Brazzle Sour Golden Raspberry
Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.33
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
5-19-15
Tried
on 22 Apr 2020
at 01:15
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2017 vintage. Pours fairly crystal clear deep golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge sour/tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, peppercorn, leathery/musty/Lacto/Brett funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Amazing aromas with fantastic complexity and balance of raspberries, fruity/acidic/funky/spicy yeast, wine barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge sour/tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, peppercorn, leathery/musty/Lacto/Brett funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and Brett/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light peppercorn/leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity/acidic/funky/spicy yeast, wine barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an amazing malt/tartness, tangy fruit, and yeast/oak spiciness balance; with zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/spiciness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.4%. Overall this is an amazing fruited sour/wild ale! All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity/acidic/funky/spicy yeast, wine barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink, with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; nicely soft and not overly lactic for the style. Perfectly balanced between juicy/jammy raspberries, Brett/Bacteria complexity, and wine barrel presence/integration; with a great pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A highly amazing offering, and pretty mind blowing style example. Aged wonderfully. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2019
at 21:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On Tap hazy dull orange Thin wispy off white head. It doesnt lok like its going to be raspberry, but the aroma gives it away. Fruity berry aroams, modestly tart fruity flavors. Not a dead ringer for raspberry but tropical and melon maybe.also. Clean finish the tartness fades quickly.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2017
at 18:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy gold with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is berry, lacto, wheat, oak, funk. Thin body, berry, lacto, light tartness, oak, dry finish, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2017
at 11:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bouteille 750ml, bottle share. Couleur dorée translucide, anneau de mousse blanche. Arôme de Brett, framboise, boisé. Goût de Brett, bonne acidité, boisé, fruité, framboise en arrière-goût. Carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 19:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Ericka’s and Nihar’s Holiday Gathering on 12/18/2015. Hazy orange-gold color with a medium white head that evaporates steadily to a film. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of tart berries, yeast and malt. Light-bodied and crisp with a tart raspberry and oak character, with some yeast and malt in the background. The finish is sour and fruity with a raspberry aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2015
at 11:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the 10th Annual Epic & Unusual Beer Tasting, 11/29/15. Hazy orange, thin fizzy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of tart funk, pale malt, berries. The taste is butterscotch, pale malt, tart berries, lemons, grapes and stone fruit. Medium bodied, well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2015
at 12:49
8/10
Tried
on 25 Sep 2015
at 13:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the DC Local Gathering on 8/1/2015, shared by Iphonephan. Hazy golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of vinegar, funk, tart acidic notes. Tastes of stone fruit, tropical fruit, funk and cheese. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2015
at 23:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle pours a hazy gold with some cloudy, white head. Nose has raspberry, mild funk, grassy, light cheese, passion fruit. Flavor is tart, white grape, berry, funk, some candy too. Tart finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2015
at 18:57