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Osterville Oyster

Osterville, MA
Osterville Oysters have a distinctive flavor that can only come from the waters off of Cape Cod.

Oysterology

Product Specifications
  • Specie:
    Crassostrea virginica
  • Origin:
    Osterville, MA
    (USA)
  • Farmed: 16 to 20 months
  • Average Size:
    2.75"
  • Available:
    Year-round
Flavor Profile
Big salt up front with a slightly sweet finish
Suggested Pairing:
Pale ale
Brine Intensity
Growout method
Osterville oysters begin their days as seedlings, feeding in the nutrient rich waters off of on Cape Cod. From there they are hand grown and harvested in the premier merrior of Osterville Harbor.
Site Details
  • Tides:
    The strong ebb and flow of ocean tides twice a day supply our oysters with a diet rich in minerality and salinity creating a distinctive ocean-in-a-shell flavor that can only come from the waters off of Cape Cod.
  • Bottom:
    Clean, sandy bottom
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