Odell's Mountain Standard Double Blak IPA...Uck.

**curlyfat** · 04-02-2011, 03:08 AM

So I stumbled upon this brew at the store tonight. Having never seen it before, I assumed it was a new offering.

As I tasted it, I was very disappointed. It has that "used to be good" flavor. I perceive it as oxidization, but my palate sucks, so take that with a grain-of-salt. After digging around the net, it looks like it looks like it was a one-time release over a year ago!

Why can't craft beer have a "release date", or bottled date, or some sort of indication? I just dropped $15 for a bottle of disappointment. Man that pisses me off. I'm not sure I can even finish this darned thing.

To be fair, I still would have bought it. After all, it's 9.5% so it should age well, right? Apparently not. I even looked on BA to see if I'm the only one that felt this way. Then I realized that if it costs more than $2 it'll score an "A" on that site.

Oh well. A bad bottle of beer is better than a good bottle of water!

Coldies · 04-02-2011, 03:19 AM

Bummer! But its all about the "Hunt" cause maybe tomorrow you will find just what your palate was looking for! Happy Hunting

**curlyfat** · 04-02-2011, 03:22 AM

I suppose so. Although, dropping that kind of money on a bottle is VERY rare for me these days.

Meh. Trying new beers is one of my favorite things to do. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Que sera. And I probably spelled that wrong.

**iahebert** · 04-02-2011, 03:25 AM

I gotta say, Odell's "special release" beers usually tend to leave a bit to be desired.

**thataintchicken** · 04-02-2011, 03:28 AM

I'll be scratching that one off my list then.

**curlyfat** · 04-02-2011, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iahebert

I gotta say, Odell's "special release" beers usually tend to leave a bit to be desired.

I recall having one or two in the past that really sparked for me. This one is very noticeably "off", though. I think part of the problem is that almost all the hop flavor is gone, and for such a big beer it's not very malty. It's just bitter and oxidized. It smells awesome, though!

NurseLuke · 11-12-2011, 04:36 PM

You might try it again now that this season's has just been released. I'm loving my 4-pack so much I'm now looking for a clone recipe. That 9.5% is potent and present in the taste, too!

LB2015 · 12-15-2011, 12:31 AM

+1 -- give it another shot. I didn't try this brew the last time it was out, so not sure about the off taste. This release, at least my bottle, is quite delicious!

jamajerus76 · 12-28-2011, 04:24 PM

I have bought several 4-Packs of this brew from this year! Its great and would recommend to anyone...

It is in my 10 best of all time!

chaseg08 · 01-31-2012, 02:12 PM

Man, Curlyfat. Sorry you were disappointed. This is probably my favorite Odell beer. I hope you got to try it again in a more fresh state.