Otter Creek Double Decker Olde English Holiday Ale

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

Bottle; Ruby orange with a small white head clear body, apples and oranges in the aroma, medium bodied, starts and ends lightly sweet.

Pours a cloudy brown with a small head. The aroma malty, caramel/toffee and bit of wood. Maybe a touch of spice, but I think that is more perceived than real. Not a bad little beer, but not super interesting.

(22 oz bottle: Obtained 05-Jan-06 in trade with hopscotch, thanks Eric!) Hot damn, I was definitely not expecting such a rich and flavorful beer! I mean, I like Otter Creek pretty well, but they’ve never wowed me until now. This is really delicious. Rich, sweet, and very caramely and chocolaty malts combine with dark fruits, lots of earthiness, and finally some butter and roast toward the finish. The nose is sweet and very fruity -- much more fruity than the flavor -- but earthy, caramely and spiced in the winter seasonal tradition. This is a full-bodied beer for sure, but it isn’t heavy or cloying. Carbonation is mild. Dark ruddy amber body shows a bit of haze, but I can still see through the beer okay. The beige head only pours to under a half inch, but shows decent retention, holding a thin but complete layer for much of the session. If this is any indication of what is to come, I look forward to future beers in the World Tour series. Totally enjoyable.

Thanks to Volgon for sharing! Dark brown color with some roasty aroma. Chocolate malty roasty yum yum taste.

brown body with a white head.english malt dominated the aroma.caramel,chocolate,and butter made up the flavor.alcohol was well hidden @ 7%

Bottle @ Max’s: Murky amber-brown body with a small white head; somewhat lasting. The aroma is caramel, nuts, old syrup, grains, and some lightly sweet fruit. The taste is caramel, butter, roasted grains, chocolate, and some sweet dark roast. Light-medium bodied, medium carbonated. This actually hides the alcohol well, I was surprised to read that it was 7%.

Bottle, Max’s on Broadway. Thanks to Jeffin7 for the sample. Pours dark amber with a small, off-white head. The aroma is toffee and pine. The flavor is similar, dry and astringent. The mouthfeel is light and sparkling.

Poured into a La Fin Du Monde glass from a 22oz bomber. Poured dark brown, translucent but cannot see through the beer. Very strong smell of pines, I like it. Medium body. Taste is herby, piney, I like it. Goes down easy leaves that forest feeling on the palate.