Otter Creek Copper Ale

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

(Bottle) Very smooth, but too weak. The malt tastes a bit funky and spoiled, and there is a strong metallic taste pleasant, and not a pleasant one. A bit of hops but the hops are not good. Slight sourness. Overall, this beer is bland and has a number of strongly objectionable qualities. In my opinion, it’s on par with miller lite and other similar brews. It’s undoubtedly the worst brew to come from Otter Creek.

This beer pours out a golden amber color with nice laceing and good head retention. It has a strong woody smell with earth tones. There are some nice earth flavors like wood and roasted malt and hints of toffee. The taste fades rather quickly so there is not much of a flavor on the palate.

Single bottle from Total Wine in Huntersville, NC. Pours a nice copper amber color with little head. Nice malt aroma and taste is clean with a slight edge of hops. Not bad.

Not a big fan of a copper, but this was very pleasant. Nice malt without being too heavy or too watered down giving it that nice reddish hue. The taste it true and clean with just a touch of the hops. Well balanced.

355 ml, bottled 05/29/07. Clear shiny copper-burnt orange with a medium and lasting head that leaves a crunchy lace. Nice malt aroma with rich caramel and light-toasted nut. Flavor is rich nut, some complex earthy and woody flavors that come from the great balance of sweet malt and bitter hops. Extremely smooth and almost medium-bodied with a just-right drying finish of the big malt flavors. This one is way underrated.

Date: 10/19/1997
Mode: Draft
Source: Great Lost Bear, Maine

dark yellow, thin head, good lace, light floral hop aroma, nice malt flavor followed by a lasting bitterness, a little bit of tart cardboard character, sigh

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Score: *4
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I kinda of like this one, the aroma has a nutty, smoky aroma that gives it a good omph. The taste is a tad lower that the standard amber ale excellence. Still, I could drink more of these if offered.

The aroma is toasty, malty, yeast, and slightly metallic. The appearance is copper with an average head. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is also average. The beer is only slightly better than average.