Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter

Brewed by Otter Creek Brewing
Style: Porter
Middlebury, Vermont USA

12 oz bottle. Poured a dark brown with ruby highlights and a cramy off white head. Aroma had some metallic qualitites going on and roasted/burnt malt, coffee. Mouthfeel was thin for a porter but the head was suprisingly creamy. Flavor was pleassant coffee, roasted malt, bitter chocolate, but was a little weak for a Porter and needs to be beefed up.

I truly enjoyed this beer right from the bottle. A nutty coffee aroma that leads directly to a well balanced body which is creamy and rounded. finish is gentle hops with a touch of crispness. Thanks to the wife for bringing this one back home.

bottle. aroma of coffee and hops. smooth, cocoa and roasted malt. hops in the finish. little thin but a good beer

Bottle from State line, Thanks Dennis Bell ! Dark pour with a mild smoky\roast aroma(Very mild) Thin in taste and really lacking in any imagination. Finished dry and it was just ok for me. I have had way better porters.

pours black with a one finger bubbly tan head. aroma is roasted malt, coffee, a little herb and hops. has a light to medium body with descent lacing and good carbonation. flavor is same as aroma with a small dry hop aftertaste. not bad of a porter a touch lighter on the palate compared to others but not bad. hops come out to play a little more in aroma and flavor as it warms, and has a small bite at the end.

Growler. Poured dark brown, slight creamy tan head. Smoky aroma, notes of chocolate, molasses, coffee. Rich and creamy on the tongue, with flavors of coffee and cocoa. Warming, with a nice maltiness rounded out by some hops in the finish. Great.

12 oz brown bottle with a twist off cap. Another one from that tree huggen’ beer company. Twist the lid for an aroma which is a little ashy. After that the smell is a little like the aftermath of a small campfire. Very dark brown translucent with just a tinge of reddish orange coming thru. Taste impact is complacent with some bitter back of throat burnt sensations. Carbonation is half decent low medium. Tho I don’t see any bubbles within, there is some keen tingle on the back of the tongue. Finish is burny wood back throat with an indignant immediate personality. Comes across thinly as the carbonation fades. Not too bad. Don’t stand up to Yuengling black & tan.

This is a fantastic effort of the classic porter. It pours midnight black and gives roasted notes of coffee. You get that same roasted coffee/cocoa flavor all the way to the long finish. Great dense mouthfeel.