Otter Creek Holy Otter

Brewed by Otter Creek Brewing
Style: Abbey Tripel
Middlebury, Vermont USA

Not very complex. Thin and almost cidery. Fizzy but impotent. It doesn’t appear the brew is too high in alcohol.

On draft at RFD. Clear golden color with minimal head. Citrus, spice, and fruit notes. Not very overpowering though. Boring taste. Definitely a weak tripel. I expect taste and alcohol with a tripel and this tasted like a watered down fruit beer. Not that good.

Golden with a foamy white head. Smell had hints of cloves, lemon, spice, banana and apple. Taste had some hints of white wine along with what I mentioned in the aroma. Pleasant but boring and lacking in complexity for a Tripel. Palate was just average and lacked the white wine sensation that I like in Tripels. Overall a descent beer but lacking for the style.

Verre de 8 oz dégusté chez American Flatbread (Burlington, VT). Arôme: Légère odeur d’alcool légèrement fruité. Apparence: La couleur est blonde orangée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’épices avec une touche d’alcool. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est la texture sont mince. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’épice en arrière goût. (Rating #681)

tastes like fremented apple ciderfruity and a bit crisp sweet a little sexy i would not say terible definetly worthy of the price

ok looks kinda golden with a red tint. smells like urine and spice. taste malty sweet a little bitter bite. very balanced almost to the point of boring it has good body though. i think i can taste some booze i dunno i guess its at least 9 percent. not that tastee but not that bad. ill drink it again for 4 bucks though

Pours cloudy gold with a one-finger white head that disappears quickly. Musty aroma with some peach, apple juice, hay, and earthy hops. The thin flavor seems to consist mostly of fruit and alcohol, neither of which are there to any large extent. A sweet maltiness creeps in towards the middle. The finish is surprisingly hoppy--or maybe it just seems that way because the rest of the beer was so lacking. Either way, this is probably the worst Tripel I’ve had. Hey, at least it’s cheap! (Funny, everyone mentions the cost in an Allagash review, but no one lauds Otter Creek for selling a $3.25 bomber.)

Straw gold, very thin head. Nose is peach, clay/yeast, fruitiness. Flavor is yeast, very light dark fruits. Kind of bitter/sour finish. Meh.