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St Lupulin Extra Pale Ale
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A beautiful aroma wells up from this beer. It is resiny, citrusy and sweet, with a strong hoppy start and a deep malty flavour that takes over.
St. Lupulin clearly blessed this beer with an amazing hop and malt character
This beer – brewed by Odell Brewing Company is one of the most balanced pale ales – even just ales – that I’ve had for a long time.
And it comes with a little story behind the name too, a title which more than hints at it’s wonderful character (you’ll also notice the hint in the Latin name for the hop plant, Humulus lupulus).
Lupulin glands are the bits of hop leaves that contain the oils that impact hop flavour or hop aroma, and those glands are certainly put to masterful use in this beer.
And it tastes absolutely fantastic!
Despite being hoppy this isn’t overpowering, and it has a character that most beers can only pine for, with much more flavour than the summer ales that have been around in abundance over last few months. It tastes a little earthy, very fresh and sweet at times.
Already straight into my list of top beers (a list as changeable as a British summertime), a beer with instant class and a lingering impact.
Tags: odell, pale ale, st lupulin
3 responses to “St Lupulin Extra Pale Ale” 
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alanwalsh September 9th, 2009 at 22:56
Mate, I had been keeping that Meantime glass you gave me for a special occassion but it looks so good with that Lupulin in that I think I might have to crack it out for everyday use. (Quote)
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FletchtheMonkey September 9th, 2009 at 23:47
@andy The glass in by Meantime (as you’ll see from Alan’s post!)
@alan Get it used mate, what’s the point of a glass just sitting in a cupboard? (From the man who won’t take his Brooklyn Brewery glass out of bubble wrap!) (Quote)
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andy mogg September 9th, 2009 at 22:22