The Meddler Oud Bruin
Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.31
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Inspired by a resurrected style from the Flemish region of Belgium, The Meddler Oud Bruin is a blend of several generations of brown ales that were barrel aged for over 18 months. Wild yeasts, Lactobacillus, and Brettanomyces meddle with the beer creating complexity and depth of flavor. Intricate, yet balanced, The Meddler has an 8.9% ABV.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from a trade with cbkschubert. Pours cloudy brown color with tan head. Aromas of sour cherries and oak. Tart cherry and vinegar flavors with some woody notes. Medium body with average carbonation. A nice oud bruin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2013
at 09:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Brown colour, slightly hazy, off-white head. Aroma of wyeast brett, caramel and red fruit. Sweet flavour, sour touch, fruits and prunes. Finish caramel, sour fruits, funk and malts.
Not really an Belgian Oud Bruin, but it does have some similarities. Not bad though, not bad at all.
(From 75cL bottle @ RBBWG II, 2013. Courtesy of Travlr. Thanks for sharing, Gene!)
Not really an Belgian Oud Bruin, but it does have some similarities. Not bad though, not bad at all.
(From 75cL bottle @ RBBWG II, 2013. Courtesy of Travlr. Thanks for sharing, Gene!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2013
at 11:11
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
Thanks to Travlr for sharing this one. 65 cl. bottle sampled @ RBBWG 2013. Brown reddish beer with a beige head. Nose is lots of the typical USA brett / sour malt profile, cherries, sour dark fruits, toffee, sour wood. Taste is similar USA sour malt / brett profile, cherries, prunes, wood, sour dark fruits, toffee, sour fruits, sour barrel, quite enjoyable, tang, spices, touch of red wine wood,… sour malt sour body. Quite enjoyable American sour. Not really an Oud Bruin for me or at least, I do not feel like this is what is understood under a Oud Bruin traditionally over here, profile-wise not method of production. Doesn’t matter, it is a yummy beer & a nice sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2013
at 10:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle sample @ RBBWG 2013, courtesy of Travlr. Brune/acajou, col beige. Arôme présente ce beau bouquet de barrique, suivi par un malt caramel laissant aussi des notes résiduelles de boisé entrecoupées par une effluve de fruits noirs. Palais est agréable avec une belle balance entre barrique suivi par ce côté distinct de brune flamande, alternant entre fruité noir, et un léger malté caramel, chocolat, pointe de biscuité suivi de suite par le brett et le houblon ponctue la fin de bouche avec une légère amertume.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2013
at 06:48
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Cloudy dark brown color, large brown head with good retention. Aroma of funky dark fruit, prunes, raisins. Taste is softly sour summer fruit, dates, sour cherries. A good example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2013
at 00:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Odell The Meddler Oud Bruin (by Odell Brewing Company):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
19/I/13 - 75cl bottle @ RBBWG 2013 - BB: n/a (2013-38) Thanks to Travlr for sharing the bottle!
Bit cloudy, red brown beer, small beige to off-white head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: dusty, caramel, some vanilla, bit fruity, grains, bit sugary. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sour, lactic, red fruits, citrus, bitter, tobacco, earthy, wood. Aftertaste: red fruits, overripe fruits, some vanilla, hint of caramel, sour touch as well and a little hoppy. Now that's more like it!
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
19/I/13 - 75cl bottle @ RBBWG 2013 - BB: n/a (2013-38) Thanks to Travlr for sharing the bottle!
Bit cloudy, red brown beer, small beige to off-white head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: dusty, caramel, some vanilla, bit fruity, grains, bit sugary. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sour, lactic, red fruits, citrus, bitter, tobacco, earthy, wood. Aftertaste: red fruits, overripe fruits, some vanilla, hint of caramel, sour touch as well and a little hoppy. Now that's more like it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2013
at 10:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at LiBira Pub in Haifa. Thanks eyes_wide_shut and YK23. Cloudy brown with a beige head. Woody and musty aroma with malt, cherries, a bit of candies notes, a vinegar note and pleasant funkiness. Sour flavor with a bit of sweetness, cherries, other fruits, wood, vinous notes and some lactic notes. Rounded mouthfeel. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2013
at 14:46
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
at a tasting, many thanks yk23 and eyes_wide_shut, creamy head, murky dark brown, aroma of rotten oranges, oak, sour bread and cherries, flavour of cherries, red wine, woodiness, olives and dried fruits, long mellow sour aftertaste. Excellent sipping sour.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2013
at 12:03