Hop Back Brewery Odyssey

Odyssey

 

Hop Back Brewery in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.36
ABV: 4.0% IBU: - Ticks: 13
Odyssey Best Bitter - A full-bodied balance of maltiness, gentle coffee notes and smooth, slightly sweet flavours builds to a clean bitterness with hints of marmalade.
 

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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ The New Wheatsheaf, 24 Southwark Street, Greater London, England SE1 1TY.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, light apple, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, apple, sour malt notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100730]

Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2010 at 11:58


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On cask. Poured a copper amber with a small white head. Aroma had strong malt notes with an undertone of citrus hops. Flavor began malty with cereal and bread notes but finished with a bit of a malty kick.

Tried from Cask on 24 Nov 2009 at 16:14


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From cask at Charlies. Pours cloudy orange with a small and slight off-white head. Mild fruity and light malty aroma. Bitter and quite fruity flavoured. Light breadish touch. Ends bitter and fruity. Crisp and refreshing.

Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2009 at 12:03


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Hobgoblin, Reading. Amber with a thin white head; hoppy aroma; sweetish taste with honey and toasted nuts and a gentle bitter finish. Light and refreshing.

Tried from Cask on 24 Feb 2009 at 09:25


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask@Beer Hunters
Rated Nov 2007 - rating was missing (or deleted) from Ratebeer. Copper-amber color, nice creamy head. Flowery hoppy nose with hints of honey. Nutty hoppy flavor, nicely bitter with long hoppy aftertaste. Decent malt profile for this ABV (4%). Good session beer. (7/4/7/3/13 3.4)
Cask@Beer Hunters
Rated Aug 2008. Clear dark red-amber color, decent white head. Nutty hoppy aroma. Pale malty (good malt base), decent bitterness, which leans to long hoppy aftertaste. Some honey sweet and hazelnut notes too. (6/3/7/3/12 3.1)

Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2008 at 05:56


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask at Market Porter, Southwark, London, 1 Dec 2007) Dark copper colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity nose with notes of apricots, citrus and earthy hops. Fruity taste with apricots, orange peel and lots of earthy hops in the finish. Nice beer.

Tried from Cask on 15 Dec 2007 at 14:03


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

Cask@Beer Hunters, Pori. Hazy deep orange colour, mediumsized creamy white head. Aroma is really fruity and slightly wooden and nectary. Flaour is herbs, wooden and slightly nectary. Pleasant and wellbalanced.

Tried from Cask on 04 Nov 2007 at 13:45


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Charlie’d Bar, Copenhagen. Pours a clear golden color with a longlasting white head. Fruity malty aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweet malty fruity citrus flavor with some hoppy hints. The finish is fruity with some hints of citrus.

Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2007 at 07:46


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

Cask pint at NERAX on 5/2/07
Chestnut-amber hued bitter with a moderate amount of white head. Very bright condition, with marginal lacing.
Profound esters and lightly sweet malts in the nose are very classy. Has a slight woodiness to it, or hardness you might say, of very dry brown bread that emerges as the sweet, creamy sugars recede. Definitely hopped well, it has a strong floral character that melds well with the sugars and lightens the overall darker malt character. Just a hint of earthiness is left on the finish, with lightly bitter hop notes and more soft esters. Quite complex, as it ranges from hard to soft, malty to hoppy and pale to dark (sugars). No alcohol or flaws. Very clean, with a medium-high aroma strength.
A light English crystal/caramel malt hardness is laid upon the palate initially, but soft, vanilla and cream-like maltiness adds depth as does a fair notion of coffee and light nuttiness. The coffee is very subtle and lingers on the finish, almost chocolatey. Through the middle, there’s a fruity hop bouquet, replete with bright, red fruit esters and some leafy bitterness. Finishes dry, crisp and yet without any of the wateriness associated with the style. Probably the tight, moderate amounts of carbonation seeing to that, giving the body more fullness than it actually has. No flaws at all. Like the crop circle, I don’t get much house character, but that’s ok.

Tried from Cask on 14 May 2007 at 12:20


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask conditioned at the Inn on the Green, Bristol 25/4/07. Amber colored with a slight head. Some malt in the aroma, followed by flavours of red fruit and a relatively dry finish. An alright session beer.

Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2007 at 12:46