Otter Creek Alpine Ale

Brewed by Otter Creek Brewing
Style: Amber Ale
Middlebury, Vermont USA

Poured a pure copper color with a bubbly white head. Most ambers will have malt in the front, and hop in the back. This one gives you both at the same time. Fairly complex, though the malt dominates a little bit too much. I enjoyed it.

Pours a dark red, with both malts and hops predominating in the aroma and flavor. The mouthfeel, however, can be a bit overpowering for some. I quite enjoyed this one, but a few of my friends did not. It is, however, worth a try.

Reddish brown with a medium off-white head. Nice lacing. Malty and hoppy aroma, almost even has rasperry odor. This is a nice beer. Festive and warming, it has good malt flavors that are well balanced with a nice hoppy bitter finish. Grapefruit and pine in aftertaste. Very drinkable.

I don't know if amber ale is the proper classification for this beer, it's almost an esb. Very hoppy and yes amberish in color. The hop is prevalent throughoput but with enough body to substanciate it. A decent beer.

It took me a while to get into this beer, but once I did it was fairly enjoyable. Seemed a bit stronger than most standard amber ales, but not enough to be a strong ale. Not great, but not bad either.

Now I know for sure that every Vermont brewery makes am amber that tastes like every other Vermont amber. This one may have a little more spiciness to it. Boring none the less.

This is an enjoyable amber ale. The clear amber color is a delight. The flavor is mildly caramel, very balanced, with a nice fruity sweetness. Very drinkable and nice.

This is a good dark tasting ale. The aftertaste is alittle off but still good. I tried it on tap, and was not disapointed