Beautiful Disaster
Odd Side Ales in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Sour / Wild Rotating|
Score
7.41
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Blended IPA aged in Red Wine barrels and dry hopped with Citra hops
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Growler fill from Odd Sides. Pours a hazy light amber with a thick foamy head and aromas of grapefruit and very faint wine. Flavor is sharp and tart/bitter. The fruit hops profile goes very nicely with the ever so faint wine and barrel flavors. The only time they come through strong is if I pull a sip of just foam. Then the wine is very present. Pretty odd ale, but pretty yummy.
Tried
from Growler
on 25 Nov 2016
at 16:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ HopCat, Ann Arbor, MI
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, grass, floral, some fruitiness, vinous and hint of wood. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long slightly warm, grassy, caramel and vinous finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, grass, floral, some fruitiness, vinous and hint of wood. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long slightly warm, grassy, caramel and vinous finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2015
at 14:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Hop Cat, Ann Arbor. It pours a clear dark golden body under a dense, finger thick light beige head. The aroma has a lovely maltyness, with caramel and some bread, there’s some piney hops and a lovely vinous touch. Grass. It’s full bodied, super smooth and rather sweet on the palate, with smart enough bitterness to deal with it. Pine cones, resins and some citrus zest. Lasting bitter and lightly vinous finish. A wonderful beer indeed, just gorgeous. 150615
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2015
at 21:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Location: Bottle shared at Max and Andy's Tasting, 2/28/15
Aroma: The nose has a nice tropical fruit hop melded well with the oak/vinous notes
Appearance: It pours an orange color with an off-white, mildly pink head on it
Flavor: Tastes much the same, with the hops, oak, and other flavor all playing nicely together
Palate: The body of this one is medium and it has a somewhat dry mouthfeel
Overall Impression: I found this one really good. The hops are prominent on the nose, but the other components provide excellent complementary tones. The whole combination works nicely and makes for a very nice overall beer. One of the standouts from the tasting for me.
Aroma: The nose has a nice tropical fruit hop melded well with the oak/vinous notes
Appearance: It pours an orange color with an off-white, mildly pink head on it
Flavor: Tastes much the same, with the hops, oak, and other flavor all playing nicely together
Palate: The body of this one is medium and it has a somewhat dry mouthfeel
Overall Impression: I found this one really good. The hops are prominent on the nose, but the other components provide excellent complementary tones. The whole combination works nicely and makes for a very nice overall beer. One of the standouts from the tasting for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2015
at 12:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours yellow orange. Nose/taste of red wine, oak, tropical fruit, caramel malt and citrus. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2015
at 22:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. Pours a mildly hazy orange caramel color with a large off-white head. Citrusy tropical fruit aromas with some more grapelike hints. Flavor mixes juicy citrus and tropical fruit hop flavors with oak and red wine, creating a kind of soft fruity flavor. Picked this up as one of those "why would you barrel age a pale ale?" questions, and I’ve found a good answer to that question this time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2015
at 01:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a clear orange with a hint of gold and a white head that dissipates to the edges slowly and laces. Aroma has notes of citrus and a bit of pine with a sweet grain backbone. Flavor has much more of a sweet grain presence with only a hint of wine and citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2014
at 13:33
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy deep orange color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, oak, tannic red wine, honey, light vanilla, light pine, floral, grass, and floral/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical hops, wine barrel, and moderate malt sweetness; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, oak, vanilla, tannic red wine, pine, honey, floral, grass, and floral/oak earthiness. Good amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon/orange peel, pine, oak, vanilla, red wine, honey, and floral/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity and balance of citrus/tropical hops, wine barrel, and moderate malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and lightly creamy/sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome wine barrel aged IPA. All around great complexity and balance of citrus/tropical hops, wine barrel, and moderate malt flavors; and very smooth to drink for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2014
at 20:13