St. Lupulin - Odell Brewing Company

BucannonXC5

California

3.84/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Type: 12-oz. bottle
Glass: Hotel glass (half pint, half snifter)
From: Wilbur’s Total Beverage in Fort Collins, Colo.
Price: Part of a variety 6-pack for $9.99
Purchased: May 2, 2013
Consumed: May 3, 2013
Misc.: Best by Aug. 14, 2013

Poured a caramel orange amber color with two fingers of khaki white head. Lots of bubbles on the side and coming up from the bottom. Good uneven lacing on the sides. Average-to-below average retention on the top all the way down.

Smelled awesome floral hops right from the get-go. Also some citrus notes - tangerine, orange peel, grapefruit and lemon. Nice and flavorful.

First taste reminded me of the Odell IPA that I tried the night before, just not as strong. So that also means that it reminded me of Manzanita IPA and the Chaotic. Floral hops, more bitter than the smell. Could taste the alcohol for sure. Lemon grass and orange peel as well. Some butter notes.

Light-to-medium body. Creamy texture. Average-to-lively carbonation. Slightly bitter finish.

A pretty good pale ale. If you try the Odell IPA, you’re almost trying the same thing. But that is not a bad thing. Good beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 06:36:01 | More by BucannonXC5

bennett_loves_good_beer

Wyoming

4.54/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Pours a pale golden orange color. A finger width of head dissipates quickly. Modest Lacing. Aroma is great. Nose is slightly floral with grapefruit, orange, and peach. Taste is full of hoppy fruitiness with a nice clean bitter hop finish. Just a great hoppy fruity flavor throughout. Mouthfeel is great with the perfect amount of carbonation. This beer is fantastic and I highly recommend it.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2013 03:44:51 | More by bennett_loves_good_beer

WolfsbaneBloom

Illinois

4.44/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Pours a clear, pale reddish orange with three fingers of off white foam that clings to the glass.

Smell: Light musty citrus (tangerine/apricot) and a little bit of bright lemon. Some earthiness along with a little bit of sweet malt. Mild and pleasant.

Taste: Pine and lemon citrus zest with notes of floral and honey. Bready/caramel malt backbone and a nutty finish. Nicely balanced with a clean hop bite.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, crisp and clean with good carbonation.

Overall, St. Lupulin is another wonderfully crafted beer by Colorado's Odell Brewing Co. This is exactly what an APA should be. Flavorful, balanced, and refreshing. A perfect summer seasonal. This tasted great relaxing on the front porch at sunset after mowing the lawn.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 00:45:52 | More by WolfsbaneBloom

hoppytobehere

Colorado

4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Best by 8/14/2013, so about 12 days old. 12 oz bottle.

A: Clear body, on the lighter side for color. Excellent retention, which is what I've come to expect from Odell.

S: More malt than hops, which is fine for the style.

T: Nice, mellow bitterness from the hops. Lots of citrus. Malt comes over at the end and gives this one a great finish.

M: Carbonation levels are right where they need to be. Pretty sessionable beer.

O: Solid APA from Odell. I'll be drinking more of these this summer.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 23:22:42 | More by hoppytobehere

falloutsnow

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From: Beertopia, Omaha, NE
Date: Bottle from 7/2012 (enjoyed fresh: review from notes)
Glass: Tulip

Odell's St. Lupulin is a very hoppy, but more fruit-flavored than bitter, American pale ale, which borders the line into IPA territory, if not crossing it. The fruit flavors are plentiful, and the peach, tangerine, grapefruit, orange, and cantaloupe come together with the pale malt base for an exceptionally enjoyable, easily drinkable beer. One I'll miss not being able to enjoy during the summer.

Pours a 2-3cm tall, off-white head with good retention, eventually declining to leave copious clumps of lacing. Body is golden orange-brown in color, hazy, with light brining out bright yellows and oranges. Carbonation is visible and rather active.

Aroma is mild of tangerines, peach, and slight lemon, all on top of a lightly sweet malt base. Could be bolder with aroma.

Tasting opens sweet, pale malts and vague citrus fruit flavors. Mid-palate finds peach, tangerine, grapefruit, orange, and cantalopue situated atop a modestly sweet pale malt base with modest bitterness. Bitterness increases in the back, but is still subdued by the fruit flavors. Aftertaste is of lingering hop bitterness with some nice fruit flavors (peach, tangerine, grapefruit) and light malt sweetness.

Beer is medium-bodied with carbonation of medium to medium-light intensity. The beer foams up slightly, but is still smooth overall. Closes out with a little burn from ethanol, fostering a dry finish and little residual stickiness across the palate.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2013 04:50:22 | More by falloutsnow

quaybr

Colorado

4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

An almost clear golden body with the slightest hint of amber. A bubbly white head dissipates after a few minutes.

Smells of fresh citrusy hops with a bit of malt.

