I tasted some beers they had available at the Perfect Pour on Saturday and wanted to give you all a run down, since fall is upon us and this is classic beer drinking time, everyone needs to be properly informed on what to drink!

Ottin’ Summer ale - very refreshing actually, brewed Organically as all their beers are.  Good wheat flavor in the beer, though it may be a little on the mild side.  Definitely something to drink first, since the flavor is subtle and will get lost if you drink a strong IPA or, really, anything with a real strong flavor beforehand.
Pale Ale - An OK Pale ale, with good hop aroma and bitters. Kind of middle to above middle of the road as far as I can taste.  Cascade hops maybe?  The aroma was pleasant and the bitters alright, so I’m going with a hunch here.  Also I just used 4oz of them in a beer I made, so I’ve got my nose tuned to it’s aroma now!
IPA – Hardly any hop bitters or aroma, which for an IPA I found a bit strange. Nice beer though, but once again, hardly any hops. The normalPale ale had more IBUs than the IPA! But it was still mild with an OK malt balance.
Copper Ale – An alright ale. Ken Hadley was selling this and said it’s one of their best sellers. I don’t know that I would say it’s the best beer I tried, but it’s alright. Large bubbles on the mouthfeel with faint hop aroma. Saaz hops maybe?
Stovepipe Porter – Normally I don’t like porters, but this one was definitely good. It lacked that gross, sickly sweet caramely thing that most porters have going on and was a nice balance of alcohol, malts and hops. I highly recommend this beer.
Pumpkin Ale - I don’t like pumpkin ales, but part of the reason I went here was because Donna had bought Wolvaner’s pumpkin ale earlier (wolvaners = otter creek). This beer I’ll admit has a good aroma, but I still don’t like it on the actual beer aspect. I didn’t taste the spices I smelled, so the cloves and cinnamon and such were lacking in flavor, though the beer was not as watery as I suspected.
Oktoberfest- sold out! I want to try this again at some point though.  I tried it last year and I can agree it’s great.  It’s a classic oktoberfest with heavy but nice malt taste and beautiful color. Selling out of a beer is, of course, a very good sign as to how good it is, especially if the beer sells out at a liquor store that provides very large selection of brews.  Sometimes it’s best to observe capitalist markets in action, and I think this is one pattern you can count on.
Otter San – A beer brewed with Sake Yeast. Now, this was not up for sale, but I did buy it later at the Wine Source when I saw it on the shelf. Ken had mentioned it and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity, and neither should you! This beer was really excellent, very sweet aroma and flavor, light tiny bubbles, full bodied light beer. Definitely something I will buy again!

Ken Hadley of Otter Creek Brewing company (Wolvaners Organic) was the sales rep. Good guy, knowledgeable about the beers and ingredients. For any questions, you should check out their web site or contact Ken. Ken.Hadley@comcast.net.