Otter Bitter

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Woodman, Ruislip, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		19 Oct 2024	Very good head and lacing. Lightly fruity with a pleasantly bitter mouthfeel.

Claret & Ale (formerly Claret Free House), Addiscombe, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	14 Oct 2024	Ran out
Philip Pirrip		12 Oct 2024	Often disappointingly presented elsewhere but not here
Philip Pirrip		08 Apr 2024	Good to try a basic session ale every so often
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	18 Aug 2023
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	11 Jul 2023
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	10 Jul 2023
Philip Pirrip		10 Jun 2023	Fresh and clean
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	18 Mar 2023

Rose & Crown, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

The Red Cow, Sandwich, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisatSturry	Not Tried	01 Sep 2024	Cloudy, end of barrel, offered a different pint
ChrisatSturry		23 May 2024	Fabulous, deep butterscotch.

Talbot Arms, Uplyme, Devon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		13 Aug 2024	Fine. Probably first out the pipes.
Andrew	Not Tried	07 Aug 2023
Andrew		31 Jul 2020
Andrew		04 Aug 2016	Nice
Andrew		31 Jul 2014	Nice orange notes with malt body

The Nags Head, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		11 Aug 2024	First pint was okay (probably first out). Second was crisp fruity and neckable. £3.90 a pint. Cheapest I've found in Lyme.
Andrew		06 Aug 2023	Malty.
Andrew		01 Aug 2021	Very drinkable.
Andrew	Not Tried	29 Jul 2018	Badged as Sark Lark
Andrew	Not Tried	30 Jul 2017	Sark Lark
Andrew	Not Tried	31 Jul 2016	Badged as Sark Lark
Andrew	Not Tried	02 Aug 2015
Andrew	Not Tried	27 Jul 2014	Badged as Sark Lark
Andrew	Not Tried	11 Aug 2013	Badged as Sark Lark
Andrew	Not Tried	10 Jun 2012	Badged as Sark Lark
Andrew	Not Tried	05 Jun 2011	badged as Sark Lark
Andrew	Not Tried	10 Jun 2010	Badged as Sark Lark
Andrew		07 Jun 2010	Badged as Sark Lark. Excellent condition. Fresh, light citrus and slightly smoky finish.
Andrew	Not Tried	07 Jun 2010
Andrew		14 Jun 2009	Badged as Sark Lark. Light brown bitter. Light resins; slightly malty session bitter
Andrew		24 Jul 2005	A malty brown session bitter. Subtle taste of hops on finish

The Anchor Inn, Wingham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisatSturry		26 May 2024	Smooth, Caramel

The Black Robin, Kingston, Kent

King Ethelbert Inn, Reculver, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		26 Aug 2023	Funny to see this outside of Devon. Good condition.

The Queens Head, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

George & Pilgrims, Glastonbury, Somerset

The Drewe Arms, Broadhembury, Devon

Black Horse, Biggin Hill, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		24 Aug 2021	A surprisingly well kept pint in excellent condition.

The Smugglers Inn, Milford on Sea, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Archie14		13 May 2021	A pint of proper brown traditional bitter 🍺👍

White Hart Hotel, Moretonhampstead, Devon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		27 Jul 2020

George Hotel, Lydd, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		02 Jan 2020

Digby Tap, Sherborne, Dorset

Royal Lion Hotel, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		09 Aug 2019	Malty but lacking the orange hints
Andrew		27 Jul 2018	Orange flavoured malt with leafy hop bite
Andrew	Not Tried	01 Aug 2016
Andrew	Not Tried	29 Jul 2016
Andrew	Not Tried	31 Jul 2015
Andrew		29 Jul 2014	Nice oranges
Andrew		29 Jul 2014	Oranges. Very nice. Touch too wsrm otherwise it'd be a 4 out of 5.
Andrew	Not Tried	26 Jul 2014
Andrew	Not Tried	14 Aug 2013
Andrew	Not Tried	13 Aug 2013
Andrew	Not Tried	09 Aug 2013
Andrew	Not Tried	14 Jun 2012
Andrew	Not Tried	12 Jun 2012
Andrew		08 Jun 2011	Light bitter with nice summer fruits.
Andrew	Not Tried	03 Jun 2011
Andrew	Not Tried	18 Jun 2009
Andrew	Not Tried	15 Jun 2009

Coach & Horses, Lyminge, Kent

The Holt, Honiton, Devon

Blue Raddle, Dorchester, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu	Not Tried	13 Jun 2019
thebrewingman		29 Oct 2011

The Spyway Inn, Askerswell, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Trevor		05 May 2019	An enjoyable drink.

