Wolaver's India Pale Ale - Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver's

Jermbrew

Massachusetts

3.05/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Clear amber water. This ale is average. Everything about it is just mediocre. Mild hoppiness and a bit more malt character make for a fair brew at best.

Halfway through and there's very little trace of hop aroma and then the malt takes over. Tastes o.k., but there are plenty of better options for an American IPA. I will not seek this out again, but if we cross paths I can consume it. I guess I'm indifferent.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2006 01:36:33 | More by Jermbrew

Ajlvt

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

06-10-2013 13:54:00 | More by Ajlvt

Beeranator

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

06-08-2013 23:51:54 | More by Beeranator

MistahBeah

Massachusetts

3.13/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: Cloudy orange. About a finger and a half of creamy white head with mild retention. Thick around the edges with a good amount of lacing. Some carbonation and a little bit of sediment

Aroma: Bready malts, some caramel sweetness. Toasty cereal grains. Faint citrus hops. A touch of earthiness. Nothing mindblowing here but not bad

Taste: Follows the nose for the most part. Cereal grains in the foreground. Like oats. There's a wheaty twang. Some sweet caramel. Earthy hops meet somewhere in the middle but seem a bit like an afterthought. At most there's a slightly oily pine presence in the finish. Like the nose nothing out of the ordinary but not much of note. Decent

Mouthfeel: Creamy. Some body but not much bite. A bit watery. Clean

Overall: Not one for the ages but it might get you through in a pinch. In the end there just isn't much to write home about in this beer. Very average

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2013 01:52:49 | More by MistahBeah

Beergelden

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

05-27-2013 16:32:26 | More by Beergelden

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

05-25-2013 14:31:06 | More by Slatetank

hphilip456

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-21-2013 14:50:52 | More by hphilip456

Ankur

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-16-2013 00:47:50 | More by Ankur

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-15-2013 16:55:23 | More by twenty5

tnbeatty

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-15-2013 13:30:41 | More by tnbeatty

Chris_Mac

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-05-2013 23:14:19 | More by Chris_Mac

smiga

New Jersey

3.59/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle into .5l cylinder glass.

Appearance – Pours a beautiful lightly hazed orange-copper color with a two finger off white head.
*But compared with Dales Pale Ale - not as pretty or bright a copper. some big bubbles in head, lighter level of lacing.

Smell - More laid back and subtle than AIPAs. a blend of sweet and hop. caramel sweetness with hops, earthiness backing. A bit of sweet orange hop as well. Quite nice and very subtle.

Taste – Starts with bread mixed followed by citrus and floral/herbal arc. The herbal and floral hop intensify on back end. finishes earthy. But again, subtle like the smell. Wholesome, approachable, sessionable, not much sense of the 6.8 or esters. More calm and earthy. Refreshing aftertaste, goes well with food, in this case (grilled grass fed burgers on pretzel roll with grilled asparagus (it's spring), red pepers, mushrooms, garlic).

Mouthfeel – Hi creaminess, lo carbonation. The creaminess parallels the earthy hop, the grass. Organic!

Overall – Very original, refreshing, made in Vermont IPA. Subtle and good starter IPA. Personally I like the piney crisp complexities of Dales Pale Ale, Stone, Troegs. This one less citrus and more earthy. It is a nice break from the more traditional. Every hop head must try it. Organic! Made in Vermont!

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 00:32:47 | More by smiga

Segelstrom

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -22.5%

05-02-2013 00:26:32 | More by Segelstrom

PoppyParthenonE

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +19.7%

05-01-2013 02:11:09 | More by PoppyParthenonE

travishardy929

New York

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

04-26-2013 00:12:41 | More by travishardy929

scmoore81

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

04-19-2013 14:14:20 | More by scmoore81

nebula1999

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

04-14-2013 14:34:11 | More by nebula1999

tdatt43

Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -29.6%

04-11-2013 22:39:10 | More by tdatt43

CoCambria

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

04-07-2013 19:09:19 | More by CoCambria

JoeLacy

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

03-25-2013 05:24:07 | More by JoeLacy

Phillyz

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

03-13-2013 17:41:34 | More by Phillyz

hyoung41

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

03-13-2013 00:54:11 | More by hyoung41

mckowned

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

03-12-2013 10:44:25 | More by mckowned

PretzelsNBeer

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -15.5%

03-10-2013 20:53:22 | More by PretzelsNBeer

GreesyFizeek

New York

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

03-06-2013 20:21:27 | More by GreesyFizeek