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Ottonator
Otto's Pub and Brewery
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- From:
- Otto's Pub and Brewery
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Doppelbock
Ranked #100 - ABV:
- 8.9%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #19,805 - Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 11.9%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 29, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 11, 2006
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
Big Malty lager brewed in the style of the doppelbock. Rich flavors and a deep red color highlight this complex cold weather favorite.
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Ratings by CharlesDarwin:
Reviewed by CharlesDarwin from Rhode Island
3.88/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the brewpub - Nov 15, 2007. Aroma is a real brushy grain husk, with the raw sugars and tingling alcohols. Very laid down. Pours a beautiful florid hickory, with wonderful maroon tones. Atop a silky, fading browned butter head. Flavor is a sweeping, detailed and rich. Yet another somewhat quiet, but beautifully painted rendition from this brewer. Some great oaty, fresh grain, bread bites, but then a higher level of matured fruits and liquers running through with bread pudding. Nicely layered. Delicate. Fresh, of course, and bursting with balance. Finishes long and strong with great leafy hop detail and sweetened lemongrass. Finds a wonderful nestled home amongst the noticeably caramelized sugar pattern. Good stuff.
Nov 23, 2011More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ajm5108 from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pretty straightforward & well-done doppelbock- robust caramel malt, raisinbread, mild oak tannin, kiss of phenol - doesn't reinvent the wheel but very solid
Dec 22, 2017Reviewed by Stinkypuss from Pennsylvania
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a deep brownish color with a short lived head. Not the most appealing look. The aroma was surprisingly scarce, but nicely malty nonetheless. Caramel notes from highly caramelized malt.
Flavor is also nicely sugary, even a touch of cocoa and dark fruit from lush malts. Slight wood notes from the hops, bitterness is low. The brew is sweet yet balanced, strong yet humble as far as perceivable alcohol content.
Full bodied, well carbonated ale. Very smooth and also drinkable. You could get into trouble quickly drinking too much of these.
Mar 11, 2015Flavor is also nicely sugary, even a touch of cocoa and dark fruit from lush malts. Slight wood notes from the hops, bitterness is low. The brew is sweet yet balanced, strong yet humble as far as perceivable alcohol content.
Full bodied, well carbonated ale. Very smooth and also drinkable. You could get into trouble quickly drinking too much of these.
Reviewed by tviz33 from New York
3.43/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a growler filled at the brewery, served in a tulip glass.
A- Pours a dark but transparent brown body with a half inch of light tan and creamy head.
S- Fairly subdued aroma of roasty malts and brown sugar.
T- Very malt-forward brew. More sweet the roasty, and a little boozy on some sips. Some dark fruits try to peak through, but certainly not enough. Not off-putting, but it misses the mark somewhere.
M- Fairly thin body and quite crisp.
O- This beer makes for a great addition to a flight, but by itself, it isn't exactly the cats pajamas. That being said, I'm still going to drink the whole growler.
Nov 24, 2013A- Pours a dark but transparent brown body with a half inch of light tan and creamy head.
S- Fairly subdued aroma of roasty malts and brown sugar.
T- Very malt-forward brew. More sweet the roasty, and a little boozy on some sips. Some dark fruits try to peak through, but certainly not enough. Not off-putting, but it misses the mark somewhere.
M- Fairly thin body and quite crisp.
O- This beer makes for a great addition to a flight, but by itself, it isn't exactly the cats pajamas. That being said, I'm still going to drink the whole growler.
Ottonator from Otto's Pub and Brewery
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
34 ratings
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