Maris The Otter

Brew York in York, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

Score

6.34

ABV: 3.9%

IBU: -

Ticks: 34

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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7.4

Pinball (15907) reviewed Maris The Otter from Brew York 1 month ago

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.

Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2025 at 19:28

7.1

Reubs (35480) reviewed Maris The Otter from Brew York 3 months ago

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

Mr_Pink_152 (17201) ticked Maris The Otter from Brew York 4 months ago

Tried from Cask at The Head Of Steam - Sheffield on 20 Sep 2025 at 13:12

5.9

omhper (44752) reviewed Maris The Otter from Brew York 1 year ago

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

fonefan (84534) ticked Maris The Otter from Brew York 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tried on 25 Jul 2024 at 18:27

Brugmansia (22477) ticked Maris The Otter from Brew York 1 year ago

Tried on 25 Jul 2024 at 17:27

AndySnow (19631) reviewed Maris The Otter from Brew York 1 year ago

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.

Tried from Cask at The Bishops Arms Bellmansgatan (Stockholm) on 24 Jul 2024 at 09:25

oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Maris The Otter from Brew York 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can (from Zinc Craftbar, Vaasa). Amber colour with small off-white foamy head. Aroma is fruity, nutty, some mild wooden and herbal tones. Flavour is sweet malts, some nutty tones with floral, wooden and mild dried fruity tones.

Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2024 at 15:10

7.8

lad_newton (4207) reviewed Maris The Otter from Brew York 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 12th April 2024. Deep copper with off white foam and full lacing. Pungent earthy aroma. Nutty maltiness in-mouth and a resonant nutty malt finish. Full bodied with a smooth texture

Tried from Cask on 19 Apr 2024 at 20:27

5.9

Jow (8309) reviewed Maris The Otter from Brew York 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Last beer of night at Nerax. Amber pour. Caramel, bread, herbal, fruity. Watery palate. Finish fruity.

Tried on 11 Apr 2024 at 01:45