Otter Bitter

Brewed by Otter
Style: Bitter
Honiton, England

Almost I did not tried it, confusing it with otter Ale. It was a little dark for being a bitter but it was nice, nice foam, a little annoying after a while, you know this is not my favorite style.

Cask @ some town centre pub in Sidmouth, Devon. So pale looking and cold that someone drinking this could be confused for a lager drinker, clearly the seagull flying overhead thought the same because he decided to crap on me. Sadly that was about the most interesting thing that could possibly happen to this beer because while being pleasent enough it is essentially an ordinary, slightly fruity session bitter, and by ’ordinary’ I mean not very good. Drinkable, I guess.

Pint pulled at the Old Inn in Kilmington (Devon), a very clear amber with a frothy head. A slight fruity aroma (berries for me). Smooth through the mouth with a good bitter aftertaste. No strong flavouring, but clean and crisp.

(cask at The Wharf) Surprisngly many malts and roast in the aroma. Very strong on fresh apples and pears in the mouth; a real thirstkiller this one. The finish is bitter, like burnt oatmeal. Would love to drink gallons of this in the summer.

Cask at The Market Porter (London Bridge - London).
Red color much limpid and bright. Absent head. Enough light scent with woody and malty notes. Watery and rather smooth taste, much bitter and with a light alcoholic tone. Rather short end.

Cask – Thin perfumed/fruity, dry hoppy nose; Soft and thin body, nice but not very deep or interesting; Very hoppy-bitter finish which has a bit of length, but is very thin.

Cask, Cockney Pub. Dark golden with a nice creamy head. Quite fruity, touch of egg, slightly harsh bitter finish. Soft and thin-ish.

Cask, handpump @ the Huntsman, Bath.
As luck would have it this was the end of the cask so I got a very shaken pint of this to taste with all the dregs of the bottom of the barrel. Must say it wasn’t too bad, and it was free so who’s to complain. Big fluffy white head held out atop a hazy, albeit summery, deep gold body. Aroma was piney and smelled of fresh crushed spring onions (not overly bad, herbal in fact!). Juicy, ripe fruits, pine-nuts, summer wheat and bread dough in the mouth. With the head still in the way it tasted creamy and sweet rather than bitter and laden with hop refuge. Good clean taste of hops, though, on the sides of the tongue (showcase dry-hopping), tangy, bitter and a light rasp just at the back before a bitter fruity bite on the swallow. Some soft apple and guava fruit notes develop on the palate and also begin to linger in the aftertaste. This got better as I went, cursing it was the last cask. Not bad.