Otter Creek Spring Ale: German-style Kölsch
Otter Creek Brewing

Otter Creek Spring Ale: German-style KölschOtter Creek Spring Ale: German-style Kölsch
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From:
Otter Creek Brewing
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
Kölsch
ABV:
4.85%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 11.26%
Reviews:
82
Ratings:
95
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 19, 2015
Added:
Jan 20, 2008
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Ratings by deanhead:
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Reviewed by deanhead from Vermont

3.66/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
This beer was a nice golden color with a white, wispy head. Plenty of effervescence.

Slight hop aroma, even less malt aroma. Did have a flowery nose along with some spicy hints.

Crisp, clean tasting all with some slight hop bitterness.

Light in body, but not watery.

While I enjoyed this extremely drinkable beer, it simply wasn't very memorable. Don't get me wrong I liked it, but it's nothing special.
May 12, 2008
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Rated by papat444 from Canada (QC)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
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Reviewed by schoolboy from Ohio

3.33/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I am kind of shell shocked from too many different beer tastes this weekend. I bought this among the many others to give a little relief. I was hoping for something light, like it is, but a bit more aromatic. I think of Kolsch having better finishing hops than this.

It is very drinkable, and not a bad beer by any measure, but I had hoped for more. I would buy it again if I wanted to compare various of this style, but otherwise I would leave it.
Feb 13, 2011
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Reviewed by megahurts4 from Louisiana

4.08/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Otter Creek Spring Ale

Appearance: golden, smell head, and good lacing.

Smell: pleasant light grain and malt.

Taste: mild hops and grain.

Mouthfeel: medium-light and smooth with a creamy finish.

Overall:
This is a nice kölsch. Full flavored and creamy smoothness make it one to try for kölsch fans.
Dec 31, 2010
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Reviewed by Mora2000 from Texas

2.58/5  rDev -29.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
The beer pours a yellow color with a white head. The aroma is grain and nothing else. This smells about like a BMC lager. I wish I could say the flavor was better, but I can't. I get a ton of grain notes as well as some corny sweetness. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. This beer has nothing in common with other kolsches I have tried.
Dec 22, 2010
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Reviewed by B967ierhunter177 from Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Otter Creek Spring Ale pours a clear gold with a thin layer of white foam. The aroma has vanilla, fruit, and yeast notes. It's flavor again has a bit of vanilla leading to hints of coriander and pine. Well balanced between bitter and sweet, it has a slightly tangy aftertaste. The mouthfeel is medium over the entire palate. This beer has a high drinkability and is a good representative of the kolsch style. Recomended.
Sep 08, 2010
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Reviewed by Pencible from Virginia

3.7/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
A: This poured mostly clear gold with a bit of white head.
S: It smelled like light lemon and banana with lots of bready yeast.
T: It tasted like clean and light citrus with some bready yeast. The aftertaste had very light bitterness.
M: It was watery with a little carbonation.
D: This was a very ligth and clean beer that was super easy to drink. It had no boldness or complexity or unique elements, but that's ok for a simple summer beer. I'll probably never have it again, but there was nothing wrong with the beer either.
Aug 11, 2010
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Reviewed by wagenvolks from Texas

3.47/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle into an Andechs weizen glass.

Not the most attractive Kölsch by any stretch of the imagination--hazy, lemon-blonde body with a listless carbonation level. The head is scant even with an aggressive pour, and all that collects is a thin wisp and ring of spittle-white bubbles. The aroma is headed in the right direction, though, with a light fruitiness of lemon zest and apples. Just a slight hint of sourness underlies a crisp malt profile that suggests wheat and bread dough.

I'll give Otter Creek's Kölsch the benefit of the doubt, as the one I had with dinner tasted substantially better than the one currently in front of me for a midnight cap. Pale malts taste crisp thanks to a lively carbonation level, and although the hops are muted, they do give off enough of a bite to add some pleasing grassy bitterness characteristic of the style. Mouthfeel is light on the tongue and effervescent with bubbles, while the finish is snappy and lingers with a hint of minerals. Not a bad beer, especially at the on-sale Specs price of $3.99 a six-pack (say whaaaat??). I'll enjoy the rest of my purchase, but probably won't be picking up this one again.
Jun 17, 2010
Otter Creek Spring Ale: German-style Kölsch from Otter Creek Brewing
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 95 ratings