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Otter Brewery in Honiton, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.50
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We believe that the key to brewing a great strong beer is to make it well-balanced with a good use of hops. This makes Otter Head easily drinkable and an excellent choice with food. Whilst it has a distinctive barley wine, old ale character it remains light to drink with a malty, fruity and slightly sweet flavour with a long bittersweet aftertaste. The fruit and malt aroma sits well with the beer’s deep, luxurious red/brown colour – still a firm favourite on many bars.
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7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Orange brown color, cloudy. Salty aroma with cookie dough and licorice. Malty, salty flavor with licorice, cinnamon and cookies. A pleasure to drink!
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Crossways, West Huntspill. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich caramel, toasted malt, little nuts, hops and has a nice warming fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2019
at 19:29
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2018
at 22:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel spicy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2017
at 13:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask hand pull at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A deep amber copper coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Aroma is burnt toffee apple, brown sugars, little hot alcohol. Flavour is composed of.. Flavour is composed of sweet jammy fruits, toffee and liquorice,. Palate is sticky sweet, liquorice, smooth Cask condition. Not bad. Little hot alcohol in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2017
at 15:29
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fra fat på Brass Monkey, Plymouth 22 Sep 16. Mørk gyldenbrun. Juice-aktig. Lett plommearoma. Smaken fyldig. Sherry. Tørr avslutning. Hadde vært et utmerket dessertøl.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2016
at 10:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask ale, shared with Finn at Brass Monkey. Deep mahogany coloured body, Frothy beige head leaving crocheted lacing on the glassware. Chocolate malts on the nose, lightly roasted. Fine blended taste profile of chocolate malts and dried fruits. Malt-fruity bitterness to a pleasant finish. Medium bodied. Perfect drink after my bacon and chicken salad (Plymouth 22.09.2016).
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Oct 2016
at 13:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
15th July 2014
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Light haze on this deep amber beer. Residual bubbly pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Rich malts but not heavy. Good semi sweet dark toffee. Ripe fruits blend well with the toffee. Traces of hard candy fruits and sweet esters. Toucb of floralness. Light finish. Dark toffee lingers on. Good stuff.
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Light haze on this deep amber beer. Residual bubbly pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Rich malts but not heavy. Good semi sweet dark toffee. Ripe fruits blend well with the toffee. Traces of hard candy fruits and sweet esters. Toucb of floralness. Light finish. Dark toffee lingers on. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2014
at 12:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Half-pint at the 2014 Lincoln Beer Festival. Good looking dark, deep brown beer with a full white crown on top. Malty from the start, this is a fruity, wholesome brew that oozes flavour. The hops keep the maltiness in check to produce a lovely blend that is easy to drink, mildly bitter towards the finish.
Tried
on 25 May 2014
at 23:39
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Copper-brown in colour with a strong aftertaste, although the strength is hidden somewhat by the fruity sweet flavours which are also evident in its aroma.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2012
at 04:50