Otter Creek Otterbahn

Brewed by Otter Creek Brewing
Style: Weizen Bock
Middlebury, Vermont USA

Bomber. Poured clear, deep coppery brown with a short-lived cap of tan head. The aroma picked up darker chocolate with bunches of toasty banana and darker spices.. caramel and molasses provide more dark maltage.. leaves kind of a rye whiskey-laced caramel and chocolate impression with warmth. The flavor had toasted caramel, chocolate, and molasses at its core, surrounded by spicy pepper, rye, and banana yeasy esters.. the tacky back-end carried through a lot of spicage.. decently-blended and warm.. but not great. Syrupy, warm foray onto the palate with low carbonation throughout.. tacky on the back-end with some overt alcohol notes.. OK feel overall, and a decent brew.

WHAT A NICE BEER! rolls nicely into a glass (in its own time). looks real good (all dark caramel) in the glass. quickly dissapating head. banana fruit and quality sweetness with great body and drinkability. nice and yes robust maltiness it is substantial and complex. i get more plum than citrus as this bottle and it is from last year. unpasturised and -more healthful- with b vitamin and natural niacin enhancement. too many reasons not to rate this a 4. otter creek is one of -thee breweries- to brag about in the north east. DO NOT MISS OUT BEER LOVER!

There should be a warning on the label. Huge malty goodness within. Beware of addiction. Pouring a dark cloudy brown with a small tan head, Otterbahn cobines the heavy malt character of a bock with the tartness of a hefe to great effect. The finish is sweet and long with a nice tartness around the sides of the tongue. A lingering peaty character, not unlike a scotch ale plays a heavy role in the aftertaste. Hops are virtually nonexistent, and the yeast lends fruity aroma. Well crafted and definitely not run of the mill.

From bottle to glass, looks like a darker brown pepsi...brown sugar head...---aroma---raisin and roasted malt, rich and roasted malt....---flavor---prunes and burnt caramel malts...medium body, the presence of clove (not flavor)...seems to add a bite to the finish....reminds me of a liquid gingersnap cookie...alcohol 8% huh?...can’t tell except in the buzz factor....sediment in glass also

22 oz bottle-pours a rich dissipating tan head and dark mahogany color. Aroma is dark malt-cocoa powder, dark fruit, some sharpness. Taste is sweet dark malt-some sharpness-cocoa powder/licorice, oak barrel-whisky like, dark fruit, musty, roasty, secondary/faint hops bite, some alcohol. OK carbonation. First half pint a bit rough to my taste, then mellowed and became more enjoyable.

22 oz. bottle. Pours a dark brown with a moderate off-white head that faded to a thin film after a few sips. Very pleasant aroma of caramel, brown sugar and dates. Unfortunately, I really wasn’t crazy about the flavor. Some brown sugar, malt, bananas, wet cardboard and wheat were all noted. Light to medium mouthfeel. I like wheat beers, and I enjoy rich malty beers as well. I guess I just didn’t care for the way they came together in this beer.

Pours dark ruby-brown with a small creamy head. Aroma is of brown sugar, raisins, toasted malts and caramel-not getting much wheat esters. Flavor is about the same with heavy brown sugar and light chocolate. Decent for the style.

22oz bottle from Doclock. Dark brown with a nice size head.m The carbonation on this beer was crazy! The flavor was crazy too. Fruity roasted bananna aroma and flavor. also detected sweet lite coffee notes in the smooth finish.