a smooth counterbalancing of hops and malts.

Mouthfeel was rounded, smooth and medium in body. Medium/mild in carbonation. Subtle, British. Well done.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2007 02:22:26 | More by Cresant

PaleAlien2

Nebraska

3.55/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Dense, cloudy amber with minimal white head. Some lacing.

Floral hops are prevalent in the aroma. Almost a metallic scent in there as well.

Taste is different. Hops are quite strong, but there is something in the flavor I can't quite place--like a spiciness or cloves.

Hops burn the tongue a bit after swallow. Nice medium body.

Pretty good. A little different.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2009 02:00:54 | More by PaleAlien2

Liverpool08

Massachusetts

3.55/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

My first from Odell. This is a basic plain Pale Ale. Not much special about the nose or flavor. The flavor has some nice malts and a little bitter kick that makes it a nice multiple drinker. The bitter lingers and cleans the palate so you will come back for more. But overall nothing special about this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2010 01:47:11 | More by Liverpool08

JayS2629

Alabama

3.55/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On the hoppy side. Nice copper color with thin white head that fades fast but leaves spiderweb lace. Smell has grapefuit, toffee, citrus notes and some lemon. Taste is off balance. Nice toffee, caramel backbone with bitter grapefruit, orange and lemon zest, citrus, and some pine notes. Enjoyable and easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

03-01-2011 04:04:52 | More by JayS2629

tronester

Oklahoma

3.55/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear brass color, with a thin off-white head. Smell is a minty, piney aroma. Taste is a bit of herbal, minty flavor up front, followed by a thin caramel middle, and a resinous, apricot finish. Mouthfeel is average, very nice low carbonation levels. Overall a good beer that I would drink again.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2012 01:01:22 | More by tronester

elNopalero

Texas

3.55/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to XicanoBeerRun for this bad boy.

This pours a murky amber-golden tan, like a crusty bread that’s been toasted. There’s a light hop aroma and a malt sweetness rounding out the nose. Flavor is more malt than hop, with just a tiny hop bite at the end, and more on the sweet side of things.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2012 20:48:59 | More by elNopalero

TwinButte

South Dakota

3.55/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured to a nice cloudy golden brown color. Small head with a very thin retention. Totally opaque color. Was expecting it to be clearer for some reason. Smells of sweet fruity hops. Tastes very much like the smell. Sweet up front and a nice medium bitter hop finish. Its refreshing. Went well with my meal.

Wish I had a few more to put down. Very nice malty pale ale here.

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2012 23:55:24 | More by TwinButte

RBorsato

Virginia

3.58/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Tasted from a bottle on 06/04/07 at a Sports Bar in the Denver Airport.

Golden in color with a nice full pillowy off-white head. Citrusy hop aroma and flavor (Amarillo ?); not overpowering. Nice balance. Medium bodied and smooth with a crisp hop finish.

Refreshing but not real spectacular.

Per OBC website: Fresh whole hop flowers in the Hop Back and the Fermentor. Four hop additions during the kettle boil.
5.2% ABV. 36 IBUs
Gold, Classic English-Style Pale Ale, 2006 GABF
Silver, Classic English-Style Pale Ale, 2005 GABF

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2007 19:11:00 | More by RBorsato

SwiftyMcBeer

Indiana

3.58/5  rDev -6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a light golden color with a small head. Really malty, biscuit, smelly beer, very nice smell. Unfortunately, that was the high point for me with this one. It was well crafted and the taste was perfectly fine, it just didn't wow me. It all seemed a bit muddled. Fantastic ingredients and tons of care, just nothing really remarkable that grabbed you and made you want to have another. A perfectly decent effort, you just kinda wonder what could have been.

Serving type: on-tap

03-20-2009 01:44:32 | More by SwiftyMcBeer

alleykatking

Indiana

3.58/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Got in trade with Devin aka ArcTeryx. Been looking forward to trying this one for awhile now. Poured from 12oz bottle.

A- Pour's semi-hazy coppery amber color. One finger light dirty white head that dies down quickly to just skim on top of the beer. Nice sticky lacing on sides of glass.

S- Crisp citrus (pineapple) in here. Caramel malts in there as well. Light alcohol in tailend of aroma. Hops are most scent forward. Lightly muted I think overall.

T- First off strange metallic taste. Nothing bad just kind of there. Stayed the entire beer so I knocked off half a point for that. After that nice citrus hops burst under a caramel sweet malt taste. This beer would be simple and great tasting without the metalic hint to it.

M- Medium mouthfeel. Carbonation is good for style. Hoppy citrus taste left all over palate with a malty aftertaste that is light and not overbearing. Light drying in the mouth with this beer.

D- Good drinking pale ale that was ruined slightly by the metallic overtones to it. Would love to try it again. Actually I could see this becoming a favorite of mine.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2009 14:04:42 | More by alleykatking

SamN

Colorado

3.58/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

A-Shimmering dark, orange brown ale, it is very clear. Visible carbonation and an off-white head that thins out to a slim disc on top.

