Otter Brewery

Microbrewery in Honiton, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1990

Contact
Mathayes Farm, Luppitt, Honiton, EX14 4SA, England
Description
Established in 1990, Otter Brewery began brewing its beer from a farmhouse location in the heart of Devon’s Blackdown Hills. Since then, the whole family has been involved in developing our award-winning range of beers and our widely recognised Otter brand.

With over five generations of brewers in the family, the building of Otter Brewery was, and still is, without a doubt, a labour of love. We believe this is why our beer tastes so great and why more and more people are drinking it. Our product offering is constantly evolving to suit the needs of both traditional and modern ‘craft’ drinkers. A range that provides something for everyone.

By 2003, we realised that we were rapidly outgrowing our original production facilities and we took the plunge to invest in a fantastic new, state of the art, brewery and cellar – both of which are award-winning in their own right. The business still occupies the same rural site and now the old brewery barns are used to feed the troops rather than brew beer. In 2007 we built the underground cellar which was certainly the first of its scale in Devon.

Most importantly, all our growth has been organic and we remain proud to be family run.

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Tried on 06 Apr 2019 at 14:57


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On cask at the Standing Order. Appearance - golden with decent lacing. Nose - orange and caramel. Taste - brown bread and caramel. Some lemon in there too. Palate - light bodied, creamy and dry on the finish. Overall - decent.

Tried from Cask on 01 Apr 2019 at 10:36


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear golden with no head. Aromas of light peach and orange. Taste is light sweet peach and faint citrus bitter. OK.

Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2019 at 07:19


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask handpull at Shakespeare Head Spoons. Clear deep amber brown colour lasting cream head. A malty best bitter. Malty aroma. Odd flavour in mouth. A little richness. Something not quite to my taste. Like a light creamy cereal . Not for me. --- Beer merged from original tick of OPA on 04 Oct 2025 at 14:06 - Score: Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Cask handpull at Shakespeares Head JDW Holborn. A drop of 0.4% abv on previous version. Clear gold slight haze. Lasting cream head. Decent pale ale. Some pale malts. Some ale yeast esters fruit. Some stone fruits flavour. Its decent condition some dryness leading to bitter on finish. Drinkable enough.

Tried from Cask on 30 Mar 2019 at 14:24


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the standing order. Pours clear amber, nose is toffee, solvent, floral, taste is sweet, juicy citrus, dry --- Beer merged from original tick of OPA on 04 Apr 2019 at 08:19 - Score: 5

Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2019 at 22:44


Tried on 19 Feb 2019 at 13:07


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Handpull cask at the Pilgrims Progress, Bedford. Light greenish yellow, clear and flat. Very low aroma, some gentle fruity hop. Sweet taste with aome white grape. Bitterness in the finish. Oily body. Disappointing.

Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2019 at 14:26


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

15th Nov 2018; keg pint in the Mount Pleasant Inn, Nomansland Devon. Clear golden body, white crown. Bog standard lager/pilsener with a little more hop action than maltiness. Went well with my Mex-Tex chili meal.

Tried on 17 Nov 2018 at 10:17


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home with a pizza. Well chilled with lots of malt, nice abrasive hops and a slight, but welcome sweetness. Good drinkability.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2018 at 09:12


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Tried from Cask at The Mayflower on 08 Sep 2018 at 21:26