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
793 Exchange St, Middlebury, VT, 05753, United States
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.

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Mike I think, thanks for the opportunity! Deep amber with a reddish hue and a small bubbly white head that dissipates quickly. Sweet bready maltiness with hints of caramel and toffee. Big grape fruity flavor with faint vanilla and earthy oak. Interesting brew for sure, glad I got to try it, but thinking it might be on its way downhill.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2016 at 19:06

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craft islington Tasting, thanks to MannyG. It pours hazy golden with a medium white head. The aroma is rather fresh, minty vibe, lemony action, grapefruit and white bread. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter, grass, grapefruit, fresh herbs, candied fruits, straw and a lick of alcohol wit a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Very drinkable stuff. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2016 at 10:35

Tried on 02 Dec 2016 at 18:17

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Total Wine, Gainesville. Pours golden with a white head. Heavy pot aroma, some citrus and skunk, but mostly pot. Flavor is pot, pine, not-so-bitter, but not sweet grapefruit peel. Light malt. Nicely balanced. Hints of orange in there as well. Quite good, actually.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2016 at 16:58

6.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Pours slightly hazed gold into a Sam glass. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes leaving soapy lacing. Tangerine and weed aromas. Sour hot caramel and stale citrus upfront turning to bitter resin and pith in the lasting finish.
Tried on 28 Nov 2016 at 19:21

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared at the Craft beer Co tasting 24/11/2016. Many thanks to Padraig for this one. A clear yellow straw coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is nice, dank citrus, grassy, sorachi, petrol. Flavour is composed of juicy hop, big sorachi ace, sticky, dill. Palate is medium bodied, sticky, moderate carbonation. Really good sorachi like character.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2016 at 10:16

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Paddy. Pours clear yellow-gold with a frothy, white head. The nose holds ripe citrus, melon, tangerine, grapefruit, papaya. Medium sweet flavour with rich pale bread, melon, white grape, light alcohol, biscuits. Medium bodied with massaging carbonation. Resinous and warming in the finish, with more melon, papaya, some rindy bitterness. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2016 at 12:08


8.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can pour into nonic pint glass from One Stop Market. Appearance is hazy dark yellow with orange, nice sparkle and finger-width foamy white head with decent retention and loads of soapy lacing. Aroma is tropical fruit, citrus, light grapefruit. Taste is sweet grapefruit with tropical fruit, citrus. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, lively carbonation and mostly sweet finish with light bitterness at the end. Overall, bursting with sweet fruity hop flavor that is satisfying, not cloying.
Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2016 at 19:06

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Poured from can dated 9/30/16 thanks Brian orange color with a nice white head. Aromas of caramel malt some hops and citrus. Taste is caramel citrus and lingering pine.
Tried from Can on 20 Nov 2016 at 18:06