Odell Trellis Garden Ale

Odell Trellis Garden Ale.

Thoroughly hazed, amber/crimson hue, long-lasting, cream-toned head.

Aroma: pithy, pungent hop aromatics scream out of the glass. Citrus is subsumed by unusual suspects…cherry…strawberry…melon…a fruity cornucopia in the nose.

Taste: further happiness. A burst of fruity hop bitterness on the palate, then all is clear and smooth, lush and malty. More of that same melange dances upon the tongue again, with hop bitterness riding just one level above the fruit. Mmm. So good. It's 8.7% ABV, and it starts to show after we get into the glass.

Here's the official gobbledygook from the website: Brewed with locally grown herbs and spices from The Gardens on Spring Creek, Trellis Garden Ale is a stroll through the garden in a glass – a sip of summer and a harvest of flavor. Coriander, cilantro, pineapple mint, lavender and rose petal bloom in this bright pale ale.  Hoppy hints of citrus and fresh cut grass balance the malty sweetness and enhance the subtle floral spice for a refreshing finish. $1 from each bottle of Trellis Garden Ale sold will go to The Gardens on Spring Creek.

I haven't seen any bottles of Trellis on sale yet, but I don't need to go searching for it, since it's on tap at Acadia Cafe. The expense has kept it on longer than it should be. I'm finally taking notes on it, before it finally disappears.

I'm susceptible to anything hoppy, you know, but when it comes together as beautifully as this, I'm in all the way. It's flat out delicious.