Otter Creek Summer Ale
Otter Creek Brewing

Otter Creek Summer AleOtter Creek Summer Ale
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From:
Otter Creek Brewing
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American Pale Wheat Beer
ABV:
4.25%
Score:
69
Avg:
2.9 | pDev: 18.62%
Reviews:
127
Ratings:
179
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 11, 2022
Added:
Jul 25, 2001
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
22 IBU
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Ratings by Atlas1:
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Reviewed by Atlas1 from Texas

2.94/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Hadn't seen the Otter Summer before when I picked up a single at my beer store today. Not sure if Otter Creek changes the label each summer, or if the local VT label is different from their exports, but the label on my bottle has a wood-covered bridge on it instead of the sun pictured on the bottle by BeerAdvocate. Oh well.

Pours a pale straw color with a decent enough white foamy head. Fairly average looking beer; nothing special here besides a slightly sparkley foam. Hmmm... I actually dig this aroma quite a bit. Strong malt presence for a pale wheat ale with some faint apple/banana fruit notes as well. A cut-grass aroma off in the distance as well. It's good, but again, nothing special. The taste bears a tangy bitterness that I wasn't necessarily expecting. Kind of a tart alcoholish flavor. Some malty citrus flavors in there too, but everything is dulled by the acidic and metallic tang that permeates through the entire mouthfull. What a drag. The mouthfeel is sharp, but also slightly watery. This beer would make a pleasant summer brew if it were not for the strong tangy alcohol flavor that dominates it. I'm inclined to try this again on draft if I see, to see if it gets any better on tap. Let's hope so.
Jun 30, 2007
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by zotzot from Vermont

Jun 11, 2022
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Reviewed by Duffman79 from Connecticut

3.8/5  rDev +31%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
They must have re-formulated this beer. It is not as bad as the ratings say... Had on draft at the Thread City Hop Fest in Willimantic, CT. I would suggest giving it another shot!
May 06, 2015
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Reviewed by seedyone from New York

3.13/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
07/23/13 At Rattle N Hum, NYC. On tap. Listed as a kolsch which is a style I really like, especially mid-summer. What I got had a bit more body than I was expecting & had a touch of a sour/bitterness that seemed more in the wheat class. Only problem there was it lacked either the dryness or citrus one would expect in that realm. So many brews & so little time meant I needed to move on. Perhaps another day.
Jan 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by wrightst from Maryland

Oct 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by probert from New York

Sep 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by zestar from California

Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by rlamoy from Vermont

Jun 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Sickdoggv from Connecticut

May 23, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Mar 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by chefdave37 from Massachusetts

Jan 14, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by TheEggCrasher from Massachusetts

Dec 25, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by BodiesLexus from New York

Nov 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by scottbrew4u from Pennsylvania

Oct 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Varkias41 from New Jersey

Oct 01, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Sep 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by dgherm from Pennsylvania

Jul 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Drasherweizen from Massachusetts

Jul 26, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Jun 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Rheaume17 from Vermont

Jun 10, 2013
Otter Creek Summer Ale from Otter Creek Brewing
Beer rating: 69 out of 100 with 179 ratings