Otter Creek (Alpine) Black IPA - Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver's

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319 Ratings

rAvg: 3.89
pDev: 11.05%
Reviews: 197
Hads: 122

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Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver's

Vermont, United States

Style | ABV
American Black Ale | 6.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (168), on-tap (23), growler (5), cask (1).

Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

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Reviews by alexkeil:

alexkeil

New York

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a dark ruby color with a tan, mocha colored head that did last along the edges. The aroma is a muted American hop bouquet. It seems like the roasted malts keep the aroma down a tad. The longer the beer sits the more the roasted malt comes through. The inital taste is the American hops: slightly piney, some grapefruit. The finish turns to the roasty malt and chewy sweetness much like a porter. The mouthfeel is medium with too much carbonation and too much alcohol warmth. I love the idea of this style but I haven't had one yet that I thought really brought everything together with the IPA hoppiness and roastly malt finish. I think this would be improved with English hops and a less attenuating yeast.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2011 00:17:19 | More by alexkeil

More User Reviews:

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5 rDev -10%

04-29-2013 05:57:45 | More by Kelp

Chris77McGrath

Ohio

4/5 rDev +2.8%

02-08-2013 20:09:46 | More by Chris77McGrath

DmanGTR

New York

3.25/5 rDev -16.5%

01-29-2013 20:14:21 | More by DmanGTR

agreenman19

Connecticut

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

01-06-2013 01:33:45 | More by agreenman19

HippieHops

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

01-05-2013 23:16:59 | More by HippieHops

sneaks2210

New York

3/5 rDev -22.9%

11-17-2012 16:58:39 | More by sneaks2210

Mack

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

11-10-2012 22:26:57 | More by Mack

Chugs13

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

11-10-2012 22:05:04 | More by Chugs13

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

10-12-2012 23:17:46 | More by acurtis

slim2043

Connecticut

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

10-01-2012 00:52:49 | More by slim2043

TheSarge

Illinois

3.85/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured this brew into a 12oz pilsner glass, and the brew makes a three finger thick milky brown head, with good retention. The body is black and opaque with reddish hues on the outsides of the glass.

The aroma is cola, coffee, dark chocolate, metallic, and mildly earthy.

Taste wise it's leaning more towards coffee, and a little subtle hint of dark chocolate.

Feels medium in body, and dry to the palate.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2012 00:17:09 | More by TheSarge

Aleforme

Washington

4/5 rDev +2.8%

09-13-2012 21:53:37 | More by Aleforme

thedoubler55

New Jersey

3.08/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A: Dark brown in color, with a little bit of a tan head at the top and no lacing at all.

S: Roasted malts, a bit of hop notes and not much else, slight scent of coffee.

T: Almost exactly like the nose with a bit of booze up front, and some chocolate notes.

M: Smooth, mid carbonation.

O: This beer was OK, nothing to brag about. It tasted good but was very watery and not to hoppy.

Serving type: on-tap

09-10-2012 20:25:36 | More by thedoubler55