Odell Easy Street Wheat - Odell Brewing Company

Jason

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +25%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Presentation: 12 oz brown long neck bottle with a bottling date in the bottom left hand corner of the label. Label shows to pour most of the beer out then swirl the rest to agitate the yeast and then pour the yeast in the glass.

Appearance: Very cloudy light orange with a well formed rocky white head.

Smell: Earthy yeasty nose with hints of citrus (some lime more lemon) and malt sweetness, clean aroma.

Taste: Medium body with a mildly creamy complex malt palate, sweet malt stays throughout with some doughy bread flavours. Hops are a touch spicy with a light yet balancing bitterness, flowery and herbal flavour fades quick. Nutty and powdery yeast character with an earthy undertone. A relatively sweet brew and all around pleasant to the tongue.

Notes: Clean cut American wheat brew, well focused on the malts with a well balancing hops and yeast. Optimum lunch time beer material here! Right up there with Widmer’s and Harpoon’s UFO.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2001 22:46:14 | More by Jason

MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev +5.3%

05-16-2013 00:02:13 | More by MinorThreat

downeyben

Kansas

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-15-2013 17:26:57 | More by downeyben

BarryMFBurton

Indiana

3.64/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Another bottle from the family trip to Missouri; glad to be seeing some Odell again.

A little over two months before the best-by date (“7/19/13A”).

A: Color is a pale, slightly hazy gold, with a mound of crisp white foam on top; typical for the style. Spotty retention and little circles of lacing here and there.

S: A fruity, spicy aroma that’s undeniably wheat, notes of sweet lemonade, clove, coriander, and juicy orange peel. Quite aromatic, and very pleasing. Estery yeasts (in the form of fresh banana) and husky grain fill the nose to the edges with wheat beer charm.

T: Unlike the nose, there’s not that much to the palate. Hints of lemon, orange, and a little clove blow through on a wave of timid, earthy graininess without so much as an extended greeting before they depart; in essence, it’s a clean, easy-drinking wheat with a very mild taste. Good to see some hops on the back, though, drying the finish to a respectable, slightly-astringent leafiness (keeps it from being too one-dimensional).

M: Very, VERY light, almost offensively so. The more I drink, though, the more I enjoy the texture in my glass – a slow-building frothiness eventually sets this one as “palatable.”

O: An oddly small beer that grew on me over time. That first sip, though – now that was a little too light for my tastes. Allow this one to warm up a little, allowing the grainy wheat notes to overtake what little bitters stick out when it’s chilled. In all, I think I can say that I like it for what it is compared to what it’s supposed to be, but nothing more.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 22:37:20 | More by BarryMFBurton

ToddHolder

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

05-11-2013 01:55:35 | More by ToddHolder

DerwinWentworth

Utah

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-06-2013 23:06:01 | More by DerwinWentworth

DantooineBBQ

Nebraska

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-05-2013 14:54:56 | More by DantooineBBQ

superspak

Michigan

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Got in a trade with swingracex. 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 4/25/2013. Pours hazy golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of lemon, pear, light banana, clove, pepper, wheat, bread, floral, grass, and earthy yeast spiciness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malt and yeast ester notes with light hops; and good strength. Taste of lemon, pear, light banana, pepper, clove, wheat, bread, floral, grass, and earthy yeast spiciness. Lingering notes of light fruits, clove, pepper, wheat, bread, floral, and earthiness on the finish for a bit. Very nice balance and complexity of fruity/spicy esters; with a great malt backbone and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; wit ha moderately creamy and very smooth mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with no warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice wheat ale! Very nice balance and robustness of flavors; and very smooth to drink. Really enjoyed this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 04:56:48 | More by superspak

schoenfelderr

South Dakota

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

04-22-2013 06:53:07 | More by schoenfelderr

grubefresh

Arizona

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

04-22-2013 00:11:18 | More by grubefresh

dubmax

Kansas

4.5/5  rDev +18.4%

04-21-2013 20:17:52 | More by dubmax

prlykens

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

04-16-2013 03:06:20 | More by prlykens

Jabartheljr

South Dakota

3/5  rDev -21.1%

04-12-2013 23:43:54 | More by Jabartheljr

capnamerica

Arkansas

4/5  rDev +5.3%

04-04-2013 00:55:21 | More by capnamerica

LambicPentameter

Kansas

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

03-28-2013 00:55:52 | More by LambicPentameter

MNBeer1017

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

03-27-2013 02:27:37 | More by MNBeer1017

Joeyroush

Texas

3/5  rDev -21.1%

03-25-2013 17:02:41 | More by Joeyroush

blakelive784

Colorado

2.98/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

12 fl oz brown glass bottle served in weizen glass, reviewed live:

A - Pours a finger of thin, soapy white head with average retention. Color is a cloudy golden orange with tiny visible yeast particles and lively carbonation. Inviting, if a bit generic.

S - Light biscuity yeast and malted wheat. Faint orange zest. Light indistinct spice (clove?). Yeast dominates. Refreshing but simple. Mild strength.

T - The spice is more evident here. Bready wheat body. Light orange/fruity esters and faint floral hops near the finish. The yeast is entirely too subdued. A touch watery, even. Well balanced, but there really isn't a whole lot going on.

M - Crisp and medium bodied. Borders over carbonated.

D - You could do worse, but you could definitely do better. Definitely east drinking, but pretty generic and largely unremarkable.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2013 23:29:53 | More by blakelive784

SocalKicks

California

4/5  rDev +5.3%

03-16-2013 23:19:33 | More by SocalKicks

G-Hawk

Colorado

4/5  rDev +5.3%

03-10-2013 22:59:31 | More by G-Hawk

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

03-09-2013 23:42:29 | More by spycow

homebrew311

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into pint glass. Apperance is bright yellow with brilliant clarity and a heavy covering of white head. Nice retention and tons of lacing. The smell is very aromatic with lemon and orange peel coming first. Heavy wheat presence come next and provides a dry bready quality. The taste is very mild and refreshing. Light fruity notes balanced with a bit of grain, that's about it. Mouthfeel is also light and moderately carbonated. Overall, a very refreshing wheat beer that is also very easy drinking.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2013 01:29:02 | More by homebrew311

Mique21

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

03-04-2013 17:10:50 | More by Mique21

Moose90

Colorado

4/5  rDev +5.3%

02-24-2013 07:14:30 | More by Moose90

RudnicsMEB

Colorado

4/5  rDev +5.3%

02-22-2013 02:58:05 | More by RudnicsMEB