Taste follows aroma: a well-balanced hop bill entertains the tongue while a quiet malt backbone brings continuity.

Light bodied with a relatively high level of carbonation that lends to a pleasant hoppy experience.

Overall I really enjoy this beer. Not simple, yet not terribly complex.

Serving type: on-tap

09-05-2012 21:55:34 | More by quaybr

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.45/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle purchased at an Albertsons in Pocatello on 9.4.12
Dated 10/18/12A

A - Pours a light, slightly hazy orange with a large near-white head that lasts forever and leaves tons of lacing.

S - Very subtle all-around. Subtle malts and a tiny bit of hops.

T - Very similar to the nose. Subtle pale malts and a hint of hops.

D - Tons of carbonation and a lighter body.

O - A very pale ale with a hint of hops.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2012 04:18:58 | More by HuskyinPDX

cosmicevan

New York

4.08/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

thanks to pokesbeerdude for another tasty treat. enjoyed from my urthel tulip. best before 9/6/12

a - brew poured a semi transparent honey orange with about 2 fingers of foamy head and chunky milk shake like lacing that left streaks all over the glass.

s - nice balance of hops and some malts. hoppy biscuits. really tremendous smell...clearly a pale ale but with a great hop profile.

t - a bit more bready than the nose suggested, but still has a nice hop balance and finishes with a smidge of bitterness.

m - cool and crisp. medium bodied. nice carbonation, leaves a tingle in my mouth.

o - overall a very nice pale ale. not a malt bomb, great balance...good hop presence, but clearly a pale ale. a damn enjoyable one at that.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2012 02:12:11 | More by cosmicevan

sonata2008

Minnesota

4.55/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Hazy, dark golden in color. Thin head of foam. Fair amount of lacing.

Smell: Big grapefruit, citrus. Very hoppy.

Taste: Hops right up front. Light bitterness, and the bitterness waits until the very end. Nice! Citrus fruit flavors. Not much malt. Rather dry.

Mouthfeel: Love the mouthfeel. Gently fizzy carbonation that leaves a little tingling in the mouth.

Drinkability: Quite drinkable. Hop taste makes it very refreshing, at least for a hops lover.

Serving type: on-tap

08-17-2012 01:43:08 | More by sonata2008

TCMike

Minnesota

4.55/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a medium honey/gold color, and produced a 2 finger beige head.
The aroma was great....hops, citrus, bread.
The taste is similar to smell. It has medium carbonation, and mouth-feel. It ranks medium on the bitter scale, but is still easy drinking.
Great beer! I will be buying again.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2012 00:20:32 | More by TCMike

Bockrules

New Mexico

3.63/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

poured from the bottle into a pint glass

A - Pours a hazy golden-orange with tons of suspended yeast flakes. A few bubbles rise to the creamy, white head. Head stays intact all the way down the glass. Leaves behind an intricate web of lacing on the bottom half of the glass.

S - Fresh cut flowers and light fruit on a biscuity malt background.

T - Toasted biscuit and earthy fruit flavors upfront. The body has an appropriate amount of resiny hop flavor lingering in the background from dry hopping, but doesn't exactly fit well with the almost perfume like floral notes. The finish is an awkward blend of flower stems and hop resin.

M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Fine, but nothing special.

Most Pale Ale's are hit or miss for me, and Odell's St. Lupin was off the mark. Maybe I am to blame for cellering it for over a year (which may explain the cloudy appearance), but I didn't like the way the floral dry hopped notes mingled with the biscuity body. In summary it has many aspects of a good beer, but things just don't come together quite right. I'll pass next time and go for a more fresh and refreshing APA more worthy of the St. Lupulin name.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2012 04:18:13 | More by Bockrules

gregy55902

Minnesota

4.1/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I am absolutely in love with Odell's Myrcenary, so i'm branching out to their other beers. Had a sample of this at Andy's in Rochester, MN which inspired me to get a 6 pack.

A - Hazy orange with a slight amber hue. Decent 1" off-white head that disappears within two minutes.

S - I love the combo of hops that these guys use, and all their beers smell like it (it is 7 different varieties). Hops upfront, malt backbone to sweeten things up.

T - Follows the nose. More bittering hops used than the Myrcenary, but that's to be expected because it's an EPA. Fruity and floral tastes linger on the palate.

M - Decent carbonation and alcohol is well hidden.

O - Not an EPA expert but this is a sessionable hoppy beer. Easy to drink and not too bitter. Recommended!

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 04:06:31 | More by gregy55902

JamesMN

Minnesota

3.98/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Hazy pale color with a bright white head.

Aroma: Nice fruity hops with a little pale malt.

Taste: A lot of different hops going to work in this one. Nice malt backbone. Citrus notes. The bitterness is at a good level, noticeable but not tongue splitting.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Average drinkability.

