Otter Bright

With this beer, I start the last case case of my sixty beers, so only twelve more to go and they will all be done. This final case begins with yet another beer and brewery that I have not encountered before.

The Otter Brewery I have discovered was founded in 1990 by David McCaig and Mary Ann McCaig, both of whom gave connections with Whitbread. It has grown since then into one of the West Country's major producers of beer. The brewery is located at a place called Luppitt, which is in the Blackdown Hills, between Taunton and Honiton. An 80 barrel plant built in exactly the same style as the original brewery was commissioned in 2004 and has proved invaluable in meeting demand since then. All the beers are made with local spring water. More details at www.otterbrewery.com.

The beer itself has a nice fruit and hop aroma. It is a straw-coloured bitter with a strong bitter finish - very nice. According to the label, water from the River Otter is used to brew this beer. Its flavour comes from the use of lager malt and Fuggles hops.

It is a bright beer, rather than bottle conditioned and its ABV is 4.3%