Otter Brewery is a brewery in Luppitt, near Honiton, Devon, and named after the nearby River Otter. The brewery was founded in 1990 by David and Mary Ann McCaig and is still run by the family,[3][4] who also run a pub owned by the company, the Holt in Honiton.[5] The company invests heavily in sustainability, with such innovations as a cellar built mostly underground to save the needs for refrigeration[1] and the use of reed beds to recycle waste water.[6]
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Luppitt, Devon, England |
| Products | Beer, Lager |
Production output | ~20,000 UK barrels[1] |
| Owner | McCaig family |
Number of employees | 35[2] |
| Website | http://www.otterbrewery.com |
Awards
editOtter Brewery has won a number of awards, including The Good Pub Guide "Brewery of the Year" in 2013[7][8] as well as being named "Most Sustainable Brewery" at the 2011 Society of Independent Brewers awards.[6]
Products
editOtter produce five regular beers[9] and two lagers,[10] as well as speciality and seasonal ales.
Regular beers
edit- Otter Bitter (ABV 3.6%) - Green label / badge
- Otter Ale (ABV 4.5%) - Red label / badge
- Otter Amber (ABV 4.3%) - Orange badge (cask only)
- Otter Bright (ABV 4.0%) - Creme label / badge
- Otter Head (ABV 5.8%) - Blue label / badge
Lager
edit- Tarka (ABV 4.8%)
- Four (ABV 4.0%)
Cider
edit- Wildsider (ABV 4.6%) - Black badge (cask only)
Gin
edit- New Moon (ABV 42%) - Blue bottle (bottle only)
Speciality and seasonal beers
editOtter produce one standard winter beer which goes under a number of names, including Otter Witch (Halloween), Otter Claus (Christmas), MacOtter (Burns Night) and Otter Cupid (Valentine's Day). The brewery says that "We firmly believe that one particularly good beer is better than a bucketful of seasonals".[11] It also produces a session beer named Beautiful Daze which is sold at Beautiful Days music festival at nearby Escot, where it runs the beer stalls,[12] and a speciality Flaming Ale which is sold at the Tar Barrels event in Ottery St Mary.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b Champ, Hamish (13 December 2010). "Otter Brewery: a hidden gem". Morning Advertiser. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Double Silver for Devon's Otter Brewery". The Beer Guild. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Otter Brewery". Drink Britain. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Family's 200 years of brewing history". Devon Live. 9 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tierney-Jones, Adrian (26 September 2008). "Devon Pub Guide: The Holt, Honiton". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Otter Brewery scoops Best sustainability award". Beer Guild. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Otter Named "Brewery of the Year"". The British Guild of Beer Writers. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Otter named Brewery of the Year". Midweek Herald. 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Core beers". Otter Brewery. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Our lagers". Otter Brewery. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Speciality beers". Otter Brewery. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Beautiful Days festival". eFestivals. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Tar Barrels". Otter Brewery. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.