About Our Beer
Mixed Culture at Odious
In the production of mixed-culture fermentations, there is a second creative force at work, the yeast and bacteria. They're ever-evolving, creating new flavors and aromas over time. At Odious we act more as a partner to the culture, helping to guide its path instead of determining its outcome. This is why blending is an integral part of mixed-culture beers; each batch we make is part of an ongoing conversation with the recipe. Because of this interplay between the culture and our own goals, each vintage of a beer will present a new experience as our house culture undergoes continuous change, along with the seasonality of fruit, malt, and hops we use in each batch.
Brewing Process
Our Beer
Re-animate
Sour w/ Kaffir Lime Leaves, Black Limes, & Montmorency Cherries
Released 12/10/2021
Mixed-Culture Sour with Raspberries, Blueberries, Yuzu, & Meyer Lemon
Influenced by one of our favorite Kool-Aid flavors as lil brewers to be, this blue-raspberry lemonade inspired beer invokes nostalgic summer sips and sapphire stained lips. (Fear not; your Burt’s Bees will remain pristine. No blue dye #40 in this one.)
Divination embodies a dry and tart pink lemonade without overshadowing the Brett fermentation character. Blueberries and a blend of 3-year-old wood-aged sour stock lend mild tannins and a crisp dry finish that punctuates the tangy raspberries and yuzu peel.
Vessel: Stainless
Divination
Sour w/ Raspberries, Blueberries, Yuzu, & Meyer Lemon
Released 3/18/2022
Mixed-Culture Sour ale with Apricots, Almonds, & Orange Blossoms
This fuzzy fella undergoes a primary fermentation of fruit-forward Brettanomyces from The Yeast Bay along with a blend of Grandsire, our barrel-aged sour stock. This adds juuuust enough tartness to make the fruit really pop without any aggressive acidity. You can leave your Tums at home when picking this one up.
At first whiff, several hundred pounds of apricots proclaim their presence. The almonds impart a mild nuttiness that yield to sweet and complex hedonistic orange blossoms from Rare Tea Cellar. Orange blossoms elicit stone fruit and strong honey flavors with a kiss of citrus. These elements meld to a finish reminiscent of an amaretto sour cocktail.
Vessel: Stainless
Everywhere & Everywhen
Sour w/ Apricots, Almonds, & Orange Blossoms
Released 2/18/22
A tart wit featuring Indian & Moroccan coriander, Satsuma mandarins, & Meyer lemons
Inspired by the super crushable wheat beers of Belgium, Ode to Whimsy is brewed with a whole hell of a lot of Sugar Creek wheat (both raw & malted, thank you very much), giving the beer a pillowy soft mouthfeel that the citrus zest elegantly waltzes upon.
This spritzy sucker is… well… spritzing with sweet tangerine and tangy lemon that converges with the blend of Indian & Moroccan coriander, boosting the citrus expression all the more.
Vessel: Stainless
Ode to Whimsy
Witbier
Released 12/10/2021
Flanders Red inspired sour w/ Red & Black raspberries, Fig Wood, & Belma hops
This collab with our tartboi homies from Duneyrr & Dutchbag is a nod the classic sour red ales of Belgium. Sleeping Prophet is a sour saison aged on red and black raspberries, fig wood, then dry-hopped with Belma. Giddy up
A harmonious blend of our collective knowledge & experience went into every drop of this badass beer, making it something that we could all be über proud of. This beer is a nod to the classic sour red ales of Belgium. Deep notes of dark berries hanging off vanilla trees in a funky forest.
Vessel: Stainless
Sleeping Prophet
Nouveau Flanders Sour Red
Released 12/10/2021
A collaboration with Revolution Brewing. Double Dry-Hopped with Enigma & HBC 630 after fermenting with Brett Lambicus, resulting in a cacophony of red fruits akin to raspberry, red currant, and cherry pie funk with a hint of cream
Every once in a while, some pals get together to crush beers and pontificate upon the venn diagram that represents the similarities and differences of their two breweries. Casual Tuesday happy-hour hangs.
Prophecy of Vines is the outcome of just such an exchange.
This Brett IPA is double dry-hopped with Enigma, Belma, & HBC 630 after fermenting with Brett Lambicus, resulting in a clamor of fruits like raspberry, peach, and red currant — all the components of the holiday fruitcake Aunt Margaret insists on bringing each family gathering, but, like, 𝘸𝘢𝘺 less gross and, like, 𝘸𝘢𝘺 more good.
Vessel: Stainless
Prophecy of Vines
IPA w/ Brett
Released 11/4/2021
Of Veiled Origins is a carrot cake-inspired saison brewed with 100% organic additions. Tahitian & Madagascar vanillas, cacao nibs, fig wood from Seedling Fruit, and Sugar Snax carrots from our dear friends at Terra Queen Farm 👨🌾👩🌾
The inspiration for this beer came during a visit with Jimbo & Brittney at Terra Queen Farms in St. Joseph, MI. Terra Queen is an entirely organic farm that opts for novel varieties of produce, focusing on vibrant flavor above all else. Jimbo was positively tickled about his new Sugar Snax carrots, which were wonderfully sweet, even with a little dirt on ’em.
Don’t let the aroma of Dunkaroos fool ya, this is *not* a heavy, stick to your bones, pastry beer. An immediate mouthful of nutty cinnamon buns and baking spice instilled from a fig wood rest and the freshly juiced Sugar Snax carrots. The body is lean and the finish dry to keep it nonchalant. We wouldn’t lie to ya. 🤞
Vessel: Stainless
Released 9/12/2020
Vessel: Neutral Wine Barrels
