90 Shilling

Its crazy to think I haven't posted anything since last October! Sheesh! Time to get back on the bandwagon and back to drinking. Wait... that didn't sound right.

Anyways, the other night I had a 90 Shilling beer from Odell Brewing. I'll be honest, the only reason I grabbed this one when I built my last 6 pack was because it was the cheapest beer on the shelf. I had no idea what to expect and didn't really have high expectations. Fortunately I was pleasantly surprised.

I didn't realize it when I opened it up that it was a scotch ale. After I listed my tweet-sided review via the Untappd app, it came up as that which explained a few things. Fortunately, this is one of the best beers of that style I've had. Normally, in my opinion, a scotch ale tastes too boozy. Thinking back, this one had the flavor, but without the off-putting burn/taste.

90 Shilling smelled a bit fruity when I poured it and it's head frothed up nice and thick. When I got into it, it had a very nice malty flavor with just the right blend of hops. Definitely smooth and very easy / pleasant to drink. This is one I wouldn't mind picking up again.

Deschutes, O'Dell, and Twisted Pine

Wow, two posts in one night. Either something is wrong, or I'm playing catch-up again... My money is on the later. Anyways, the next round of beers were a very hoppy bunch.



Chainbreaker

I'll start off with Deschutes' Chainbreaker IPA. This one was a very interesting beer. It's a white IPA that is almost as white as a Wit. It is a very moist beer that is light on the tongue. I also found it surprisingly semi-sweet. What was shocking was the mixture of sweet and the strong piney hopps. A great brew.



O'Dell  IPA

Unfortunately, I did not take notes on this one and it's been a while since I drank it. It was, of course, hoppy and pretty good but I don't remember any of the finer points. :(

Twisted Pine

The last of the batch is Twisted Pine's Hoppy Boy. This beer poured medium gold with a big head, yet had a very light scent to it. Without much of a bouquet to it, I was worried it would be weak, but the first sip proved me wrong. This beer has an insanely powerful hopps flavor that is quite bitter and lingers for a good long time. It's not a bad bitter, but a good hopps bitter. In fact, the hopps in this one is almost too strong and overpowering.