Maris The Otter
Brew York in York, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.33
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Hopped with 3 varieties of new world hops, set against a malt backbone of 5 different malts Maris the Otter is a complex modern take on English Bitter. Named in homage to both Maris Otter, the most supreme of brewing grains, which celebrates its 50th birthday in the launch year of Brew York (2016) and the Otter that inhabits the river Foss directly behind the Brew York Craft Brewery.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
(Cask at The Lyric, Soho, London, 14 July 2026) Amber colour with frothy, tan head. Malty, hoppy nose with caramel, bread, earthy/dusty hops and some citrus. Malty taste with notes of caramel, bread, dried fruit, apricots and a balanced earthy bitterness. Light body, quite dry. Well balanced and tasty bitter. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
at
Lyric
on 23 Jul 2026
at 20:00
6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark amber, unattractive, with very fine, light cream foam. Aroma is a little malty and caramel, and earthy. Body is average, with weak carbonation. Taste is medium bitter, continuing also in the final.
Tried
from Draft
at
Fob
on 17 Jul 2026
at 16:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours hazy amber with a creamy beige head. Taste is toasted malt, caramel, biscuit, some earthy hops.
Tried
from Draft
at
Brew York Beer Hall
on 30 Apr 2026
at 18:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
super nice full bodied sugary sweet malty aroma with some hoppy balance and a little fruitiness, top dollar malty aroma. Bit sweeter than i would have expected an ESB to be, but really really nice aroma.
flavor is not up to snuff with aroma, but still pretty nice, proably closer to english bitter. full and rounded hoppy flavor, several hoppy flavors combining very well to a hop-wall of bitterness. crisp malty flavor with a tiny bit of sugary sweetness as well as some nuttyness and very very very faint fruity notes. all in all a great bitter, good lingering hoppy bitterness.
flavor is not up to snuff with aroma, but still pretty nice, proably closer to english bitter. full and rounded hoppy flavor, several hoppy flavors combining very well to a hop-wall of bitterness. crisp malty flavor with a tiny bit of sugary sweetness as well as some nuttyness and very very very faint fruity notes. all in all a great bitter, good lingering hoppy bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2025
at 19:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Toasted and lightly sweet malty, some twiggy herbal hoppy notes, nutty accents, toasted grains, medium to light bodied, toasted malty finish. Decent for a “canned” bitter.
Tried
from Can
from
Meny Valby - Toften
on 12 Oct 2025
at 14:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
--Sample, thanks oh6gdx! -- Piney citrus and burnt toast up front. Sweetish with light body and clean mouthfeel. Grainy toast and piney citrus. Very bitter finish.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2024
at 19:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 25 Jul 2024
at 18:27
6/10
Tried
on 25 Jul 2024
at 17:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
How: Cask.
Where: The Bishops Arms Bellmangatan, Stockholm.
Appearance: Brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Malt, hops, a bit floral, caramel, dried fruit.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, hops, a bit floral, caramel, dried fruit.
Where: The Bishops Arms Bellmangatan, Stockholm.
Appearance: Brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Malt, hops, a bit floral, caramel, dried fruit.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, hops, a bit floral, caramel, dried fruit.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Bishops Arms Bellmansgatan (Stockholm)
on 24 Jul 2024
at 09:25