Otter Creek Copper Ale

Brewed by Otter Creek Brewing
Style: Altbier
Middlebury, Vermont USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

Bottle had at a restaurant in New York City. Pours copper colour with a small white head that recedes to a ring. Smells a little malty and not much else. Slightly bitter and malt flavor.

From the four pack sampler case. Thin on the pour and the body, somehow the flavor still comes through. Hops are very present in this ale, maybe a little overdone but all together this is one you can remember.

Otter Winter Beer #1. Figured this was an alt, given the eathy malt and toffee aroma. They’ve changed the label since the image was submitted, so now it matches old penny color of the ale inside. Sweet front but weird hairy aftertaste. Medium bodied...and barely. Not as enjoyable as I remember six or seven years back.

Bottle. Pours clear dark amber with a fading beige head. Initial aroma of citrus, the earth, spice and caramel. Tastes like a hoppy Oktoberfest with earthy hops over malty goodness. I’d get this beer regularly if it was in my area.

Pours a murky copper with a small, white foam head that quickly dissipates. Smells more like a Marzen, sweet and lightly malty like a lager. It doesn’t taste this way, however. Beer has a much stronger malt than any lager. Apparently uses 6 malts which taste mostly bread-y and a little Carmel-ish. Hops are quiet light and finishes malty. Like a stronger more improved lager, which doesn’t make it that special but easy to drink,

Pours a deep copper color with a huge white head that slowly recedes and places much sticky lace on the sides of the glass. Smells quite malty with toffee and caramel being dominant in the nose. Bready with faint earthy hops round out the nose. Taste is toffee and caramel with earthy hops and hints of pine. Medium body with a spirited level of carbonation and a bubbly sweet mouthfeel. Decent brew that’s easy to drink. Not really my favorite style, but glad to have tried it.

Dark amber/copper color; Medium body; Aroma of malt, & some caramel; Flavor of slight sweet malt, caramel, nuts, and hops; Finish is slightly bitter; Overall, a little watery - but decent.

Bottle. Poured copper with a creamy off-white head that lasted and had good lace. Aroma of caramel and light hop. The flavor found malt and a lime background. Medium body.