Over Easy
Otter Creek Brewing in Middlebury, Vermont, United States ๐บ๐ธ
IPA - Session Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.57
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 oz. bottle Dated 06/11/15 so near end of freshness range. Pilsner glass A;Poured a hazy dirty amber. Small head is gone quickly. Visible sediment seen in suspension. Not a really pretty beer to look at. S: Sweet orange is dominant in the light scent. T: Itโs citrusy but definitely not sweet. Bitter pith hoppiness is crisp and followed by a bit of cracker at the finish. Not complex but pretty good and bone dry. A slight fruity tartness at the very end of the sip is surprising and a nice bonus. M: Medium light body with lively carbonation and clean dry finish makes this refreshing and drinkable. Not oily or particularly resinous. A brisk, stiff ale you can knock back all day. O: This beer smells inviting, tastes refreshing and flavorful, and feels great going down. Just started to see Otter Creek products in my area so Iโm very pleased to recommend Over Easy to anyone looking for a new light ale. And this sixer is not even very fresh! Iโll be buying a lot of this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2015
at 19:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 2
Overall 6
Subtle tangerine and lemon zest nose. Clear amber, medium head, a few floaties, decent lace. Peppery lemon. Lemon zest finish. Light body, harsh, overly bitter for the style. Unique.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2015
at 20:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Harvest Market, Bedford NH. Aroma is citrusy, floral, herbs, grassy hops, with mild basement smell. Appearance is cloudy yellow with finger-width white fluffy head with fair retention and nice lacing. Minimal sparkle. Taste is citrusy balance of sweet and bitter. Palate is medium bodied with thick texture. Average carbonation with late mild zing to the tongue. Finish is dry and mildly bitter. Overall, a nice beer. Make sure to leave the last 10th in the bottle for a better appearance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2015
at 18:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 12 oz. bottle from AirForceHops poured into a glass. Hazy golden with medium bright white head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium body, medium carbonation, and some lacing. Taste is tropical fruit, some herbal hops, and pine hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2015
at 19:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle dated 05/11/2015.
This was poured into a nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a semi-hazy golden orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Light lacing was left in a stringy sort of fashion.
The smell started off with crisp semi-sweet, light bitter citrus rind roaming into light piney notes.
The taste was bitter through the citrus rind and also bringing about light pine to gently combine and bring in a subtle crisp little kick of bitter rind in the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a good sessionability about it. Carbonation sat appropriate - not too bitter, light enough to be construed as a session IPA.
Overall, Otter Creek is recreating themselves these days and putting out good beers. This session IPA works for me and is showing that this style can be great this time of year. Iโd have this one again.
This was poured into a nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a semi-hazy golden orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Light lacing was left in a stringy sort of fashion.
The smell started off with crisp semi-sweet, light bitter citrus rind roaming into light piney notes.
The taste was bitter through the citrus rind and also bringing about light pine to gently combine and bring in a subtle crisp little kick of bitter rind in the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a good sessionability about it. Carbonation sat appropriate - not too bitter, light enough to be construed as a session IPA.
Overall, Otter Creek is recreating themselves these days and putting out good beers. This session IPA works for me and is showing that this style can be great this time of year. Iโd have this one again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2015
at 18:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours hazy gold into a shaker. Bright white head with good retention recedes to skim surface. Grass and citrus aromas. Soft with sweet hay and caramel upfront turning to dry, sour pith in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2015
at 17:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Whole Foods Fair Lakes, 4/7/15. Clear golden, thin fizzy off-white head, decent retention. Aroma of citrus hops and doughy malt. The taste is bitter citrus, tropical hops and pale malt. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2015
at 21:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On draft at Lord Hobo in Cambridge. Pours a clear pale gold with a white head. Aroma of lemon and orange. Flavors of toast and bitter lemon. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jun 2015
at 17:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Good hops dose here. Pours orange amber with good head and lacing. Bitter finish. Good balance. Easy drinking. Tap at jackpot watching hockey.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2015
at 20:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Still yet another 12 ozโer picked up at 7/11, Kittery. Clear pale yellow color with a massive amount of carbonation bubbles all over the damn glass. As I was pouring I could smell the scallion/ onion and mild garlic nuances coming from the brew.
Honestly Iโm not a huge fan of the "session" IPA (which is still more a marketing label, rather than a real style). Letโs face it the style gives you a "light" or watered down version of an IPA.
< br> Otter Creek does a much better job with this style than most other breweries. The flavor is a large amount of onion, scallion and grassy hop flavors. The bitterness is in the medium range with a very drying feeling on the palate. This brew is nicely made and Iโm glad I bought more than one bottle because I went right to the fridge to pop open the other I had. Otter Creek delivers with this one.
Honestly Iโm not a huge fan of the "session" IPA (which is still more a marketing label, rather than a real style). Letโs face it the style gives you a "light" or watered down version of an IPA.
< br> Otter Creek does a much better job with this style than most other breweries. The flavor is a large amount of onion, scallion and grassy hop flavors. The bitterness is in the medium range with a very drying feeling on the palate. This brew is nicely made and Iโm glad I bought more than one bottle because I went right to the fridge to pop open the other I had. Otter Creek delivers with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2015
at 01:11