Spring Creek Lager
Otto's Pub and Brewery

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!

 

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.

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.