Odell Double Pilsner - Odell Brewing Company

GarrettB

Colorado

3.95/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

6/25/2011 - Summer is putting its foot in the door here in Colorado, sweating and heaving with awkward heat. The rest of us emulate summer, panting and clamoring for panaceas to the heat. It's time to put away the stouts and porters for good and find some lighter brews. Today's cooling agent is the O'Dell Double Pilsener. I've been slowly consuming my four-pack since May, but I'm finding it's just as much a Spring beer as it is a Summer beer. This dandelion yellow beer takes on a beautifully chilled haze, and beckons for the drinker to share in it's thermal alms. Before I indulge (desperately and greedily, with beads of sweat racing across my face) I take in the aroma - a fresh and balanced pilsener aroma with corn and fresh cashews, and not too dry. The taste is refreshing, cooling and engaging - it's a light flavor objectively, but a relatively intense pilsener, packed with flavor. O'Dell's Double Pilsener doesn't rely on alcohol to mask clumsy flavors. It's open and honest, packed with pilsener goodness, and perhaps the closest I'll come to the flavors of a fresh Pilsener Urquell. Roasted corn, dandelion petals, and a superbly executed bitterness all make the O'Dell Double Pilsener a beer worth splurging on, and a fine brew for a late summer afternoon where the winds are as lazy as us, the awkward guests to an burdensomely hot summer day.

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2011 21:37:17 | More by GarrettB

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-16-2013 00:01:26 | More by MinorThreat

koes0024

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

04-19-2013 02:56:25 | More by koes0024

Cyclone8

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-16-2013 13:11:11 | More by Cyclone8

CAcker

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

02-03-2013 13:57:16 | More by CAcker

ZachKelly

Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.4%

01-28-2013 17:12:22 | More by ZachKelly

UncleBuccs

Arizona

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

01-09-2013 02:27:22 | More by UncleBuccs

Tozac

Colorado

4/5  rDev +3.4%

01-05-2013 09:48:10 | More by Tozac

appetiteforparis

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

12-29-2012 00:10:31 | More by appetiteforparis

Chucker17

South Dakota

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

12-27-2012 05:20:14 | More by Chucker17

jbarra101

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

12-24-2012 02:28:21 | More by jbarra101

sparx1100

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +3.4%

12-11-2012 03:52:46 | More by sparx1100

Stwinchy

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

12-10-2012 18:26:57 | More by Stwinchy

Seefeldt

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +3.4%

11-08-2012 01:00:41 | More by Seefeldt

tbone1384

Wyoming

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

11-03-2012 03:13:05 | More by tbone1384

JamesMN

Minnesota

4.28/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Hazy neon yellow/orange with a one finger foamy white head.

Aroma: Yeast and earthy/grassy hops. Subtle crystal and pilsen malts.

Taste: Really good grain flavors in here. Sweet and spicy (maybe rye malt?). There is also a good hop presence and a hop flavor that makes it uniquely Odell's. Citrus and sweet fruit juice. Really digging this one. Almost drinks like an ale. Don't taste any of that 8.1% ABV.

Mouthfeel: Silky smooth and yet assertive on the palate. Medium bodied but feels much more robust. Highly drinkable.

Final Thoughts: If I was drinking this blind I'd probably think it was lager version of Odell IPA. It has that great hop flavor and juicyness that they pack most of their brews. Would I drink it again? Yes, wish they'd make a sessionable version!

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2012 02:30:56 | More by JamesMN

hacker1892

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -22.5%

10-09-2012 01:56:33 | More by hacker1892

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.15/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

This poured out as a slightly hazy looking yellow color with a strong white head on top. The head retention on this beer is very impressive since its a high abv. The smell of the beer is malty, there are some hints of grass in there as well some hops. The taste of the beer is grainy with a decent sweetness to it, there is also some booze heat in there also. The mouthfeel was a little on the creamy side I thought. The body was medium with a solid amount of carbonation. Overall it's not a bad brew just not as impressive as I was hoping for.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2012 04:13:23 | More by Knapp85

SnatchyMcPants

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +22.7%

09-25-2012 00:28:07 | More by SnatchyMcPants

silversumo

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

09-21-2012 21:08:36 | More by silversumo

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

4.1/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A random single I procured while visiting the States.

A - Pours a clear golden colour, finger of fine bubbles head with solid retention and some nice sheeting lacing.

S - Scent is grassy, hints of buttered bread and sweet corn, touch of sour citrus rind and a peppery finish.

T - Flavour is incredible. The grassy notes come through nicely alongside a subtle sweet citrus and cotton candy hop, bready caramel comes through on the finish and some wheat grass lingers on the finish. Hints of iced tea linger alongside a citrus bitterness.

M - Medium bodied, smooth and a touch of dryness.

O - This is my first Imperial Pilsener, but this stuff is incredible. The ABV is undetectable and the flavour profile makes this brew insanely drinkable. I will definitely be searching this stuff out next time I head south, and I highly recommend this brew. My biggest problem with this beer was that there was only one on the shelf at the store.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2012 01:25:34 | More by andrenaline

Hopstout

Minnesota

2.75/5  rDev -28.9%

09-18-2012 01:21:04 | More by Hopstout

Travisnin

Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

09-14-2012 05:49:40 | More by Travisnin

uawildcat

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

09-07-2012 19:43:46 | More by uawildcat

Chuck_25

Kansas

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

09-07-2012 04:19:05 | More by Chuck_25