Sphinx
Otter Creek Brewing in Middlebury, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Speciality Grain Regular|
Score
6.91
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jcwattsrugger (14779) reviewed Sphinx from Otter Creek Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
22oz bottle-pours a dissipating white head and yellow/gold color. OK, after having half the bottle found yeast is at the bottom. Second half is hazy yellow/gold. Aroma is honey, herbal/floral/perfumy, light malt-bready. Taste is ginger/nutmeg-spice. OK carbonation. Interesting. Thanks to Joe-jwc215 for sharing.
Drake (22938) reviewed Sphinx from Otter Creek Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
22 ounce bottle from State Line. Pours a beautiful vibrant orange gold color. Clear with lazy carbonation. Thin head with decent retention and lacing. Aroma is earthy and nutty with honey and distinct floral notes. Taste is grainy and nutty with strong honey notes. As a previous rater points out... oatmeal cookie is spot on. Also some faint notes of chamomile and a very faint bitterness. Medium bodied and somewhat heavy on the tongue.
nuplastikk (10387) reviewed Sphinx from Otter Creek Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
500ml bottle. Filtered orange-tan color. Mellow sweet aroma, maybe a touch of honey in it. The taste is sweet and smooth, relatively crisp and well-balanced for a beer assumably devoid of hops. The chamomile works out quite well, and does not dominate or stand out awkwardly. Some honey comes through as well, particularly in the finish. An interesting beer, post-Midas Touch, and I actually find this one preferable, albeit a little less elegant.
beastiefan2k (4726) reviewed Sphinx from Otter Creek Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
I have spent 3 hours drinking this 22oz bottle using a small Hennessy snifter. it started out as a completely uninteresting brew, like a slightly fruity lager and I thought what is the point. I mean all these different grains and it just tastes like a regular barley brew. However, it did improve as it warmed up. Its still mainly white bread and crackers but the chamomile and honey do come out. There is a good amount of very plain tea at the end of the flavor. It slightly sweet and faint floral, as I said basically plain tea. Its easy drinking. But at the end I am still thinking to myself, all these different ingredients and it still tastes rather plain and boring. Despite trying to be something original, its actually a very plane beer. The color is a muted, slightly dark, golden.