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Copper ale is a
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of ale known in part for its copper color. Some varieties of copper ale may be produced to have a bitter flavor, such as that of a
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. Beer brewed with dark malt may contribute to a copper-colored beer.


Producers

Copper ale is the flagship beer of
Otter Creek Brewing 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. Otter Cre ...
, a
craft brewery Craft beer is a beer that has been made by craft breweries. They produce smaller amounts of beer, typically less than large breweries, and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as having an emphasis o ...
located in Middlebury, Vermont. It is also produced by other U.S. companies, such as
Boulder Beer Company The Boulder Beer Company was Colorado's first microbrew and the forty-third licensed brewery in the United States. It was founded on September 25, 1979 by David Hummer, Alvin Nelson, and Randolf Ware. Ware and Hummer were physics professors at the ...
in Boulder, Colorado. In Australia, the
James Squire James Squire, alternatively known as James Squires, (18 December 1754 – 16 May 1822) was a First Fleet convict transported to Australia. Squire is credited with the first successful cultivation of hops in Australia around the start of the 19t ...
brand of copper ale named The Constable Copper Ale was produced. It was retired from production in 2017. It is also produced by Alosta Brewing Company in
Covina, California Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles, in the San Gabriel Valley. The population was 51,268 according to the 2020 census, up from 47,796 at the 201 ...
, in collaboration with the band +LĪVE+ to celebrate their 8× platinum album ''
Throwing Copper ''Throwing Copper'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Live, released on April 26, 1994, on former MCA Records subsidiary Radioactive Records. It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and was recorded at Pac ...
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See also

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Beer style Beer styles differentiate and categorise beers by colour, flavour, strength, ingredients, production method, recipe, history, or origin. The modern concept of beer styles is largely based on the work of writer Michael Jackson in his 1977 book ...
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Brew kettle Brewing is the production of beer by steeping a starch source (commonly cereal grains, the most popular of which is barley) in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast. It may be done in a brewery by a commercial brewer ...
– a large tank also known as a "copper" * Cask ale *
Draught beer Draught beer, also spelt draft, is beer served from a cask or keg rather than from a bottle or can. Draught beer served from a pressurised keg is also known as Name Until Joseph Bramah patented the beer engine in 1785, beer was served dir ...
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References


External links


"Copper Coin Introduces The Coin Copper Ale"
Washington Beer Blog. December 12, 2012.
Copper ale recipe
Beer & Wine Journal. January 10, 2014. Beer styles {{Beer-stub