A Winter's Ale
Otter Creek Brewing in Middlebury, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Scottish Ale Regular|
Score
6.16
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johnnnniee (7495) reviewed A Winter's Ale from Otter Creek Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Picked up the new winter seasonal from otter creek a raspberry brown, sounds interesting. Pours a dark reddish brown with a stingy beige head that dissipates quickly to form a cap. Smells of vanilla some brown sugar and a sweet fruitiness that I guess could be raspberries. Slight chocolate aroma as she warms. Taste is meh. I found the raspberry to be forward up front and a bit artificial. Think Sam Cherry Wheat but not as bad. There’s a tartness midway through each taste. There’s some brown sugar and sweet malts in the background of a beer that finishes quite dry. Medium body and carbonation with a syrupy/watery mouthfeel. This reminds me of a raspberry wine cooler and ex girlfriend used to drink. If you mixed it with Newcastle you would get this beer. I didn’t really enjoy this one much.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed A Winter's Ale from Otter Creek Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Lots of alcohol on the palate for such a low ABV. Dark reddish brown color. Okay. Rated 1/18/03
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed A Winter's Ale from Otter Creek Brewing 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Had this one on draught at the Old Bag of Nails pub here in Columbus. Dark amber color with almost no head and very little lacing. Light malty aroma. Flavor was disappointingly thin, I was hoping for more malt and spice for a winter brew. Finish was thin and almost vinegary.
omhper (44752) reviewed A Winter's Ale from Otter Creek Brewing 24 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Chestnut brown. Sourish nose, medium bosied, medium sweetness. Crystal malt and toffee flavours. Rather low bitterness. I probably got an off sample, i remember it as being better a few years ago.
Oakes (33493) reviewed A Winter's Ale from Otter Creek Brewing 24 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark chestnut; nose has oranges, some slight band-aid, plums, wood, munich malts; more dark malts in the palate - hints of wood, dark rye bread crust, and earthy maltiness. A little light on the palate for the style (like a lot of more famous ales in this style, like Belhaven Wee Heavy) for my liking. Finish gets quite sweet and sticky, with more smoke emerging.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8
I think kenk nailed my feelings exactly in his review. There's not much that is outstanding but it is nice and drinkable. I found it a bit on the thin side for a winter warmer and its true - you really need to make sure this beer is no less than 55 deg F to really get the malt character out of it.