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.
yngwie (24278) reviewed Head from Otter Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Copper, a bit unclear body with a beige head. Biscuity, malty nose with a nice hoppiness and some sweetish notes. Quite malty flavor, some sweetness, and a nice hoppiness to balance it. Medium to full body. A really nice Otter. (070608)
yngwie (24278) reviewed Bright from Otter Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Yellowish golden, clear, with a white head. Mostly fruity aroma with a bready touch. Some citrus as well. Fruity bitterness in the flavor. Medium to thin body. The finish is quite fruity and citrusy. One-dimentional session-style, very refreshing. (070713)
MiP (20366) reviewed Claus from Otter Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at KØ07. Almost clear copper colour. Rather subtle flavour, low bitterness. Standard, slightly boring bottled bitter.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Smuggled Otter from Otter Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Slightly hazy amber golden with a rough, diminishing, white head. Fruity, lightly nutty nose. Medium body, quite flat with very unclean notes of burned caramel and nuts. Dry finish. Not at all pleasant. 200507
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Head from Otter Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, nutty brown with a small, off-white head. Fat aroma of caramel, nuts and roasted malt. Medium body with roasted caramel accents with a short, dry bitterness. Sort of a "mini Barley Wine"! 130507
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Claus from Otter Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, orangey brown - no head at all. Weak aroma of roasted malt. Light and slightly watery body - completely flat - with sweetish, roasted malts and a hint of nuts. Very subdued bitterness. 120507
Downender (11275) reviewed Otter Ale from Otter Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Boot, St Albans 10/6/07. Amber coloured with a decent head. Sweet aroma of malt and almonds. Flavour was fruity with a dry finish. Not bad.
Beer5000 (11295) reviewed Head from Otter Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle. Slightly hazy mahogany red body with a beige head. Fruity, malty aroma. Flavor is sweet malt, licorices, slightly roasted and caramel. Really nice bitter.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Head from Otter Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home ... Golden ruby ... Sweet caramal malt nose ... sweet ... syrupy ... lots of caramel ... bit of malt fruit ... little salt.
yespr (55501) reviewed Claus from Otter Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
CBF07 sample from 50 cL bottle. Pours amber clear. Aroma of malt, dusty and bitter. Flavour is rye malty and rather dry. Finish is quite dry.