6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml brown bottle, Christmas 2006, as Otter Claus, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. ABV is 5.0%. Reddish amber colour, moderate head. OK but moderate aroma of bakery and earthy hops. Flavour is nicely balanced between the malts and hops, and makes this a very drinkable premium bitter, but there is nothing that really "stands out" and makes the beer "something special" for Christmas. Might as well be an all-year beer. Okay, but is probably better from a well kept cask.
Earlier Rating: 2/28/2005 Total Score: 3.6
Cask conditioned at Ye Olde Dolphin Inne, Derby, as Otter MacOtter (Heavyweight Beer Festival, February 2005). Gravity dispense. Brown to ruby colour, some natural carbonation, no head. Malty aroma and flavour like expected from a "Scottish" style ale, but this one also has a tolerable hoppy bitterness. Hints of dark bitter chocolate. Not a bad try from the Otter Brewery.
Earlier Rating: 2/28/2005 Total Score: 3.6
Cask conditioned at Ye Olde Dolphin Inne, Derby, as Otter MacOtter (Heavyweight Beer Festival, February 2005). Gravity dispense. Brown to ruby colour, some natural carbonation, no head. Malty aroma and flavour like expected from a "Scottish" style ale, but this one also has a tolerable hoppy bitterness. Hints of dark bitter chocolate. Not a bad try from the Otter Brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2006
at 08:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Nags Head, Lyme Regis, Dorset, 13-11-06 Labelled as Otter Sark Lark but I understand that this is the standard bitter now a rebadge, note the pub used to have a beer called Sark Lark which was brewed by Dorset Brewey, Weymouth. Found this to be a good beer little bit nutty nice bitterness, tasty. A6 A3 T7 P4 Ov14 3.4 Had this again On cask at The Brittania, Nailsworth, Glos, 29.05.11 Pours light amber, its fruity with a light/mid bitterness and some soft maltiness, lightly tangy with a little apple peelings, its fine. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2006
at 14:52
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The White Horse Inn. Dark amber colour with small head. Aroma is a bit sweet and malty, but a fine bitterness is also to be found. Flavor has a nice bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2006
at 08:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Ship Inn, Langton Matravers. Dorset 20-06-06. A mid brown beer, that has a good bitterness some fruitiness once you probe away at it a bit. but on the whole just a fairly ordinary but decent enough bitter. Cask again at the Harbour Inn Lyme Regis, Dorset 15-11-06 better than I remembered 3.2 this time.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jun 2006
at 02:13
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
(On tap) Slightly hazy dark amber with the tiniest, rough, off-white head. Lightly nutty aroma. Floral flavours, some caramel atop a somewhat thinnish body. Discreet hoppiness in the finish. Very pleasant and easy drinking. 160406
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2006
at 15:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml Bottle from Sainsbury’s Nov 05, reddish brown with small white head, some maltiness and dried fruits and chocolate tastes kicking around in there, pretty good beer but could have been so much better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2006
at 02:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Slightly hazy copper colour with a small off-white head. Fruity hoppy aroma. Fruity flavor with hints of strawberries. Fruity bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2006
at 05:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Sainsburys. Chestnut colour with thin beige head Nice choc malts and some raisin fruit. Roasted griny malt flavour and texture in mouth with more choc/coffee andraisins and heavy hops on end giving it balance and dryness. Could do with being a live beer
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2005
at 13:28
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle: Hazy, orangey coloured, small white, firm and extremely long lasting head; mixture of malty and fruity notes in the aroma, also a bit yeasty with a distinctive touch of floral hoppiness; sweetish-bitter flavour, creamy mouthfeel; long lasting, dryer, bitter-aromatic finish; rather light bodied. Lacks a fuller body, but pleasant, refreshing and well rounded, though..................
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2005
at 02:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Royal Oak, Lyndhurst-Bank : Amber coloured, nearly no head; vinous fruity nose, some traces of liquorice and alcohol; sweetish-fruity start; sweetish flavour; ending in a bitter-aromatic and sweet finish; a warming, pretty full-bodied and well-rounded brew !
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Sep 2005
at 00:46