The Anchor Inn, Tintern, Gwent

Old Road Tavern, Chippenham, Wiltshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		12 Apr 2019
Philip Pirrip		24 Jun 2015	Lacklustre and required a large dose of lemonade to make it drinkable

The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		29 Jan 2019	Lovely.
Andrew		14 Jul 2018
Mick	Not Tried	23 May 2015
Andrew	Not Tried	22 May 2015

Olde Cottage, Chester, Cheshire

Blacksmiths Arms, Willesborough, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE	Not Tried	10 Dec 2018
ChrisE		14 Nov 2015
ChrisE	Not Tried	16 May 2015

The Bell Inn, Minster (Thanet), Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
beery steve		10 Sep 2018	Changed with grace

Old Eden Inn, Edenbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		19 Aug 2018	Not a very inspiring pint.

Hare & Hounds, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		20 Jul 2018
HSB	Not Tried	01 May 2014

The Strand, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

The Famous Ship Inn (formerly The Ship Inn), Sandgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE	Not Tried	12 Apr 2018
ChrisE		03 Dec 2017

Rose & Crown, Sandhurst, Berkshire

Jolly Woodman, Beckenham, Greater London

Rock Point Inn, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		03 Aug 2017

Harbour Inn, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		03 Aug 2017	Quite fresh. Weirdly lager-like.
Andrew		03 Aug 2016	Fresh orangy goodness
Andrew	Not Tried	03 Aug 2015
Andrew		30 Jul 2014	Touch too cold but I liked it.
Andrew		29 Jul 2014	Really good condition with lovely orange flavours
Andrew		09 Aug 2013	Too cold but Otter was definitely in there somewhere
Andrew	Not Tried	14 Jun 2012
Andrew	Not Tried	12 Jun 2012
Andrew		11 Jun 2012	Too cold but refrehing
Andrew	Not Tried	08 Jun 2011
Andrew	Not Tried	05 Jun 2011
Andrew	Not Tried	14 Jun 2009
Andrew	Not Tried	28 Jul 2005

Volunteer Inn, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		01 Aug 2017	Syrupy. Great white pepper hop.

The Phoenix Tavern, Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		20 Jul 2017	Sweetish
Philip Pirrip		25 Apr 2017	In great bittersweet nick
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	13 Jul 2016
Philip Pirrip		03 Apr 2013	Tasted very malty and yeasty

Fordwich Arms, Fordwich, Kent

The Priory Hotel, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		17 Dec 2016	Little life in this

Live and Let Live, Bringsty Common, Herefordshire

Old King's Head, Borough, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	10 Oct 2016
Philip Pirrip		25 May 2016	Simple pleasures, a mid brown English hopped bitter. Luxury

The Racehorse, Carshalton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		13 Jul 2016

The Jolly Fenman, Blackfen, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		03 Dec 2015	First out for a while I reckon
Philip Pirrip		03 Dec 2015	Much better

The Grape Vaults, Leominster, Herefordshire

The Station Inn, Whitby, North Yorkshire

The White Horse, Alton, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		18 Aug 2015	Rather rich tasting

The Golden Hind, Musbury, Devon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		05 Aug 2015

Wye Beer Festival 2015, Wye, Kent

The Waterfront, Ramsgate, Kent

Anchor Inn, Beer, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu		07 Jun 2015
Andrew		13 Jun 2012	It was okay.

Ship Inn, Porlock, Somerset

The Peacock, City, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		02 Jun 2015

The Edgar Wallace, Temple, Central London

The Olde Wine Vaults (formerly The Vaults Cask & Kitchen), Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		15 Apr 2015	One of the beers without CAMRA discount but short term miff soon forgotten with a great pint
Philip Pirrip		15 Apr 2015	This 2nd pint climbed the scale to be exceptional. Best Otter I have had since a trip to the brewery a long long time ago

Ye Olde London, City, Central London

Picture Palace, Braintree, Essex

Ales of the Unexpected, Westbrook, Kent

The Britannia, Richmond, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes	Not Tried	06 Sep 2014
Tobes		22 Feb 2014

The English Rose, Luton, Bedfordshire

Marquis of Westminster, Pimlico, Central London

Seagate Hotel, Appledore, Devon

Brewers Arms, South Petherton, Somerset

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		14 May 2014

Bridge Arms (formerly The White Horse Inn), Bridge, Kent

Devonshire Arms, Langport, Somerset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Edbeck		24 Jan 2014	Only real ale on offer but well kept

Hole in the Wall, Torquay, Devon

The Ale House, Chelmsford, Essex

The Hop Pocket, Bossingham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick		31 Dec 2013	Nice session bitter
Mick	Not Tried	04 Jul 2013

Royal Oak, Heavitree, Devon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		24 Nov 2013	Decent, malty, session bitter.

