Otter Creek Winter Red Ale - Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver's

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120 Ratings

rAvg: 3.56
pDev: 12.64%
Reviews: 39
Hads: 81

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Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver's

Vermont, United States

Style | ABV
American Amber / Red Ale | 5.50% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (38), growler (1).

Notes:
45 IBU

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Reviews by thecheapies:

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

3.55/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12oz into a pint glass.

Reddish coppery hue with a half an inch of head. Great webby lacing.

Rich toasted caramel malts. Wonderful English hop character with some floral qualities and a bit of grapefruit. Chalky yeast showing with a few juicy fruit essences intermingling. Very crisp aroma. Very nice.

Interesting bitter floral hops in the forefront. Slight metallic finish. The bitterness isn't everlasting. Nice balance with the malt; follows the nose with caramel and crystal malts. Very toasty and mild-flavored. A little soapy or sudsy mouthfeel. Tastes crisp, feels crisp--almost scrubby. Medium-bodied. Not as creamy as I would have liked, but makes for good mouth-whooshing.

A pretty solid red ale, and a nice change of pace for the holiday season. Would drink again--pretty happy I get to partake of this six-pack.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2012 03:45:33 | More by thecheapies

More User Reviews:

Arithmeticus

Maryland

2.75/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Poured chilled in ale glass at home

A: dark red, cloudy, very thin head;
S: stale/metallic smell
T: Perhaps out of date, since I'm drinking this in May. Not very malty or sweet; prominent hop profile; baking soda and aged grapefruit, relatively intense; medium complexity; astringent
M: despite the small head, this has a nice buzz

Not a great beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 22:58:39 | More by Arithmeticus

tnbeatty

Vermont

3.5/5 rDev -1.7%

05-15-2013 13:32:46 | More by tnbeatty

civicm87

New York

3/5 rDev -15.7%

05-08-2013 23:34:24 | More by civicm87

Ivanhoes_Backpack

New Brunswick (Canada)

2.75/5 rDev -22.8%

04-30-2013 21:10:07 | More by Ivanhoes_Backpack

nzerbe

New York

3.5/5 rDev -1.7%

04-21-2013 14:13:24 | More by nzerbe

ejh06752

New York

3.25/5 rDev -8.7%

04-19-2013 00:39:36 | More by ejh06752

whatsgoody

Massachusetts

3.5/5 rDev -1.7%

04-13-2013 03:17:42 | More by whatsgoody

Utica_Brew_Review

New York

2.76/5 rDev -22.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75

Nice amber / copper color with decent head and moderate carbonation. Caramel and floral aroma. Very bitter without a deep complexity of flavor. Peppery spice notes. Mid-glass it almost seems a bit diluted. Drinkability is decent. Yeasty mouthfeel in the aftertaste. We feel this beer needs a bit of balancing. The elements it has alone aren't great in a beer, but coupled with a bit more sweetness and depth it could be very good. Finishes just a bit sweeter.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 01:43:25 | More by Utica_Brew_Review