Otter Creek Copper Ale

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

12oz Bottle Recieved this from my RB Secret Santa. Otter Creek’s Copper Ale pours, well what else, a hazy but polished copper. The whole glass is teaming with moderate sized carbonation bubbles rising to the one finger white head that formed on the pour. Leaves patchy lacing. There’s a solid husked graininess upfront that falls to the background but never completely fades. Toffee and caramel come in and round things out nicely. Has a bit of an earthy aroma coming up from the depths. Flavor is much the same as the smell and to keep from boring you I won’t repeat myself. What was undetectable in the smell is the hop presence and although there’s no discernable hop flavor there is certainly a balancing bitterness that keeps this beer perfectly balanced. Medium bodied with a massaging carbonation. By the looks of things I thought the carbonation would be more aggressive, (and was a little worried) I’m glad it’s more restrained. This is without a doubt a sessionable beer. Smooth and balanced keep this Alt flowing easy. I don’t visit Alts often enough and this is a pretty good example. When I head to the store it seems like there’s just too many seasonals and special releases to keep up with, that it keeps me from what I should be drinking, more sessionable brews. 1/5/08

Not so great. Aroma was barely there. Flavor was lacking, started off almost malty, finished a little on the bitter side. Very light. Nice ice cold on a hot summer day.

Pour is copper with a white head. Aroma is non-existant with a very slight and i mean slight burnt malt. Flavor is a tad better with some more burnt malts and a sticky toffee. Not real good.

Pours copper (ha ha) with some carbonation bubbles. Small white head. Tastes a lot like Fat Tire. Slight bitter finish. Rather plain and boring overall. Nondescript.

This is a medium bodied amber ale. Fairly light in color. Has slight malty taste and a slight tangyness to the palate. Not bad to drink.

Bottle: Not getting much from aroma or palate. Doesnt leave any aftertaste at all. But not at all what I expected.

12 oz bottle. Pretty good ale. Not at all unpleasant. Would like to try it ice cold on tap.

Draft at Boatyard Bar and Grill in Annapolis. Nice copper color, hoppy with a mild touch of bitterness. Not bad.