Maris Otter
Blackstone Brewing Company
- From:
- Blackstone Brewing Company
- Tennessee, United States
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.47 | pDev: 11.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 21, 2015
- Added:
- Jan 19, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
35 IBU
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.96/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Blackstone "Maris Otter"
12 oz. brown glass bottle, notched "BEST BEFORE DATE INDICATED" "J" (for July) "YEAR 15" " WEEK 3" = (3 and a half months to go so still fresh)
$1.50 @ Trader Joe's #664, Nashville, TN
When I saw the Maris Otter designation on the label I was a little skeptical. How much Maris Otter would they use? Will it just be a thin thread that's almost impossible to make out? Well, they've used enough, it smells of Maris Otter and tastes of Maris Otter. If you've never brewed with it before, this is the perfect example of what it is, so buy a bottle and you'll know what you're in for. But what is it? I'm not even sure I can describe the character of Maris Otter. It's a much richer malt than most. How the strain of barley and floor malting does that, I don't know, but it's very distinct. It's a little like Brettanomyces in my opinion, with an almost metallic edge and some earthiness and grassiness like wet straw. It's perfect for more basic English style ales because you don't need a lot of hops to liven the beer, or carbonation.
This was my first beer from Blackstone, and I'm impressed. Quite nice. Well worth trying.
Apr 06, 201512 oz. brown glass bottle, notched "BEST BEFORE DATE INDICATED" "J" (for July) "YEAR 15" " WEEK 3" = (3 and a half months to go so still fresh)
$1.50 @ Trader Joe's #664, Nashville, TN
When I saw the Maris Otter designation on the label I was a little skeptical. How much Maris Otter would they use? Will it just be a thin thread that's almost impossible to make out? Well, they've used enough, it smells of Maris Otter and tastes of Maris Otter. If you've never brewed with it before, this is the perfect example of what it is, so buy a bottle and you'll know what you're in for. But what is it? I'm not even sure I can describe the character of Maris Otter. It's a much richer malt than most. How the strain of barley and floor malting does that, I don't know, but it's very distinct. It's a little like Brettanomyces in my opinion, with an almost metallic edge and some earthiness and grassiness like wet straw. It's perfect for more basic English style ales because you don't need a lot of hops to liven the beer, or carbonation.
This was my first beer from Blackstone, and I'm impressed. Quite nice. Well worth trying.
Reviewed by donmonkey1 from Tennessee
2.2/5 rDev -36.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
2.2/5 rDev -36.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
Appearance: Pours a copper/orange color, too thick of a white head with great lacing. The head is dissipating too rapidly and there is not enough carbonation in the beer.
Smell: Not much. Perhaps metal. Perhaps the slightest amount of skunk.
Taste: A mouth full of pocket change that's been skunked.
Mouthfeel: Watery, no carbonation.
This beer SUX. Please don't drink it. You could die of something nasty.
May 05, 2014Smell: Not much. Perhaps metal. Perhaps the slightest amount of skunk.
Taste: A mouth full of pocket change that's been skunked.
Mouthfeel: Watery, no carbonation.
This beer SUX. Please don't drink it. You could die of something nasty.
Reviewed by Goosehunter75 from Missouri
3.47/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Pours a beautifully colored honey with a one finger fluffy white head. Bubbles are present thoughout the beer. verage head retention with nice lacing
S - The aroma is light. Mainly light malts with a hint a caramel and roasted grains
T - Good flavor. Not as malty as one would think. Good bitter finish.
M - A medium body beer that is slick in the mouth. Has a dry finish
O - A very drinkable beer but not standout. Would a be a good drinkable beer at a BBQ.
Apr 24, 2014S - The aroma is light. Mainly light malts with a hint a caramel and roasted grains
T - Good flavor. Not as malty as one would think. Good bitter finish.
M - A medium body beer that is slick in the mouth. Has a dry finish
O - A very drinkable beer but not standout. Would a be a good drinkable beer at a BBQ.
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