Otter Creek Otteroo

Brewed by Otter Creek Brewing
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Middlebury, Vermont USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Poured into a snifter. Otteroo pours a nice rich amber color, with a nice white head on top, that has a low retention rate which causes the halo effect and leads to very little lacing. Not a very flattering aroma, biscuity, some hay aromas, grapes, and it has a metallic ester as well. The taste isn’t bad for the style at all, and is better than the aromas. Unfortunately, that metallic taste is there. Definitely very biscuity. Flavor gets a lot better as the beer warms. Almost has a wine-like quality to it. Easy drinking mouthfeel, warms the mouth a little due to the higher alcohol. Mild carbonation. Not a bad beer by any means, but definitely not my style. I wouldn’t mind drinking this again.

Review from notes, sampled 3/13/2008 Pours a Beautiful crystal clear golden amber color with a fluffy white head that doesn’t stay around to long. Kinda looks like apple juice. Aroma is a bready malty kinda deal maybe a hint of caramel in there too. Taste is lackluster, kind of thin some malt, but feels watery with no body. Very easy drinker, but not one of my favorites.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 1pt 6oz bottle into a pint glass. The label doesn’t list a freshness date or an abv% but there is a short description on the label. Appearance: The body has a deep coppery reddish amber brown color with a thin white head on top. The head is thin and quickly fades to just a thin wispy covering. Lacing is minimal and slick. Smell: The aroma is deep and sweet with heavy dark wheat bread and honey notes. Hop notes are much lighter and add a slight herbal presence. Taste/Palate: Overall there is sweet, almost syrupy, malty bready character like a slice of dark multy grain wheat bread with butter and honey on it. Its body feels full with mellow carbonation and a smooth texture. The finish is sweet and bready/grainy. Notes: The bottle describes this beer as being a sparkling ale with a bright and refreshing taste. I can find nothing like that in this beer. It is hazy, quite sweet and complicated. Overall it is an interesting beer but not one that fits neatly into any style.

Pours a dark gold and orange with a thick white head. The aroma is somewhat spicy, but very faint. Aroma consists of ginger, coriander, tofee, and caramel.

Bottle. Pours a golden body with a white head. Bread y dough y body with some sweet fruit esters and dry hoppiness. A hint of cardboard and a mild warming. Decent.

From a bottle poured amber with a fair amount of head. Nice light hoppy flavor with a quick finish. Very drinkable.

Murky color not quite clear with a small white head fades fast. Aroma of some hops with belgian spice and yeast. Some sweetness. Taste is balanced and light with some candy and spice. Alcohol not really noticable, not that great.

Thanks Crushintor for sharing this bomber which was not finishable but interesting yeasty beer. Woodsy and Sourish yet not a brown, rising carbonation bubbles yet not overcarbonated. Boozy with medium mouthfeel, somewhat creamy, then drying aftertaste. Good off-white head and lacing though blondish coloured body.Unclassifiable, really.