Final Thoughts: Going with an EPA as a summer seasonal was a great choice by Odell Brewing. A solid beer from a solid brewery.

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2012 05:27:37 | More by JamesMN

KVNBGRY

Florida

4.98/5  rDev +21.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

The St. Lupulin, like their "generic" IPA is one of the better overall pale ales I've ever had the luxury of having. Living in Fort Collins, I'm surrounded by a myriad of delicious brews, however, when I find a place that has St. Lupe, I always lean towards it. I feel it tastes better in the bottle than on tap, unless you're at the brewery.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2012 03:32:05 | More by KVNBGRY

largadeer

California

4.33/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Fresh bottle from fishpondmanager. Thanks!

Appearance: Hazy pale amber body capped by a finger of froth. The body clears up a bit as it warms, suggesting chill haze.

Smell: Really nice hop bouquet, very floral and citrusy. Centennial is evident, lending some fantastic floral notes. There's a touch of mango, and a slight yeastiness that works well with the hop profile.

Palate: Low in bitterness, high in juicy, fruity, floral hop flavor. Something of a centennial showcase, this is great stuff. Mango and pineapple make a brief appearance, followed by an herbal, slightly chalky cascade note. The mouthfeel is remarkably soft and silky, really the high point of the beer. The malt backbone is doughy, subtle, lightly sweet - present enough to give the great hop flavors a foundation. There isn't much bitterness to the finish - just enough to prevent the beer from having a hollow aftertaste.

Overall: This destroyed my expectations. A great pale ale with an outstanding mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

07-30-2012 02:44:45 | More by largadeer

Humulus85

Minnesota

4.58/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

First time with this brew, but I love O'dell. From a 12oz bottle into my Darkness snifter for effect.

Pours a hazy dark gold. Great egg-shell white, one and a half finger head. Very nice retention and sticky lacing.

Wow that is a wonderful nose. Tropical hops dominate, candy like sweetness that seems like it come from the hops not the malt. Slightly resinous. Caramel malts. No alcohol. Very, very nice.

Just a great hop profile. Easily the best hop profile I've tasted in a Pale Ale. Even with the "Extra" attached to the label this is pushing into the IPA range. The balance for an APA is a bit off. Loads of mango and melon, some citrus, some piney bitterness, slightly resinous. Mr. Lupulin would be proud. Solid, not too sweet, malt backing. Still that candy like sweetness, not sure were that is coming from, but I like it. Again no alcohol.

Solidly medium in body. Creamy and slightly chewy. Finishes clean with a bit of lingering hop bitterness. Perfect carbonation, from the obvious bottle conditioning.

Overall this may be the best APA I've ever had. Rivaling some of the "fresh" hop varieties around. I really can't find much bad to say about this beer other than it really seems more like an IPA to me. If I did this taste blind I would have called it an IPA. As a beer it is truly a 5, but as a APA it falls jut short. For a non-hop head this may be too much. Summit EPA has the hops and the balance with a great malt profile. Recommended to all. Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2012 22:59:49 | More by Humulus85

JackieTH

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12-oz bottle into a New Castle Schooner, was slightly hazy yellow-orange with a creamy white head that persisted eventually fading to a thin skein. Some lacing.

Smell is orange citrus forward and a little floral. Malt is barely detectable.

Taste has orange citrus, pith, and floral hop notes with lightly caramel malt backing and a nice little bit of pear and green grapes. It is quite tasty and not sweet.

Body is medium firm and holds together well. Carbonation is excellent, lending a little bit of zip to the citrus and fruit elements.

Good beer easy to enjoy. I'll definitely revisit this one.

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2012 01:50:15 | More by JackieTH

ehammond1

California

3.48/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle (2012)

Thanks for opening this with me, Josh!

Hazed golden in color with a moderately sized off-white head that leaves lines of lacing down the glass.

Some citrus, bread, and earth in the aroma. Simple enough, and nice.

The flavor is similar to the aroma, with a fairly high level of bitterness for the style, bread, earth, and citrus combining for a nice enough pale.

Medium bodied with moderate-high carbonation.

Above average.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2012 22:33:56 | More by ehammond1

beagle75

Iowa

3.85/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a nonic glass.

A: Slightly hazy, orange-golden color with one finger of diminishing white foam head. Heavy lacing remains on the glass and a few sparse streams of bubbles climb in the column.

S: Grain is crisp, lightly toasted, rye-like. Hops are bright and floral. Otherwise, very clean.

T: Begins dry, with refined but substantial pale malt and floral hop aromatics that match the smell closely. Acidity is appropriately mild into the middle where the taste sweetens in the presence of late-arriving melon hop flavors. Bitterness is mild and spicy in the finish.

M: Medium viscosity, syrupy and slightly sticky, with low carbonation.

