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Otter Creek Copper Ale

Otter Creek Copper Ale

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An Altbier brewed by
Otter Creek Brewing

Middlebury, Vermont USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3543.04/5.03.04/5.05.4%39.6Kölsch/Altbier P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A medium bodied, amber ale inspired by the Altbiers of Northern Germany. Copper Ale is characterized by a well-balanced blend of malty notes and mild bitterness.

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 kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
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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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 argo0 (6231), Washington DC, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
May 21, 2005  
(12oz bottle) Clear amber body with small off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, quite fruity (berry). Taste is medium sweet, nutty, lagery bitter. Light-medium body.


 duff (5407), Sydney, Australia, Surrey, England
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/101/54/20
Jun 2, 2004  
Bottle. An altbier? this was somewhere in the realms of the Alaskan Amber. i.e, a pile of crap. Smelt quite nutty, but there was an overwhelming smell of pee. Stale nutty caramel flavours, really dissapointing.


 CaptainCougar (4664), Rockville, Maryland, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/510/20
Aug 5, 2003  
Copper orange with a light tan thick head. Thin malty aroma. Body is reminiscent of an American standard micro. Bland, bitter and boring.


 hopdog (4654), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/52/103/54/20
Jul 12, 2004  
Initial smell reminded me of a sweaty jock strap (not that I would know what one smells like). Plain and bland tasting. Their web site says this is their year ’round flagship brew - based on this one, I’m not looking forward to tasting any others by them. Could I have gotten a bad bottle or could it have been the Dogfish 90 minute IPA & Victory Storm King Imperial Stout I had before tasting this one - may have had an influence on taste, but could barely finish it.



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