Otter Creek Brewery

Firkin Friday December 9th from 5pm-7pm featuring cask conditioned Wolaver's Organic Alta Gracia!

In March of 1991, Otter Creek brewed its first Copper Ale®. Otter Creek Brewing, originally opened its business at 616 Exchange Street in Middlebury. Four years later, the brewery expanded and moved down the road to 793 Exchange Street where it resides today. With a 60,000-barrel capacity and plenty of room to grow, Otter Creek Brewing distributes its year-round and seasonal beer to fifteen states in the mid- Atlantic and Northeast regions.

In 1997, Wolaver’s became the first USDA-certified organic brewer. At first a satellite brewery, Vermont’s organic lifestyle fit the product that was envisioned, so Otter Creek and Wolaver's merged. The brewers worked with the organic barley and farmers in the area, and together they created an “organic beer market.” Since 2002, all Wolaver’s Organic and Otter Creek Ales have been brewed in Middlebury, Vermont.

Otter Creek Brewery is proud to be front running in the American Craft Brewing Revolution. Now in our 20th year we are just as committed to creating new and exciting craft brews for discerning beer drinkers as we were in 1991. Otter Creek works with local farmers to source as many local ingredients as possible and makes all spent grain available to be used to feed local dairy cattle as a valuable food supplement. Spent hops, yeast and beer are donated to local farmers as an alternative fertilizer.

In 2010, we expanded our brewery to meet the increasing demand for our beer while capturing energy efficiencies and maintaining Otter Creek and Wolaver’s award winning commitment to taste and quality. As Mike Gerhart, Brewmaster puts it, “You don’t have to compromise your passion for great beer, in order to promote sound environmental practices. We prove that every day, here at Otter Creek Brewery.”