Maris The Otter
Brew York in York, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.34
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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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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
7/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
5.9/10
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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