Otter Creek Brewing Otter Summer Ale

Otter Summer Ale

 

Otter Creek Brewing in Middlebury, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

  Wheat Ale Summer Out of Production
Score
5.48
ABV: 4.9% IBU: - Ticks: 22
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a clear yellow colored body with a half finger white fizzy head, barely any carbonation seen rising.
The smell was based around the citrus with some hops and honey in the background (both are barely there).
The taste was kinda bland between the citrus, hops and honey. I’m just wondering if the blend between the three was just not combined right (I don’t know)? A fair amount of floral tones came out as the beer warmed.
The palate was vey light, slightly watery and harsh on the tongue.
Overall, well, its light (makes a good summer beer), but this is nothing special and has an unusual blandness that doesn’t excite me. Sorry Otter Creek, try again.

Tried on 28 Mar 2014 at 20:23


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Enjoying this one in Brooklyn. Pours an average golden colour with a small white cap and not much lace. The last pour creates a haziness. Cereal malt scent with a little hop. Same for taste. Grainy with hints of hop, but not much bitterness. Does the job for what it is suppose to do - refresh for summer.

Tried on 02 Jul 2012 at 15:39


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Used a weizen glass. This wheat ale tastes like a lager. Light aroma of lemon. The taste... well not much there. Very light citrus. I mean LIGHT. Summer beers should be light but come on!! This is a prime example of why wheat ales get a bad reputation. I wouldn’t spend money on this again.

Tried on 08 Jun 2011 at 15:59


6.4
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bread dough aroma with a lemony tartness. Clear yellow, thin white head. Bread, barley malt, lemon, and grass flavor. Fairly nice level of hoppiness with a wheaty maltiness. Quaffable and flavorful. I’m not sure why the ratings are so low other than extremophile bias. I find this to be a nice session beer.

Tried on 21 May 2011 at 16:34


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pours pale gold into a shaker. Bright white head quickly recedes to hug rim. Sour marshmallow aromas. Thin with sweet bananabread and grass and a lasting sour hay finish.

Tried on 13 May 2011 at 14:59


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled@Monks Cafe, Wallingatan, Stockholm. Golden colour with a mediumsized foamy/fluffy white head. Aroma is mild citrus fruits along with some slight crisp maltyness as well. Flavour is quite crisp malts along with some slight citrus, wood and mild spices. A bit dishwatery feeling over it.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2010 at 09:15


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

A golden blonde ale with a thin lacing white head. A lightly chalkey and herbal malt aroma, with light boiled veggies notes, corn. In mouth, a rather mundane blonde ale with very light hopping, medium bodied. On tap at American Flat Bread, July 12 2010

Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2010 at 16:36


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa, CA. Pours gold with a decent foamy white head. Smells of very little - perhaps citrus. Medium body with foamy carbonation. Flavor is kind of flat wheat with some citrus. Ok. A touch papery in the finish. Not a lot too it.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2010 at 18:18


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Not bad. Shared a bottled with my lovely girlfriend. Poured a light clear-yellow very little head. Mild nose of tin and light hops. Flavor was very metallic and tart with a light hoppiness to it. Super light. I drank this like water. Yes, some citrus on the tail end. Finished crisp, very crisp.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2009 at 09:49


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

on tap-pours a retaining thin white head and yellow/gold color. Aroma is light malt/grain. Taste is light malt, grain, secondary spice hops at finish.

Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2009 at 07:56