Otter Creek Alpine Ale
Otter Creek Brewing

Otter Creek Alpine AleOtter Creek Alpine Ale
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From:
Otter Creek Brewing
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5.9%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 10.66%
Reviews:
97
Ratings:
111
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 12, 2019
Added:
Nov 10, 2003
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Rated: 3.25 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Apr 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by Rochefort10nh from New Hampshire

Jul 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Mar 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Oct 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by AngusOg from North Carolina

Aug 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

Aug 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by dgherm from Pennsylvania

Jul 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by morrowd3 from Vermont

Jul 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by petermethot from New Jersey

Jun 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by brheuer from New Jersey

Mar 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by cliff1066 from Virginia

Dec 17, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by JAHMUR from Connecticut

Jan 03, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by AndrewMichael from Virginia

Jan 01, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by jak from North Carolina

Dec 14, 2011
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Reviewed by stockingcpl from Ohio

2.57/5  rDev -29.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Appearance: Out of the bottle, this brew poured a deep copper. Kind of nice, but the head was minimal with no lacing or spiderwebbing. Several carbionation threads were observed.

Smell: Aroma body was moderately full. The smell was faintly sweet spice with citrus hints. Malt was present but overall this brew has a very Winter Warmer aroma.

Taste: Indeed, a sweetness is obviously present. Alot of caramel and spiceness tend to blur any hops. Traditional hop bitterness is very low. Perhaps there was little to no alpha acid hops utilized in this recipe. With this said, the flavor is a little lack luster.

Mouthfeel: Well, another failure for this selection. Carbonation, despite the threads, is virtually nonexistant. Not impressive at all.

Drinkability: Poor. The lack of a Winter Warmer feel and the lack of a Amber Ale taste make this brew a poor selection. Avoid if possible.

Prosit!
Nikki
Jan 01, 2009
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Reviewed by changeup45 from Florida

2.69/5  rDev -26.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
12/30/2004. This is the worst of the Otter Creek beers I've tried. It's geared for the cold weather so maybe I'd enjoy it a bit more if it were cold out. It pours a brown-amber color, moderate tan head and a little bit of lacing. The aroma was a malty and a brown sugary smell. Definitely malty and sugary tasting as well but not very well balanced with an aftertaste that wasn't very pleasant. Drinkable, but not much more than that.
Aug 24, 2008
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

2.93/5  rDev -19.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Peachy colour and malt in aroma. Thin, very dry, and astringency in finish. There is a bit of hop,which doesn't carry the day, but there is also close to soapiness. Malt and fruit but not very drinkable.Perhaps I would enjoy this better if I didn't have a beer in a long while.
Apr 13, 2008
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Reviewed by brewdlyhooked13 from Ohio

4.05/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - darkish orange with some murkiness. A pale tan head that fades to a wispy yet somehow complete cover. Some thickness around the collar.

Aroma - a hint of raisins or some such dark fruit, a hint of alcohol along with a measure of citrus. My first impression is that of a weak or diluted barleywine style.

Taste - sweet and light roasted malt, a modest play of the dark fruitiness. Progresses to light citrus and a mellow bitterness at the end. This is kind of like a barleywine's kid brother; from the same stock just not as big and strong. I like it!

Mouthfeel - crisp stuff, average body, even a tad thin, but it works.

Drinkability - to me, this has the barleywine kind of taste in a most drinkable, lower abv package. How cool is that?
Oct 09, 2007
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The full, frothy, and creamy tan head atop Otter Creek's Alpine Ale holds quite well and leaves some very nice walls of streaky lace about the glass as it goes; and the deep copper body beneath has a crimson cast and glows with deep orange-red highlights. The nose is clean, bright, and fresh with notes of delicately minty and mildly grassy hops atop a sweetish, caramel-soaked and bready, cake-like maltiness. It's medium-bodied, bordering on medium-full, with a decidedly dextrinous edge; and the fine-bubbled moderate carbonation then leaves it remarkably creamy and smooth across the palate. The flavor offers a dollop of sweet caramel and sugar malt upfront, laced with notes of minty (kind of cola-like) and grassy hops. A solid but understated bitterness risesand carries through into the finish as some yeasty fruitiness appears mid-palate, and spicy hops come to the forefront in the long-lasty, zesty finish. Enjoyable!

Finishes spicy
May 26, 2007
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Reviewed by WVbeergeek from West Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Appears a clear amber copper tone with a large off whit beige head that sticks around quite a bit and leaves even streaks of lacing around my chalice. Aroma has deep pine aromatics with moderate caramel malt sweetness really highlights the hops, the alpine ale really shows of some spruce like hop qualities, nice. Flavor has a great mix between assertive piney bitterness with bready caramel Christmas style malt profile still on the hoppy side of the fence vs xmas spiced out, thank god. Mouthfeel is medium bodied silky smooth with som slight prickly effervescent carbonation but flows relatively well on the palate. Drinkabiltiy is great very piney with hops give me more winter seasonals like this one yum.
May 05, 2007
Otter Creek Alpine Ale from Otter Creek Brewing
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 111 ratings