Otter Creek Pale Ale

Brewed by Otter Creek Brewing
Style: American Pale Ale
Middlebury, Vermont USA

Aroma very hoppy, very pleasant, fairly complex. Moderately bitter, some malt flavour. When you actually drink it, the hops aren’t as strong as the initial aroma suggests. I like this beer a lot, but it’s far from perfect; I actually think it’s too sweet. I would prefer it to be a bit more bitter too. And the malt is not complex enough.

Very avg. beer. Light copper color with a film for a head. Very little lacing. Mild hop with a hint of floral especially in the finish. The low ABV doesn’t help any. Easy to drink but again,avg.

12 oz bottle: I liked this APA. Amber color. Quite hoppy indeed, liked all the Cascade, although had a smooth sweet malt character as well. Some metallic in the taste and a weak aroma nocked a little off the overall score, but good.

Pours an amber with a decidedly red influence. This is hoppier than I expected from Otter Creek. Doesn’t have the fresh hop aroma of a dryhopped beer, but they used a good bit of hops here. A bit of diacetyl.

Pours yellow gold, white head with large bubbles. Smells amazingly floral, like a real bouquet of wildflowers. The flavor is a tinge of bitter, not much at all. Ok buttery hoppy flavor. This is definitely refreshing after a 90 degree day here in WI. This beer is strange in that it’s leaving me with absolutely no aftertaste save for a touch of piney flavor (gin?). I think I was expecting more with this one; below average to say the least. Drinkable, but there are far better apas out there.

Bottle: Strong on hops, reminds me of a ´little´ IPA. Nice, drinkable brew.

Good standard pale ale. Aroma is sweet citrus, and flavor is about the same. Nice hops.

Pours pale with a medium sized white head. The aroma is light citrus, some bready malts. The flavor is grapefruit and oranges, touch of caramel. Mouthfeel is thin and slightly watery.