Spring Creek Lager
Otto's Pub and Brewery

 

Classic gold, good carbonation. Malts are good, obviously more towards the amber variety but there is good balance with a mild hop presence and some drier cracker like malt on the end

 

Had on-tap at Otto's, poured into a pint glass.

L: Clear deep golden color with nice white head.

S: Grains and mild hops. Smells like a lager.

T/F: Surprisingly nice take on a Vienna Lager. Nice malt/grain flavor with a hop finish that's not overly bitter. Well carbonated and crisp/clean. No significant aftertaste.

O: A nice Vienna Lager, and faithful to the style. Definitely better than their Spruce Creek Lager. Easy to drink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had at the brewpub. Served in a pint glass.

Appearance – A rusty orange color which formed a nice billowy head. The head slowly faded leaving a it of foam lacing on the cap of the beer throughout the drinking experience.

Smell - Some malty aromas with a little bit of dried fruit perhaps. The smallest aroma of citrus and pine as well.

Taste –A malty and grainy brew. Can pick up a faint hint of hops at the end of the drink, not much; appropriate for the style.

Mouthfeel – A good level of carbonation and a good heartiness in body for a lager. A pretty nice mouthfeel.

Overall – A good beer, not what I would have origanlly expected but a nice surprise.

Ba Review #97
Served On: 12/29/2011
Glassware: Tumbler Pint
Labeled ABV: -
Date/ Code: -

This was from a growler I had filled during our last visit to the brewpub a few days ago.

Look: Poured a clear amberish copper color with a solid 2 fingers of off-white froth for the head. Appearance could remind you of a Sam Adams Boston Lager (not a bad thing). Carbonation was at a medium level.

Smell: Notes of a woody sweetness with pronounced hops and some nice spice came through. Again, I thought I had a Boston Lager here - but minus the sour notes I can sometimes get with Boston.

Taste: Mouth feel was surprisingly creamy with this one. Front of the palate was a nice earthy spice mixed with some sweet malts. A hop bitterness hit more towards the end with a finish of sweet bready cereal malts. The bitter hops seemed to last into the aftertaste.

This is a very solid Vienna Lager from Otto's. It was very impressive on how close they came to cloning Samuel Adams Boston Lager. Well done!

On tap at the brewpub - Dec 14, 2007. Aroma is a pale glow of lemony sugars and dusty grains. Pours a clear amber, with a thin rim of off-white. Flavor is a middle dense sugar, with edges of caramel, tanginess and palpable grain husk bitterness. Esters and astringency. I appreciate the malt body, but it gets cut by off bitterness, a curt dry note, and not really any balancing hops. Floorlike. Not digging this.