Otter Creek White Sail

Date: 03/22/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: hazy gold, wispy white head, drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma with lots of orange and a nice strong spicyness,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of fruityness, light spicyness, touch of tartness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Opaque dark straw. Expressive coriander and orange nose with a little bit of footy yeast. Very highly carbonated. Thick, yet somewhat light of body. Good spice. Finishes dry, herbal, hoppy. Decent.

(12oz bottle) Lightly hazed straw body with small off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, orange peel, lemon, some coriander. Taste is medium sweet, orange/orange peel, some lemon, light coriander, wheat. Slightly dry in finish. Light-medium body, light crispness.

22oz bottle. Poured a light to medium and cloudy yellow color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of wheat, yeast, spices and citrus. Tastes of citrus, wheat, and spices. Thinner body.

(Draught) Pours a cloudy pale yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of wheat, clove, orange peel, and coriander. Flavor of wheat, coriander, lemon zest, and orange peel with a watery mouthfeel.

Pours a transparent bright golden with a fizzy wispy white head. Aroma of fresh orange citrus and a touch of coriander and pale malt. Starts effervescent and faintly sweet and pale malty with a decent balance of citrus and coriander spice before a drier, slightly earthy finish. An ok witbier.

12oz bottle-pours a thin white head and cloudy yellow color. Aroma is yeast, wheat, coriander, orange peel. Taste is yeast, wheat, coriander, orange peel. Nice. OK effervescence.

Pours a hazy amber with a white head. Smells of coriander, oranges, jolly ranchers, cheap perfume, some lemons. Tastes of lemons, some cumin, pepper, hints of oranges. Mouthfeel is a little on the watery side. Finish is sweet and crisp. A little unusual, but definitely not a drainpour.