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Otter Creek White Sail
Otter Creek Brewing
- From:
- Otter Creek Brewing
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.45 | pDev: 12.46%
- Reviews:
- 84
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 12, 2013
- Added:
- Apr 29, 2007
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Ratings by jwc215:
Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona
4.04/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.04/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours slightly hazed (a but less than normal for the style) with a thin creamy white head. Minimal lacing slides down the glass.
The smell is of orange peel, sweet malt, wheat breadiness and a touch of coriander.
The taste is of orange peel, bready, malty, candyish sweetness. Just a hint of earthy hops are in the mix. The sweetness is balanced by coriander and peppery spice in the crisp finish.
The feel is appropriately light with a good amount of creaminess. Refreshingly smooth.
A nice, refreshing warm-weather brew. Sure beats out Blue Moon. Spices are present, but not overwhelming. A nice, soft yet tasty, brew to relax with on a warm or hot day.
Sep 13, 2007The smell is of orange peel, sweet malt, wheat breadiness and a touch of coriander.
The taste is of orange peel, bready, malty, candyish sweetness. Just a hint of earthy hops are in the mix. The sweetness is balanced by coriander and peppery spice in the crisp finish.
The feel is appropriately light with a good amount of creaminess. Refreshingly smooth.
A nice, refreshing warm-weather brew. Sure beats out Blue Moon. Spices are present, but not overwhelming. A nice, soft yet tasty, brew to relax with on a warm or hot day.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas
3.17/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.17/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance: Medium yellow-golden, with substantial haze, a small white head, which persists slightly, and thin, glass-coating , lacing. There is slight carbonation, and moderate sediment.
Aroma: Very prominent coriander, lesser orange rind, solid wheat malt, and earthy yeast.
Taste: Opens with solid wheat malt, prominent coriander and orange peel. Underlying the traditional Wit flavors is a strong, tart note, sour to the point of being almost puckering.This sour note carries from start to finish, and is more than a little like malt vinegar. The tartness somewhat spoils the Wit characteristics. Finishes sour with lingering coriander and orange rind.
Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, and pleasant.
Drinkability/notes: A decent example, perhaps a bit off-style, but quite drinkable.
Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce brown glass long-neck bottle with a pop-off crown, served in a standard Pilsener glass.
Jan 29, 2012Aroma: Very prominent coriander, lesser orange rind, solid wheat malt, and earthy yeast.
Taste: Opens with solid wheat malt, prominent coriander and orange peel. Underlying the traditional Wit flavors is a strong, tart note, sour to the point of being almost puckering.This sour note carries from start to finish, and is more than a little like malt vinegar. The tartness somewhat spoils the Wit characteristics. Finishes sour with lingering coriander and orange rind.
Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, and pleasant.
Drinkability/notes: A decent example, perhaps a bit off-style, but quite drinkable.
Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce brown glass long-neck bottle with a pop-off crown, served in a standard Pilsener glass.
Reviewed by Fnord from Texas
3.52/5 rDev +2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.52/5 rDev +2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Appearance - Very pale yellow, somewhat cloudy. Disappointingly little head.
Smell - Lemon, orange, coriander, a bit of pepper and alcohol.
Taste - A lot of citrus bite up front, backed up with some wheat and yeast. Only a little spicy. A slight hop taste in the finish.
Mouthfeel - Very crisp. Thin with fairly high carbonation.
Notes - This is a bit too citrusy for my taste. It's a decent enough wit, but it's not particularly noteworthy. It kind of reminds me of Shiner Hefeweizen.
Feb 09, 2010Smell - Lemon, orange, coriander, a bit of pepper and alcohol.
Taste - A lot of citrus bite up front, backed up with some wheat and yeast. Only a little spicy. A slight hop taste in the finish.
Mouthfeel - Very crisp. Thin with fairly high carbonation.
Notes - This is a bit too citrusy for my taste. It's a decent enough wit, but it's not particularly noteworthy. It kind of reminds me of Shiner Hefeweizen.
Reviewed by Mora2000 from Texas
3.09/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.09/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a dirty yellow with a white head. Lots of sediment and gunk in the bottom of the glass. Not a real attractive beer.
Aroma is not too bad, mainly citrus with a good amount of wheat and Belgian yeast.
Flavor is mainly yeast with some orange. The finish was a little bit sour which didn't help the beer.
Thin mouthfeel with lots of carbonation. Not a bad beer, but there are lots of better witbiers out there.
Dec 30, 2009Aroma is not too bad, mainly citrus with a good amount of wheat and Belgian yeast.
Flavor is mainly yeast with some orange. The finish was a little bit sour which didn't help the beer.
Thin mouthfeel with lots of carbonation. Not a bad beer, but there are lots of better witbiers out there.
Reviewed by jhammel01 from New Jersey
3.49/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.49/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours straw yellow with an eggwhite head that sticks around pretty well.
Smells of lemon zest and a bit of yeast. Not too much else going on.
1st up in the taste is the lemon and orange flavors.Ttastes a bit yeasty with mellow maltiness throughout.
Mouthfeel is kind of thin. I think that I usually pick up more of a creamy mouthfeel...to me. Either way, its not a bad thing.
