Otter Bitter

I was drinking Otter ale on stillage one night but i thought i’d give this a crack instead, it’s a lot dryer than Otter Ale, has a slight green apple astringency to it and is a lot lighter, not as good as the ale but still not bad.

Cask at the Nags Head, Lyme Regis, Dorset, 13-11-06 Labelled as Otter Sark Lark but I understand that this is the standard bitter now a rebadge, note the pub used to have a beer called Sark Lark which was brewed by Dorset Brewey, Weymouth. Found this to be a good beer little bit nutty nice bittereness, tasty.

1. Cask Handpump at the Hare & Hounds, Sidbury 14/05/2002 Amber golden coloured and hoppy. Slightly bitter malt finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Angel, Exeter 17/06/2003 Golden coloured slightly sweet on the palate. Hoppy with a lasting malt finish.

Feb, 2003 From the cask in Devon. Nice bitter with a good handful of fragrant hops. Dry, dusty finish. Refreshing. [2.9]
April, 2007 Hole in the Wall, Torquay Woody twang to this robust and hoppy best bitter. A lovely drop - leather and sea salt. Mmm. [3.6]

Cask. Flowery, acidic flavour. Very nice, creamy, soft, yet bitter finish.

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.

Pale amber colour. Slightly floral. Fairly dry and moderately bitter. Not a beer to get the adjectives flowing. Just a solid, straightforward and refreshing session beer. Nuff said. Cask (handpump), Nags Head, Lyme Regis

[Cask conditioned] Golden coloured. Very light and fresh with a nice hoppy flavour. Pleasant.