163 Upper Street (formerly The Taproom), Islington, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		09 Nov 2013	Excellent condition, dry with a hint of nuttiness.

The Globe Inn, Chagford, Devon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Edbeck		03 Nov 2013
Edbeck		03 Nov 2013	Straight from the barrel

The Lyric, Soho, Central London

Leyton Engineer (formerly Leyton Technical), Leyton, Greater London

The Kings Head, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		14 Sep 2013	A good session beer.

The Sidings (formerly Reckless Engineer), Bristol, Avon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		11 Sep 2013

The Colton Arms, Earl's Court, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		10 Sep 2013
HSB		10 Sep 2013
Philip Pirrip		10 Sep 2013	£4 pp

The Wittering (formerly The Old House at Home), West Wittering, West Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew	Not Tried	27 Aug 2013
thebrewingman	Not Tried	12 Apr 2013
thebrewingman		21 Feb 2012	A good quaffable bitter but not outstanding.

Old George, Bethnal Green, Greater London

The Hare and Hounds, Sway, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Nick Willis		13 Apr 2013	Very well kept

The One Elm, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

The Vine Inn, Honiton, Devon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		20 Feb 2013

The Luppitt Inn, Luppitt, Devon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		20 Feb 2013	Last couple out of the last polycask pin
Kevin		09 Jun 2007	Although served from a polypin this was very drinkable. A good amber colour, light bodied and uncomplicated ale with a bitter aftertaste.

Nevill Bull, Birling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		17 Feb 2013

The Vine, Norwich, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		01 Feb 2013

The Kings Arms, Offham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		25 Jan 2013
Pedro		23 Jan 2013

The Devon Arms, Torquay, Devon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick		15 Jan 2013	Nice bitter, nothing outstanding but nice enough.
Pedro		30 Mar 2012

The Richmond Arms, Godalming, Surrey

The Cat & Fiddle, Radlett, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		26 Dec 2012	This was very nice. Fruity and in good condition.

The Dolphin Hotel, Plymouth, Devon

The Good Intent, Puttenham, Surrey

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		10 Nov 2012	A decent malt driven session bitter.
Wittenden		29 Jan 2011	A good session bitter ,malty with a hint of citrus. New to me, I could happily have this as a regular beer.

The Lamb, Bloomsbury, Central London

The Keystone, Guildford, Surrey

Old Ship, Hackney, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		29 Aug 2012	Basically this was a pint of vinegar. Complete incomprehension behind the bar when I tried to explain the problem – so I’m afraid that I walked out.

The Fat Cat, Norwich, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		18 Jul 2012

Hare & Hounds, Putts Corner, Devon

The Foy Boat, Ramsgate, Kent

Fellows, Morton & Clayton Ltd., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

The Pigs Nose Inn, East Prawle, Devon

Hooden Smokehouse & Cellar (formerly Hooden on the Hill), Willesborough, Kent

Sandy Park Inn, Chagford, Devon

The Cleave, Lustleigh, Devon

The Five Bells, Chelsfield, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		30 Apr 2011

Bury Beer Festival 2010, Bury, Greater Manchester

Robin Hood, Blue Bell Hill, Kent

Clock House, Chideock, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		09 Jun 2010	Bit cold but fruity and light.

The Tiger Inn, Bridport, Dorset

Who	Score	When	Notes
Session Beer man		09 Apr 2010
Andrew	Not Tried	17 Jun 2009

The Old Inn, Kilmington, Devon

Sidmouth Arms, Upottery, Devon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Kevin		09 Jun 2007	Amber colour. Sweet and light bodied. A very drinkable, uncomplicated bitter despite its low ABV.

The Bell, Bath, Somerset

Old House, Ightham Common, Kent

Harbour Inn, Axmouth, Devon

Ship Inn, Axmouth, Devon

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		09 Aug 2006	Mid brown bitter with sweet malt and hints of grapefruit. Good sharp bitter finish

Smiles Brewery Tap, Bristol, Avon

The Cornubia, Bristol, Avon