HOPPY HOUR: OTTER CREEK BREWING BACKSEAT BERNER

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From the fermentors in Middlebury, VT comes splendor in a bottle labeled Backseat Berner.

I poured this brew into a glass sitting in the freezer for a few days.

The first sip yielded a very sweet hoppy flavor with little to no bitterness. I will ammend that last statement and say the bitterness and carbonation where aburpt and gave way to a very long and satisfying sweet hops flavor.

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Just smelling the brew was pleasing. There was a satisfying level of hops. I would place this next to my fav Peak's Organic any day.

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The third sip had an aggresive hops flavor. The aftertaste is revealing orange peel, raw honey, and even a hint of a sweet citrus syrup.

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Again, the hops scent is strong enough to fill your nostrils. If you sip and smell, you get a very generous portion of hops.

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The last sip had a pleasant bitter that has me wanting a 6-pack.

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Looks good. Sounds like a delicious beer. Followed.

Do you always taste your beers that cold? The colder a beer is, the less flavor it will have. It can be refreshing, but for real tasting I usually have them around 53°F, up to even 68°F (that last temperature is just for deep technical tasting, it is not always an enjoyable experience anymore)

I'll be doing a beer review myself later today.

I definitely agree about the temperature. When I do wine tastings, I like mine right around 60F. If it is too cold, those taste buds close up tight!

You write really good reviews, how long have you ben into craft beers?

Man that looks great, I like em slightly cloudy!

very good

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Cool beer brand, got to try this one too! Nice post btw :)

Sounds really good. I might have to check and see if I can find this in the Chicago area!

I am doing a friday craft brew series each week that will be on it's third week when I have a chance to post today. Hope you'll have a chance to check it out. Thanks for sharing!

One of my reviews under #hoppyhour has a suggested temperature written on the beer. I have done nearly all reviews around 50°F-60°F.

For this one, I wanted to try a colder review. I definitely enjoyed the flavor this cold.