Odell Mountain Standard Double Black IPA
As winter sets in we embrace the darkness with this Black IPA—released as Daylight Savings falls back to MST. We brew it with hops handpicked on Colorado’s Western Slope. The assertive American hop profile and roasted malt character balance perfectly with just a touch of bitterness. Go ahead. Give in to the dark side.
3.8
329 reviews
Fort Collins, United States
Community reviews
Cocoa nibs aroma, complex fruits, dark fruit, woody cherry toasted coconut. Same taste, some cola, not much booze, complex dark malts, fairly malty, mild dryish finish. KInd of a barleywine, more malty than ipa.
Bottle courtesy of cgarvieuk dregs run.
Appearance - opaque brown to black.
Nose - toffee and marmalade.
Taste - more of the same. Luscious marmalade and toffee. A touch of chocolate kicking I around the finish.
Palate - medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish.
Overall - like this.
Bottle at Craigs. Dark brown. Nose is pine, light roast, faint sweetness. Tastes similar, piney hops, light coffee and chocolate, light booze. Decent.
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours dark brown, with a thin beige head. Aromas pine, burnt toast. Taste is light bitter, pine, caramel. Bitter finish.
bottle at home .. dark black .. small tan hea d...dry dusty caramel toffee .. roast malt nose ...too much caramel tooffee fruit ., herbal woody toffee
Tasted from can. Pours black with light tan head. Aroma is huge citrus with a faint chocolate note. Taste is well balanced with nice malt backbone. Flavors of orange, grapefruit, lemon, floral with a faint coffee and chocolate finish. Overall a very well done black IPA.
Bottle. Dark Reddish Brown in colour. Fantastic Ruby Red against light. Good creamy tan head. Good lacing. Very Malty; toasty malts, toffee, coffee, chocolate. Spicy; peppery. Hoppy; piney resinous and floral hops. Fruity; orange and grapefruit citrus. Nice malt/hop/fruit balance. Initially sweet then moderately bitter malty spicy and citrus fruity hoppy throughout. Quite dry and salty. Bitter hoppy finish. Liked this a lot. Terrific Double BIPA! (2016-08-19)
Can. Doesn’t stand out in any way. Aroma is some roasted barley with a bit of hops on top. Flavor has some nice chocolate. Hop profile is minimal and non-distinct. A little astringent.
Can pours a dark brown color with a red hue. A huge Insanely dense tan head that hangs around for the intire drink, leaving lace on glass at every swallow. Aromas of pine,baked sugar, toasted bread and caramel. Tastes of roasted grain, resin, and toffee. Medium body, smooth coating mouthfeel, perfect carbonation,and a malty, toasty finish. This is a perfectly balanced beer. The alcohol content is hidden well, making this beer very easy to consume. Excellent hops flavors meld nicely with the roasted grains, creating a magical IPA. Nice!
12oz bottle from Hippo beers. Very dark reddish brown, good head. Sweet milky toffee coffee aroma. Settet chocolate and treacle flavour. A bit too sickly sweet for me.
On tap. Pours a black color with a nice head and some lacing. Aroma of dark fruit, bit of malt sweetness and pine in the background. Taste of roasted malt, a subtle sweetness with a bit of dark fruit and hint of chocolate. Nice bitterness and a dry finish. Medium body, Nice blend of hops and malt that make this a tasty treat.
I loved this black IPA. It was cocoa roasty and had a bitter hoppiness. I enjoyed this beer paired with chocolate cheese. The sweet with the bitter contrast really worked spectacularly.
Bottle at Shnoodlepip after GBBF 2016, Tuesday. Black beer with a rich lasting beige head. Hoppy licorice aroma, caramel, citrus, some cocoa. Hoppy chocolate flavor, grapes, licorice, hay, cocoa notes, some ice coffee. Quite nice.
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Really drinkable and well balanced BIPA. Quite subdued compared to a lot of offerings, moderate in hoppiness, roastiness and bitterness. Really very good.
