Odyssey Brew Co Merciless California IPA

Merciless California IPA

 

Odyssey Brew Co in Whitbourne, Herefordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA Regular Out of Production
Score
7.33
ABV: 6.2% IBU: - Ticks: 6
Californian barley wine/IPA hybrid. Hopped continuously throughout the boil and then double dry hopped the result is a big tropic/citric hop aroma and flavour but a mellow bitterness balanced by a robust malt base.
 

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7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Odyssey Merciless California IPA ].Light unclear medium yellow - amber orange color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white - silver head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, sweet malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, riped fruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light heavy bitter with a long duration, citrus, riped fruit, pale malt, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151201] 7-3-8-3-15

Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2017 at 06:22


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

1st December 2015
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Hazy Amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry. Light malts, some caramel. Big hops, resinous orange, some hop spice. Citric peel. Juicy tropical fruits. More hop spice on the semi dry finish. Very nicely done.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2016 at 10:08


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask Gravity at Pig’s Ear 2015. It pours hazy golden-amber with a bubbly white head. The nose is soft, sweet, juicy, sticky, oily, peach, nectarine, brioche and resin. The taste is bitter-sweet, resinous, spicy, leather, quite oily, plenty of stewed orange, nectarine, decent malty backbone and good lick of alcohol warmth through the finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and slightly chewy mouth-feel. All-round rather nice. A bit of a surprise after having a few boring low-boost-goldes.

Tried from Cask on 09 Dec 2015 at 10:32


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle from Saucy Pears Bottle Shop, Worcester, Saturday 5th December consumed at home Sunday 6th December 2015. Pours deep amber, hazy with a sticky off white head. On the nose there is lots of pine resin but with some lovely sweet tropical fruits, some maltiness also. This is utterly stupendous, a full on hoppy assault but great bittersweet balance, dry, a touch furry, lovely bitterness, smooth restrained but ever present, gums and tongue get a nice steady workout. Big American style malty punch, citrus, pine resin, citrus and a pithiness builds, nice carbonation. For a county more known for great ciders and perries this is one heck of a beer and amongst my favourite beers of the year, it’s brilliant. Loz said she was convinced that this was a top American big hop monster. A8 A4 T9 P5 Ov14 4.4

Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2015 at 08:14


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at Pigs Ear 2015, day 1 - London. Pours clear gold with a frothy, off-white head. Rich hop aroma, lots of papaya, melon and mango. Medium sweet flavor, nicely resinous, with fresh and lightly raw hop character, more mango, some peach, orange, melon. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Resinous and lightly warming in the ending, with more fresh and juicy hops, citrus, some tropical aspects. Very, very good. Great stuff.

Tried from Cask on 02 Dec 2015 at 12:39


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask gravity at Pigs Ear 2015. Hazy amber. Lasting white head. Big hoppy aroma. Big tea leaf hop leaf fresh hop flower flavour. Good.

Tried from Cask on 01 Dec 2015 at 08:39