Otter Ale
Otter Brewery in Honiton, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.24
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Otter Ale is where it all started. A premium ale must have full flavour and a fair strength without compromise. These two characteristics must be so cleverly balanced, that when the glass is returned to the table after that first slurp, a sigh of appreciation should be heard around the bar.
Imagine a piece of beautifully polished mahogany and you’ve got the deep, rich tones of Otter Ale. The malty aroma and hints of fruit provide a first clue to the flavour but the taste goes further and finishes in a strong combination of fruit and some bitterness.
Relaxing with an Otter is a pastime enjoyed by Devonians and visitors alike. Now it's in bottles, Otter Ale can also be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home. It's a real fireside beer that blends some of Devon's best Maris Otter Malt, English Fuggles and Challenger hops and is then lovingly brewed with our very own water from the head springs of the River Otter - the perfect taste of Devon.
A classic award-winning ale, Relax with an otter
Imagine a piece of beautifully polished mahogany and you’ve got the deep, rich tones of Otter Ale. The malty aroma and hints of fruit provide a first clue to the flavour but the taste goes further and finishes in a strong combination of fruit and some bitterness.
Relaxing with an Otter is a pastime enjoyed by Devonians and visitors alike. Now it's in bottles, Otter Ale can also be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home. It's a real fireside beer that blends some of Devon's best Maris Otter Malt, English Fuggles and Challenger hops and is then lovingly brewed with our very own water from the head springs of the River Otter - the perfect taste of Devon.
A classic award-winning ale, Relax with an otter
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@The Duke Of Wellington, London. Copper colour with a foamy small slightly off-white head. Aroma is fruity, wooden, quite crisp maltyness as well as mild toasted and spicy notes. Flavour is quite much the same, but the crisp maltyness shows up a bit stronger than in the aroma. Pleasant bitterness in the finish and aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2011
at 22:41
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Mount Pleasant Inn, Dawlish Warren] It was interesting to compare this side-by-side against Otter Bitter. This one’s a marginally darker amber colour but still has a slight, lasting white head. There’s a slight effervescence that the Bitter lacks, and a stronger aroma of hay. The straw and earth flavours are still there but in this beer are masked a little by a dose of brown sugar. This sweet stickiness ruins the mouthfeel a little and means that the Ale lacks some of the refreshment - and for me the enjoyment - of its lighter cousin.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2009
at 16:41