Berner IPA
Otter Creek Brewing

 

 

 

(Can)
L: pours orange gold hazy body with a foamy white head with nice retention and lacing
S: earthy, citrus smell with some orange notes and like, sweet malty notes
T: sweet, orange taste with some sweet, juicy notes
F: light bodied; a little thin
O: ok feel and taste combination; pretty good drinking beer, overall.

 

 

 

$ 3.00 (Including tax)/16 oz can ($ 0.188/oz) from Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA. Reviewed 7/6/19.
Bottom rim of can marked “1017185592M” - PKG date? BB date? Not a date at all? In reefer at point of sale. Stored upside down at 42 degrees and served at 45 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 3.5.
First pour – Light yellow, very slight haze.
Body – Yellow, murky with floaties and precipitate, opaque, some effervescence. When held to the light, slightly translucent.
Head - Large (Maximum 4.8 cm, aggressive center pour), chalky white, medium density, average retention, diminishing to an irregular five to eleven mm lacy crown including prominences and a thin complete cap with some thick projections. Multiple small three-dimensional islands remain on the side after head retraction.
Lacing – Good. Very irregular three-dimensional bands of tiny to small bubbles with a rare stalactite or two and a single column connecting the bands. See also above.
Aroma – 3.75 – Weak grapefruit and pine.
Flavor – 3.75 – Weak malt backbone is apparent with some generic bitterness from the hops. No distinct grapefruit or coniferous flavors are present. No alcohol taste or aroma (7.0 % ABV), no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 3 – Medium, watery, soft carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 3.5 – Lacking adequate flavor or aroma to either excite or offend, this is a good brew to drink when you feel you should be drinking but really just don’t care enough to open a good brew. Or, if the string of numbers is actually a canned or BB date, it’s just aged.

A: hazy; medium gold in color; 1 finger finely pored ivory head that receded to a wispy cap; nice lacing;

S: slightly tart white grapefruit and under ripe pineapple;

T: mango, mango, and mango; mild bitterness on the finish;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish; soft;

O: not complex, but good;

From the bottle, it pours a very hazy light amber with a modest, long lasting just off-white head. Citrus hops tickle the nose. The mouth gets a lively bit of pineapple over a malt base. Nice!

 

I picked up a 4-pack of 16oz cans yesterday at The Flight Center in Nashua ($10.00). Had actually thought I was getting Backseat Berner... NBD - new bier to try...

Into my Smutty snifter, it pours a hazy, juicy-looking yellowish color. Head is marshmallow-white, creamy and fine, but ebbs rather quickly. Lacing is decent, all-in-all. Has an aroma of grapefruit, pineapple and a bit of melon. Body is a solid medium, and it is fairly easy on the tongue.

Flavor is not as sweet as I had hoped, but it is still brimming with an assortment of fruity notes. It is a touch crackery before going into citrus territory. Has some pineapple, a bit of melon, a smidge of honey, and then some rindy, pithy lemon-peel action. A pretty decent IPA, especially at this price. Prosit!

4/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2071

Dissapointed, stick with the other solid IPAs from OC.

nice ipa that is mildly complex, not overly hopped, easy drinking, would buy again

 

 

I'm confused as to why OC felt the need to release this reiteration of Backseat Berner. It's just another cookie cutter West Coast IPA and a relatively average one at that. It's malty, true to the West Coast style, and that malt clashes with the described "tropical" and "citrus" flavors. Rather disappointing.

16oz can dated 10/17/18.

Pours cloudy yellow with a fluffy head of white and nice retention. Peach, pineapple, and tangerine in the nose. Medium bodied with a creamy, soft mouthfeel. Peaches and grapefruit on the palate with zero malt and a firm bitterness. Finishes dry with a lingering bitterness and pithy citrus.

Nice beer. I could see buying a lot of this if it was in 12 packs.