private industry alcoholic beverage founded 1991 headquarters middlebury vermont united states products beer website www.ottercreekbrewing.com the otter creek bottling line in action finished bottles of copper ale otter creek brewing is a brewery in middlebury vermont that produces two lines of beer otter creek craft ales and shed brewery ales . it brewed wolaver s organic brewery beers from 2002 until 2015 when it ceased brewing that line . contents 1 otter creek 2 wolaver s organic 3 shed brewery line 4 see also 5 references 5.1 further reading 6 external links otter creek edit in march 1991 otter creek brewed its first copper ale at 616 exchange street in middlebury and shipped its first keg of beer shortly thereafter . 1 four years later the brewery expanded and moved down the road to 793 exchange street where they expanded production 1 to 60 000 barrels . otter creek brewing distributes its year round and seasonal beers to fifteen states in the mid atlantic and northeast regions . otter creek brews and bottles all of its beers in small batches and uses natural vermont water ; domestic malts and hops ; and its own top fermenting yeast . in 2005 otter creek brewing produced approximately 30 000 barrels of beer and distributed in 22 states . the otter creek brewery offers daily tours of their facility . 2 otter creek brews three year round beers over easy an american session ipa backseat berner a 7 % american ipa couch surfer an oatmeal stout absorbed from the portfolio of sister company wolaver s this current line up follows a major production overhaul that saw otter creek do away with all of their original flagship beers including their copper ale stovepipe porter and black ipa . otter creek also produces a number of seasonal and occasional beers almost all of which are also of a hop forward nature . in 2010 massachusetts private equity firm fulham and co. acquired otter creek brewing through their long trail brewing company subsidiary . 3 wolaver s organic edit in 1997 wolaver s based in nevada city california 4 became the first usda certified organic brewer . the wolaver s line only contains organic beers . 2 the company started in santa cruz california 5 but was brewing their ales in several locations including the mendocino brewing company in ukiah california goose island brewery in chicago illinois and otter creek in vermont . 4 about two years later wolaver s moved to nevada city california and began looking to buy a brewery in 2001 . 5 wolaver s purchased otter creek in 2002 to consolidate production . 5 6 the brewers worked with the organic barley and farmers in the area to create a market for organic hops . 5 all the wolaver s styles are certified organic by vermont organic farmers 1 and featured wheat and oats grown locally in addison county vermont . since 2002 all wolaver s organic were brewed in middlebury vermont . 6 wolaver s brewed three year round beers and several seasonals . their year round beers were brown ale 2 ipa 2 oatmeal stout 2 long trail ceased brewing wolaver s in december 2015 . 7 shed brewery line edit otter creek wolaver s acquired the shed brewery in 2011 when the former owners decided to close and continues to brew shed mountain ale and shed ipa . 2 8 9 shed brewery brews include mountain ale 10 the shed ipa profanity ale nosedive vanilla porter see also edit beer in the united states beer portal companies portal vermont portal references edit a b c otter creek brewing company pale ale . microbrewed beer of the month club . 2014 . retrieved january 30 2014 . a b c d e f norman miller 7 august 2012 . beer lover s new england . globe pequot . pp. 130 . isbn 978 0 7627 8764 7 . ben keene 15 january 2014 . great northeast brewery tour tap into the best craft breweries in new england and the mid atlantic . voyageur press . pp. 222 . isbn 978 0 7603 4448 4 . a b motavalli jim january february 2002 . green beer delicious organic brews offer a healthier alternative . eating right . e magazine . 13 1 42 . access date requires url help via questia subscription required a b c d morrill keith february 2008 . home brewed morgan wolaver led the way for organic beers in the united states . business people vermont . retrieved january 30 2014 . a b dk publishing 20 october 2008 . the beer book . dk publishing . pp. 60 . isbn 978 0 7566 5007 0 . http www.brewbound.com news wolavers organic ceases production otter creek to brew shed beer . stowe reporter . november 3 2011 . retrieved 18 january 2014 . otter creek acquires the shed brewery . rutland herald . november 1 2011 . retrieved 18 january 2014 . dzen gary 2 april 2013 . go to beer the shed mountain ale . boston.com . retrieved 19 january 2014 . further reading edit paul michael january 23 2013 . beer review otter creek black ipa . the columbus dispatch . retrieved 18 january 2014 . pollak sally august 29 2013 . two vermont brewers team up to create double dose . burlington free press . retrieved 18 january 2014 . atwell tom october 17 2013 . what ales you vermont sends some friendly competitors over here . portland press herald . retrieved 18 january 2014 . d ambrosio dan november 2 2011 . otter creek brewing co. purchases shed brewery . burlington free press . retrieved 18 january 2014 . external links edit official website ratings from beeradvocate.com kind ryed beer review . paste . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title otter creek brewing & oldid 736250772 categories beer brewing companies based in vermontbeer in vermonthidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no urlsubscription required using viapages containing links to subscription only content navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent 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