Sampled from bottle @ ChrisO’s after GBBF Day 1. Nice dark brown color with a dark red glare coming through when held into the light, average to medium sized beige head. Aroma is malts, dark malts and hops. Taste malts, dark malts, hops, nice roasted bitter and hop bitter finish. Decent to medium body and carbonation. Nice.
On tap at the brewery. Pours a dark amber with creamy beige head leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is roast, pine, resin. Medium body, roast, pine, lingering bitterness, very good.
12 fl.oz bottle. Pours clear orange brown colour with a small off-white head. Aroma of dark mild roasted hops, some chocolate, mild grassy hops. Taste of sweet dark mild roasted malt, chcolate, mild bitter hops.
Dark red, bitter fruit aroma. Rich, fruity taste. Malty and tangy hop. Rich, apple-y aftertaste. Really good.
Bottle at Leighton’s thanks to Dirty D. It pours darkest brown - black with a small beige head. The aroma is soft, pine needles, caramel, banana bread, stewed orange, peach and apricot. The taste is bitter, rich roast, umami, liquorice, charred wood ,cocoa, spice, raw alcohol, treacle and peach. Medium body and moderate , foamy carbonation. Nice elements to it, but it is a bit chewy and alcoholic. Not bad overall.
Bottle from Rehills, Newcastle. Extremely dark brown, hazy in colour with pine, tropical fruit, orange marmalade and chocolate flavours with liquorice and more spicy chocolate, red fruit and sarsaparilla on the smooth, vanilla and oak finish. Excellent!
Bottle from utobeer. A good drop. More stout than black IPA I would suggest. Very raisiny. Aye, pretty good.
33cl bottle shared at Leighton’s May tasting. Many thanks to Daniel for this one. It pours a clean copper color with a sweet fruity sake note. Taste is also sweet and boozy with some savoury sake-like notes and marmalade. Medium bodied with OK carbonation. Overall, meh
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Daniel. Pours clear reddish-brown with s creamy, tan head. The aroma holds ripening berries, brown bread, hints of chocolate. Medium sweet flavor with minimal roast, some toffee, ripe berries and orange, mellow oily pine. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Lightly resinous on the finish, with more toffee, ripe citrus, brown bread. Tasty stuff.
Bottle share at Leighton’s. As ’Odell Mountain Standard Double Black IPA’. Dark reddy brown, small foamy tan head. Aroma is resin, cola, red berries, molasses, cola bottle sweets. Body is smooth, tingly carbonation. Taste is soft cola, a little raisin, sodawater, some booze, pine.
Bottle shared at Leighton’s place 09/05/2016. Many thanks Daniel for this one. Amber brown coloured pour with a halo of greyish head. Aroma is slightly medicinal, plum, toasted grains, raspberry. Flavour is composed of slight stale grains, tangerine, sticky resin, toasted grains, pine. Palate is medium full, still my resin, moderate carbonation, decent.
Bottle at Bespin, thanks to Daniel Sprey, 09/05/16.
Rich mahogany brown with a decent beige cap.
Nose is leafy hop, pine, straw, burnt biscuit, toffee.
Taste comprises rich malt, spice, pine needle, toffee fudge, charr.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with leafy hop bitterness.
Ok CDA ... a touch sweet overall ... would prefer more bitterness.
Pours foggy brown with low off white head
Aromas of tropical fruits, caramel, chocolate, , coffee, pine
Taste has a nice caramel maltyness , hoppy tropical fruityness , hints of coffee
Pours deep brown to black with low tan head. Aroma of citrus, chocolate, light coffee tones. Taste is mellow sweet chocolate with a hint of subtle coffee bitter in the finish. Light to medium bodied and smooth with soft carbonation.
Pours a very dark brown with a low off white head. Aromas of peach, apricot, roasted malt, chocolate, fruit jam. Taste is very nice balance between roasted chocolate notes and tropical fruitiness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation.
Bottle on the bus. Pours deep brown, nose is salty toffee, pine, roasted, taste is roasted, coffee, toffee, dry.