Otter Creek Copper Ale

Brewed by Otter Creek Brewing
Style: Altbier
Middlebury, Vermont USA

Bottle. Amber/orange color, nice creamy offwhite head. Malty, nutty, milky aroma with some almond. Nutty chocolate flavor, sweetish but also with some hops. Hoppy grassy finish.

Pours light amber. Small white head. Weak aroma. Thin body. A bit malty but hard to really tell. Indistinct flavor. Certainly drinkable but not on the top of by list

Clear copper with minimal head. Mild malt notes to the nose. Subdued malty biscuit & citrus flavors with a bitter bite. A decent beer but nothing unique.

Not a very vivid beer and it lacks a little balance. Amberish color, nutty and malty notes with coffee bean, and a bitter finish.

Bottle. Pours clear amber with an off white head. Malty aroma with notes of caramel and nuts. Medium body. Flavor is sweet caramel malt and bitter floral hops. Maybe even a hint of fruit. Is this really an alt? I guess it’s close. O well, it was pretty good whatever it was.

pours a very translucent copper orange color. Thin bubbly white head. Mildly biscuity nose with some yeasty esters as well. Nose also reminds me of wet stone. Some spice and sweetness, with a bit of hop balance. Nothing special here, but drinkable.

Very dark copper, with a thick white head. Intense malt aroma. Heavy malt flavor in the front......smooth mouthfeel. Very balanced finish, with a lingering bitterness.

Heh, not an alt bier. I’ve had a few (granted not rated yet), but this doesn’t, at least, excite per taste. Out of the four Otter Creek beers I’ve had so far, it was the least exciting and most bland. A bit of malt, a little creaminess on the tongue, but nothing distinguishing for actual taste. No hop character, and very little wheat. (Bottle Pour 1/27/2008)