D/O: Good overall, with some honest Cascade hop qualities, this blond/pale ale is undone only by the too-heavy texture. At times it reminds of Marin's excellent Mt. Tam pale ale, except for the mouthfeel which would be quite attractive in a DIPA. Perhaps draft service would really push this beer over the top, as it does with Mt. Tam.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2012 04:22:08 | More by beagle75

JuicesFlowing

Kansas

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a balloon glass. The beer is an every so slightly hazy light copper. A slightly faded white head dissipates to some bubbles and random film. Loads of sticky lacing. The beer smells balanced, bright hops, but at the same time a mellow malt aroma. The taste is certainly sharp. There's obviously a bright clean bitterness where grapefruit and lemon peel come to mind, but then there's a good malt presence that keeps this beer balanced. I can almost even go so far as to taste a biscuit note, but the hops really do dominate most of the flavor profile. The mouthfeel is medium bodied.

Overall, a good beer, this one. The balance of malts and hops is good, but weighing on the hoppy side for sure. The finish is really bitter, but the experience is a good one.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2012 19:11:51 | More by JuicesFlowing

blingice

Minnesota

3.98/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: Poured into a pint glass at about 35F, color is a nice transparent orange/yellow like a lighter version of honey. Leaves a thin head with lacing around the glass. It already looks like a great beer to enjoy on a nice day outside.

S: Smell is fresh and what I could call "sunny"--it basically smells like a nice crisp sunny morning. To be more concrete, I'm getting a bit of pear/peach/apple--light fruitiness but overall pretty mellow. Maybe a little bit of floral scent as well. However, the smell wasn't particularly full. I don't have the clearest nose right now, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt.

T: After I let the beer warm up a bit (around 40F) I'm getting a bit of the IPA-style aftertaste immediately, which quickly gives way to a slightly citrus-y lime taste mixed with a barely-there apple (slightly, but not particularly sour). Tastes great even though my nose isn't in perfect working order.

M: Crisp, nice and bubbly like a champagne almost. Lingers after you sip it.

O: A pretty good beer that I would consider buying for friends that are newer to beer. Very approachable, refreshing and tasty beer since, in my opinion, it's certainly not as complex as other beers. It's like Corona was imagined by Coloradans (that sounds like an insult I guess, but it's supposed to be a compliment)...I could see this being a beer you'd have with nice grilled fish, steak, or chicken.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2012 05:56:10 | More by blingice

rudzud

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Huge thanks to JLindros to sharing this beer. Poured into a palm tulip.

A - Poured a crystal clear golden hue with a thin soapy white head that fades to leave a soapy blanket and side lacing.

S - Aromas of light honey and great citrusy hops.

T - Similar to the nose with light wet hops with light citrus. Not really a bitter finish just nice solid hops.

M - Mouthfeel is nice with light hop lingering quality. Solid.

O - Overall this is a solid apa. Very nice and super drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2012 21:32:55 | More by rudzud

stakem

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a standard pint glass. The brew appears a hazed golden copper color with a finger of off-white head. The cap fades leaving a wall of lace on the glass and rising bubbls maintain a layering atop.

The aroma is herbal with pine-like hop characteristics that get grassy towards the back. A little cheesy with toasty grain sweetness hinding underneath.

The taste is herbal and piney with a soft grainy sweetness. Grassy with a mild cheese flavoring. Some sulfur comes out a bit in aftertaste. Overall it is a noce compilation of hoppy to grainy characteristics.

Thia is a medium to lighter bodied brew with a light level of carbonation. Overall this is a pretty good brew. However, it had some pretty big shoes to fill considering how much I enjoyed Odell's IPA and red when I previously had them. This brewery really knows what they are doing with hops. While the best by date was still a month or two out, I dont feel confident that this was as fresh as it could have been. I would have this again in the future regardless of being more fresh or not.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2012 18:52:30 | More by stakem

garymuchow

Minnesota

4.38/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I think what makes this beer so nice is the full hop aroma and flavors, but the more balanced, maybe even subdued bitterness. The blending is done so nicely. Even hop oil quality without excess.
Classic APA appearance with gold/amber, mostly clear body covered by an initially rich head that laces and then settles out.
Enough hops to leave an oily quality on the teeth, but smooth and tasty bittering.
Solid moderate feeling with an enjoyable creamy quality.
All around more than solid APA. A very nice drinker and perfect summer quaffer.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2012 17:32:42 | More by garymuchow

soju6

Missouri

3.85/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: Pours a clear copper color with a thick head that fades to nice lacing.

S: Mellow aroma of citrus, pine and caramel malt with some fresh grain and bit of fruit.

T: Mild taste of caramel sweetness with bit of grain and touch of fruit. Has an easy bitterness throughout and a dry finish.

F: Medium body, smooth with a nice mellow feeling.

O: Good drinker that goes down easy. Good representation of the style.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2012 11:32:55 | More by soju6