S- Sweet metallic hop scents-- sweet juicy fruits, black teas, deeper down is a just off earthy aroma.

T- Crisp clean hops up front, sweet bing cherries in the middle, finishes on more hop flavor, but more bittered and pronounced. English hops profile, a good representation of the style.

M- Pleasantly smooth with good body structure, light carbonation.

D- Decent drinkability, the lingering bitterness gets old as you make your way through.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2010 01:06:55 | More by SamN

KajII

North Carolina

3.58/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

[Suggested Glassware: Nonic Pint]

The pour was a cloudy medium orange with an average (1-2 finger) off white creamy head that slowly reduced, down to a large puddle of foam with a medium collar which produced excellent streaky lacing.

The aroma was of biscuit malts, floral hops and an earthy yeast with notes of caramel, toffee, citrus (grapefruit and tangerine) and a light tropical fruity ester (pineapple).

The taste was lightly sweet and rather malty with a touch of caramel and a bold fruitiness from the start, but quickly progressed into a much hoppier taste with a superb bitter citrus ending. The flavor lasted for a long while proceeding the swallow with a light sweetness hanging on, but not to be overdone by the bitter citrus flavor that eventually outlasted and lingered for a while longer.

Mouthfeel was a step or two above light in body and distinctly dry in texture with a carbonation that was just about medium in intensity.

Overall this was a delicious tasting Pale Ale with a nice sweet fruitiness that blended very well with the bitter citrus hoppiness, making this a very easy to drink and satisfying brew...

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Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 20:47:09 | More by KajII

Oxymoron

Colorado

3.6/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Five times the fun. Pours a lighter brownish copper color with orange hues, especially when held to the light. A frothy off white head and limited lace. Both dissipate over time.

The smell has lighter malt aroma with some grainy and generic malt bill. A nice noticeable hops aroma with some US and English characteristics

The taste is hoppier for a Pale. A basic malt backing with English notes but relatively boring. Some light caramel and biscuity flavors are noticeable if you look for them. A good bite at a citrus flower taste but quickly subdues with more earthy tones. For a English ale, its too bright and for an American ale its not enough.

There is a smoothness to the beer as pleasant. Kind of surprising for its limited taste. A good carbonation that isn't too much or too little. Overall this is a decent session beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2005 01:38:53 | More by Oxymoron

sleazo

New York

3.6/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A_Pours a medium slightly cloudy amber with a smallish soapy head.

S_Citric hops are the strongest scent here with a nice little bready background.

T_Mostly dry with just a hint of sweetness. The hops are there but somewhat muted, their citric and slightly vegetal hop quality coming through. Mild biscuity malt makes its presence known mid sip.

M_Slightly thicker body with a moderate carbonation level.

D_Good pale ale, very drinkable but not a standout in any particular category.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2008 00:45:20 | More by sleazo

Bighuge

Minnesota

3.6/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pale fuzzy peach body. Thin, bubbly ivory white head. Lace comes in sporadic rings. Nice little aroma of hops. A little citrus, a little pungent, a little resiny. On the palate, the malt base could use just a bit of a boost. As is, I get some toffeeish malt tones. Hops adds some lemon and citrus to the mix. Body is medium and the carbonation is quite subdued. Decent enough, but nothing I'm gonna need to seek again, like the St. Lupulin or the IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2010 03:51:07 | More by Bighuge

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.6/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Reviewed from notes.

Pours a light amber color with an off white head, about two fingers to start out. A bit of light lacing. Nose brings some floral and citrus hops along with some light malt. Slight hoppy bitterness with some floral notes in the taste. Some light grain as well. Good feel with some mild bitterness. This is a pretty good example of the style and drinks fairly well.

Serving type: on-tap

10-31-2010 15:22:40 | More by Thorpe429

intensify

Colorado

3.6/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Two finger creamy head with good retention and excellent lacing. Orange colour body.
Citrus and pine smells which are a bit lighter for this style of beer.
hops are mild in this ipa but the pine and earthy flavour balances this ipaout very well. Smooth finish with very little bitirness and no alcohol presence.
overall this is well balanced and is one i will consider for when i am craving something citrusy

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2012 06:10:49 | More by intensify

orbitalr0x

Illinois

3.63/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Dark hazy orange pour into my glass that produces a sturdy inch of off white foam on top. Patchy lacing sticks to the glass. Aromas of bready caramel malts along with some nice hop oils in there as well. Citric and earthy.

A mellow mix of caramel and pale malts leads the way on this one followed up by some fruity tones. Herbal, earthy somewhat citric hops arrive next and bring a nice dose of bitterness. I get a biscuit flavor as the brew flows down. Finishes with a good balance.

Medium bodied on the tongue with lots of carbonation. Goes down easy enough. Overall, an easy drinking pale ale to be found here with a bit of a biscuit twist. Solid brew, but it doesn't really do anything to differentiate itself from the pack.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2007 23:36:10 | More by orbitalr0x