Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter - Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver's

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4.33/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12 oz. twist-off brown bottle with bottled on date and batch # on the back.

Appearance: Almost black with dark brown hues. The head is a light tan foam in colour and stays quite creamy and sticky.

Smell: A bold spicy smoke flavour (jerky-like) up-front, followed by light roasted and burnt notes with a touch of coffee meet up with a slight herbal hop aroma.

Taste: A fine drying roasted malt that holds some espresso flavours and a hint of bitter acidity. Smoke flavours are all over the brew, in varying degrees throughout. A good dose of malt sweetness makes its way through, only to be knocked back down by a fresh, semi-tangy hop bitterness. Lingering burnt malt bitterness fades in the end with some smoke.

Notes: The more you drink, the more it grows on you. A lovely porter, no over use of roasted malts and an excellent use of hops -- perfectly balanced.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2001 00:00:01 | More by BeerAdvocate

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

05-19-2013 16:49:29 | More by Photekut

jayhunter357

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

05-17-2013 00:01:49 | More by jayhunter357

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

05-15-2013 16:55:38 | More by twenty5

kb2250

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

05-14-2013 02:40:28 | More by kb2250

stjjoseph87

New York

4.5/5  rDev +17.8%

04-27-2013 03:23:54 | More by stjjoseph87

yuenglingade

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-26-2013 13:01:35 | More by yuenglingade

themind

New Jersey

3.31/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5

Vermont breweries can brew some quality beer! Inexpensive porter that has a rich taste and is worth drinking. The mouthfeel could be heavier but its tasty for a shelf beer non the less. If you like porters this is a good beer to stock the fridge with as its highly drinkable and a bargain.

Bottom Line: Decent shelf brew.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 00:17:30 | More by themind

Elana

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

04-21-2013 21:20:52 | More by Elana

Thunderballroom

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

04-10-2013 02:25:06 | More by Thunderballroom

DrewBest

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-02-2013 21:41:47 | More by DrewBest

MikeCactusGordon

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

04-01-2013 18:49:17 | More by MikeCactusGordon

Russ376

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

04-01-2013 15:58:20 | More by Russ376

Lanstrum

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

03-31-2013 18:01:34 | More by Lanstrum

lauries444

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -21.5%

03-30-2013 00:28:48 | More by lauries444

Falcone

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

03-23-2013 00:25:11 | More by Falcone

Beergelden

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

03-21-2013 15:24:41 | More by Beergelden

Utica_Brew_Review

New York

2.91/5  rDev -23.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Black opaque beer. Period. Dry hoppy milky aroma. This is a porter?! Taste is like a porter meets a beer. Milky, chocolatey flavor that stays true to its aroma. Complex mouthfeel. Complex but much more bitter than we think it should be. Has the basic favors but doesn't take it to the next level.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 06:44:30 | More by Utica_Brew_Review

bostonryan

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

03-14-2013 19:15:29 | More by bostonryan

ThatguyJoefromBoston

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +4.7%

03-14-2013 15:21:42 | More by ThatguyJoefromBoston

chippo33

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

03-13-2013 23:05:09 | More by chippo33

JoninVT

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +4.7%

03-10-2013 23:14:17 | More by JoninVT

SupremePie

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

03-08-2013 17:58:50 | More by SupremePie

Savage51

New Jersey

2/5  rDev -47.6%

03-07-2013 00:13:00 | More by Savage51

GreesyFizeek

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

03-06-2013 20:21:39 | More by GreesyFizeek