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Brewer:<\/strong> Otter Creek Brewing Company<\/a>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Middlebury, Vermont
\nType:<\/strong> American Porter
\nABV:<\/strong> 4.4%<\/p>\n

Dropping down from Canada, we land at the shores of Vermont’s Otter Creek for some of their Stovepipe Porter.<\/p>\n

Ruby-tinted blackness with a smudge of carbonation, this porter delivers familiar albeit slightly floral smells but comes in slightly drier, slightly more bitter than many of the other porters to have made a Darktober appearance. Although not nearly as bitter as Boxcar’s Pumpkin Porter,<\/a> Stovepipe definitely does not tickle the sweet senses of your palate in any way. <\/p>\n

I also detected a stronger hops presence in this porter, which might have accentuated the dry, bitter flavor profile. While deducting points from my personal enjoyment scale, I think that this porter strikes a nice balance between the malts and hops that could appeal to the more hoppy minded beer drinker. Of course, I could be completely off on this assumption. It would not be the first time. <\/p>\n

Not a terrible beer, but definitely not a stand-out. If I’ve shown anything this month, there is no dearth of exceptional choices for dark beer drinkers. Why, then, would I choose a middle-of-the-road beer if I could choose a better option?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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