Otter Creek Brewing
Client Brewer
in
Middlebury,
Vermont,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Barrel One Collective
Associated Venue: Otter Creek Brewing
- Out of business
Established in 1991
Contact
Description
OCB has been hitting, hopping and dosing brews with creativity since acid-washed jeans were hip — throwing a bit of kind into the kettle whenever possible. Look for our hop-soaked ales and delicious lagers around New England and the mid-Atlantic.
Acquired by Long Trail in 2010 with the brewing facility eventually sold to Whistle Pig. Currently operating as a brand owned and marketed by Harpoon.
Acquired by Long Trail in 2010 with the brewing facility eventually sold to Whistle Pig. Currently operating as a brand owned and marketed by Harpoon.
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
5th September 2018
Level 6 bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton for the can. Light haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, smooth, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft and sweet pale malts, a little creamy sweetness. Smooth pine. Mildly tangy citrus. Modest hop spice. Floral tangy finish. Okay, but a bit tangy.
Level 6 bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton for the can. Light haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, smooth, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft and sweet pale malts, a little creamy sweetness. Smooth pine. Mildly tangy citrus. Modest hop spice. Floral tangy finish. Okay, but a bit tangy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2018
at 19:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On the tap menu at Patrick's pub on moon, near hopewell; they had this listed as an Otter Creek Raspberry Gose, so, I hope its not a new beer. Even UT has it listed as a rasp sour. Very nice raspberry mild real fruit nose. Initially, not as tart as was expected but its pleasantly there. Easy tart with just enough fruit to let you know its flavored, not over the top, well balanced. Pretty good. Mellow, fun, and tartness grows on you, good intro sour beer. Now, after I taste it, I'm thinking is it really a goes? Because I find the salt undetectable. Good overall beer drinking experience, thank you otter. You know, otter from animal hose, heheheh.
Tried
from Draft
at
Patrick's Pub - Moon
on 02 Sep 2018
at 18:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ Buffalo Brewfest. Clear golden. Malty, bit bready, some sweetness. Dry, biscuity finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2018
at 16:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft @ Buffalo Brewfest. Hazy pale yellow greenish. Citric, light bitterness, bit of biscuit. Ok, nothing special.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2018
at 16:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep dark brown coloured body with a nice and relatively rich three centimetre tall light-brown head that stays afloat for quite a while. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee (no surprise there), molasses, chocolate and a heavy dose of peated malt. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong almost grapey flavour at first with a big hit of the light coffee and pungent peated malt, with some light chocolate and a touch of dry spices thrown in towards the end. Aftertaste shows more of the earth, grain, chocolate and especially the brewed coffee flavour at the very end with no real sugars anywhere to be found, but a lot of coffee and earthier malts. Overall, a pretty nice chocolate and coffee based beer that is a touch on the thin side, but with some other lighter earthier flavours that somehow create more pungency than the coffee and grain. Good to sample and a nice beer, even in the summer with the brewed coffee notes hitting better than just the skins/pulp. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Manassas, Virginia on 31-January-2018 for US$1,79 sampled in my hotel room here in New York, New York on 11-August-2018.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2018
at 18:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Otter Creek, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out earthy hops, with light pine and toasted biscuity malt. Flavour is quite dank, with earthy hops, moderate dankness, and a lightly sweet bready malt base. Nicely balanced, with a dank, earthy finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Aug 2018
at 01:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Otter Creek, pours a clear pale reddish pink with a small white head. Aroma brings out lacto upfront, with very faint raspberry skins. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of lacto upfront, set raspberry skins and gentle acidity. Clean and very easy-going. Pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Aug 2018
at 01:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Otter Creek, pours a hazy golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out lightly dank, piney and earthy hops. Flavour is along the same lines, with piney hops, some earthy notes and crisp biscuity malt. Piney and earthy, with a very dry finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Aug 2018
at 01:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Otter Creek, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle citrus hops, grass and dry biscuity malt. Flavour bursts with juicy citrus hops upfront, some grass with a fairly dry biscuity malt base. Nicely structured with very high drinkability. Really good.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Aug 2018
at 01:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Otter Creek, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out floral dry hopping upfront, with a toasted grainy base. Flavour is similar, with floral dry hopping pretty much dominate. There is a dry biscuity malt base. Much more assertive than your average lager. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Aug 2018
at 01:29