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Otter Creek Otter San


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A Specialty Grain brewed by
Otter Creek Brewing

Middlebury, Vermont USA

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252.77/5.02.77/5.0Special-19.4n/a P  Stats

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Otter Creek World Tour -- Next Stop: Japan. Japan is famous for sake, wich is brewed with rice - the main staple in Japan. These days, however, the Japanese are drinking more beer than sake - although the brewers still use plenty of rice in their brews. Japanese tradition calls for special sakes and beers to be brewed in celebration of spring. Here's our version: a pale amber full-bodied ale brewed with pilsner malt, Hallertauer hops, rice (of course), authentic Koji and sake yeast. Kanpei!

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 canary dog (393), Rutland, Vermont, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/101/56/20
Oct 6, 2008  
I took just one sip of this from my friend’s glass. I was drinking good beer at the time, or cider, and having a good spicy meal. What little I tried seemed very mediocre. There really isn’t much that impresses me about Otter Creek Brewery. Very mediocre microbrewed stuff. Even the body and appearance of this beer were lackluster.


TheGent (48), , Massachusetts, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/54/103/59/20
Sep 21, 2008  
To be honest i bought this because it was very different sounding. All in all it is kinda a higher class bud. not much odor but sweet taste with a bit of rice and a good palate for a lighter beer. Maybe if i knew more about sake i could appriciate this a bit more. great beer for the price though.


 BelgianBeerGal (978), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/511/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Bottled in Boston. Pours a clear copper colour with a small tan head. Very fruity aroma plus some yeast and sake in the back. Definitely has some sake notes in the flavour though. Interesing idea but not really my favourite style.


 Lubiere (3324), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 31, 2008  
A golden ale with a thick creamy lacing white head. Aroma is fruity, grainy, and bready, with the sake notes coming out well. In mouth, a sweet malt with caramel notes, oily mouthfeel, alcohol and fermented rice. Medium bodied.


 KyotoLefty (202), Kyoto, Japan
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/57/20
Aug 29, 2008  
In the 650 ml bottle. Light, fruity aroma, with bread, yeast. Slightly sake-like. Sweet, fruity flavor with sake traces, grape, funkiness (just a touch), grains. Rather unpleasant actually, like a cheap, sweet, sake one-cup. Interesting idea but it didn’t really work.



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