Tangy peach-quince freshness brightens honeyed cereal malts and grapefruit-embittered floral hops of copper-hazed pearly-headed moderate body. Sour lemon rind seduction and wood-soaked cherry parch encounter earthen mineral grains at cracked wheat spine. But abrupt astringency scours bitter piney finish, coarsening sour bruised lemon musk.
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O’DELLS EASY STREET WHEAT
Insufficient unfiltered wheat dogged by sterile sourness and lack of substance. Fizz outlasts any faux-wheat presence and flaccid grain schmaltz.
O’DELLS CUTTHROAT PORTER
Redolent of nearby Colorado brewer Great Divide’s St. Brigid Stout due to soured coffee grain theme and nutty chocolate variance. But unwanted medicinal astringency, phenol citric-peeled lament, and trashy lactose finish decrease depth substantially.
O’DELLS CUTTHROAT PALE ALE
Dankly sour-scented musty-grained pale ale’s frisky fruit frolic consists of faded blueberry, black cherry, and citrus accents muting bitter nutty hop saturation.
O’DELLS CURMUDGEON’S NIP BARLEYWINE ALE
Supine cocoa-soured orange-molded frontage deepens English-styled barleywine, climaxing with sweet chocolate-raisin deluge before smooth hop finish softens.
O’DELLS BOBBY ALE
Dusky light-bodied Kolsch-styled ale lacks dry fruit or wine-like illusions of its ilk. Instead, swill grain palate and brittle malt duress glitched by grueling sulfuric aroma and poorly developed hop-spiced finish.
OCHAKOVO EXTRA LAGER
Metallic dark amber pale lager coats smoked malt sweetness with orange citrus tartness and off-dry hop-blotched alcohol-burnt astringency, finishing like a tinny Copper Ale. Rye, fig, and herbal nuances perk up dry barleywine luster lightened by brisk water flow.
OBOLON PREMIUM PILSNER
Bland puffy-headed blonde Ukrainian with washed out hop fizz and hints of berry. Typical of most Eastern Euros from Germany, Czech Republic, and Russia thanks to straightforward grain-based familiarity and brisk hop splotch.
OBOLON LAGER
Skunked pale-malted phenol-hop bitterness settles up-front for highly carbolic moderate-bodied Ukrainian. Mild corn-husked barley-rice conflux lost to sour apple drear at drab finish. Harsh metallic aftertaste ensues.
OB DRY LAGER
Brewed with highly fermented yeast, bubble-headed musty-scented pale-toned Asian retains dank grain malting, soft hop fizz, and buttery rice nicety. Barley sweetness smoothed out by dry watery finish. Though undeniably relaxing, experienced drinkers will be left craving for more flavor and body consistency.
OASIS ZOSER OATMEAL STOUT
Frothy, creamy, brawny stout pits intriguing blend of burnt coffee sourness and dark chocolate bitterness against counteractive burnt caramel sweetness. Well-developed oatmeal influence overtakes mid-palate, joined succinctly by roasted malt suggestion that seals the deal. Tenaciously robust and quite filling, exceeding expectations on all counts.
OASIS SCARAB RED ALE
Pleasant barley sweetness meshes well with dapper fruity nuances, softly flowing through to mildly bitter butterscotch-etched finish. Well-balanced, medium-bodied, and tingly spice-hopped.