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

apintofknowledge

New Jersey

3.88/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear pale coppery hue with a thick foamy head and champagne-like bubbles rising in the glass. The aroma is completely floral hops. The initial sweetness in the taste is followed by floral and grassy notes with drying leathery tannins, all finished with peppery, root-like flavors. A middle of orange-honey sweetness comes through the more I drink. The dryness, shockingly harsh at first, becomes more palatable, more in balance, and more enjoyable the more I drink. Overall a complex, dry and very interesting IPA.

On a different note, kudos to Wolaver's for putting the "bottled on" date on their beers... this one bottled on 11/10/05.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2006 01:33:27 | More by apintofknowledge

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

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

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

DrewBest

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +12.7%

02-23-2013 23:28:07 | More by DrewBest

DIPAFAN

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -15.5%

02-18-2013 20:25:07 | More by DIPAFAN

tjdrewry

Connecticut

2/5  rDev -43.7%

02-17-2013 03:50:17 | More by tjdrewry

JeffG52

4/5  rDev +12.7%

02-10-2013 04:23:06 | More by JeffG52

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

02-09-2013 05:59:37 | More by WDJersey