Decent beer. I'm really impressed with this beer because it was actually dated back in 5/08. Held up fine.
Regardless, its nice. Good solid beer.
Sep 25, 2009Smells of lemon zest and a bit of yeast. Not too much else going on.
1st up in the taste is the lemon and orange flavors.Ttastes a bit yeasty with mellow maltiness throughout.
Mouthfeel is kind of thin. I think that I usually pick up more of a creamy mouthfeel...to me. Either way, its not a bad thing.
Decent beer. I'm really impressed with this beer because it was actually dated back in 5/08. Held up fine.
Regardless, its nice. Good solid beer.
Reviewed by goblue3509 from Pennsylvania
3.77/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.77/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a very light yellow color with a slight head to it. The smell is of slight grain and citrus notes, orange, lemon, and maybe grapefruit are present. The smell isn't overpowering it is mellow and enjoyable. The taste has a nice grain backbone with hints of orange and lemon. The flavors are not overpowering like some in this class, however, they are decent enough that you know they are there. The mouthfeel is of moderate carbonation. Overall this is a very drinkable beer, nice mellow and not overpowering taste.
Sep 02, 2009Reviewed by gameface23 from Massachusetts
3.09/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.09/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
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From the bottle. A poor man's Hoegaarden. What this beer lacks is the depth and character that I love about Wits from Belgium and well-made Americans. The price is reasonable, but I would much rather go for another example of the style.
Aug 21, 2009From the bottle. A poor man's Hoegaarden. What this beer lacks is the depth and character that I love about Wits from Belgium and well-made Americans. The price is reasonable, but I would much rather go for another example of the style.
Reviewed by iuhoosier336 from Pennsylvania
3.72/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.72/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I live in New England during the summer and even have a Otter Creek glass but was not very fimilar with their beer so I picked up this very reasonably priced white beer to try it out.
The color is very light with a slight yellow tint but mostly white. The head leaves a little too quickly, not much retention. The smell was great and made me think I had really grabbed a winner here. Nice and flowery, citrus, orange peel.
The taste was fair but finished a little too light for me, I really would have liked to get a little more of that orange peel I smelled in the taste. Although this is a beer you could drink all night, the ABV isn't listed but its low for sure. A good white beer for the price.
Jul 28, 2009The color is very light with a slight yellow tint but mostly white. The head leaves a little too quickly, not much retention. The smell was great and made me think I had really grabbed a winner here. Nice and flowery, citrus, orange peel.
The taste was fair but finished a little too light for me, I really would have liked to get a little more of that orange peel I smelled in the taste. Although this is a beer you could drink all night, the ABV isn't listed but its low for sure. A good white beer for the price.
Reviewed by bonkers from New Jersey
3.63/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.63/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a weizen glass. The brew pours a hazy straw color with a quickly dissapating white head. The aroma is light and sweet, strong notes of orange. The flavor is sweet with a predominant flavor of orange. The beer is light, highly carbonated, and easy drinking, not a lot of depth. A refreshing beer on a hot day.
Jun 08, 2009Reviewed by beeragent from Texas
3.07/5 rDev -11%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.07/5 rDev -11%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pint glass from a 12oz bottle.
A - Poured a medium clear straw, becoming slightly hazy as the last bit of the contents was swirled and then poured from the bottle. No lacing apparent on the glass.
S - Corn/grainy aroma is dominate in the nose, with a light lemony smell mixed throughout. Defintely not what I expect a Belgian witbier style to smell like.
T - A slightly harsh grainy taste is apparent in the beginning, but quickly gives way to a nice orange and lemon flavor from the yeast.
M - Light bodied with a clean smooth finish.
D - The flavor in this beer is very light, not the full complex flavor usually associated with witbiers. However, it does have a very clean finish and light body that would definitely make this a summer beer. Not the best but not the worst.
Feb 25, 2009A - Poured a medium clear straw, becoming slightly hazy as the last bit of the contents was swirled and then poured from the bottle. No lacing apparent on the glass.
S - Corn/grainy aroma is dominate in the nose, with a light lemony smell mixed throughout. Defintely not what I expect a Belgian witbier style to smell like.
T - A slightly harsh grainy taste is apparent in the beginning, but quickly gives way to a nice orange and lemon flavor from the yeast.
M - Light bodied with a clean smooth finish.
D - The flavor in this beer is very light, not the full complex flavor usually associated with witbiers. However, it does have a very clean finish and light body that would definitely make this a summer beer. Not the best but not the worst.
Reviewed by Nascartailgatefa from New York
3.98/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Picked up as part of a sampler pack. Not being a person who is a big fan of beer with a fruit taste to it, I was hesitant at first. Hazy in appearance.
Pours a light head with minor lacing and lasts suprisingly long. Has a light citrusy taste but not overpowering and very refreshing.
Excellent drinkability. I think i will be looking for more once the four from the sampler pack are gone.
Feb 01, 2009Pours a light head with minor lacing and lasts suprisingly long. Has a light citrusy taste but not overpowering and very refreshing.
Excellent drinkability. I think i will be looking for more once the four from the sampler pack are gone.
Otter Creek White Sail from Otter Creek Brewing
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
93 ratings
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