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Cottonwood Almond Stout

Cottonwood Almond Stout - Sweet Stout

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60
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Brewed by Carolina Beer Company
Style: Sweet Stout

Mooresville, North Carolina USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
733.17/5.03.14/5.0Winter4.1%30.7English pint
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Commercial Description:
Brewed with a variety of malts including Chocolate, Crystal, Munich, and Black Malt; and hopped with Eroica, Mt. Hood, and Northern Brewers hops- then finished with a touch of Real Almond Flavor. This is a fantastically smooth, surprisingly light, and absolutely delicious Stout! The Almond flavor tantalizes the nose, without being overpowering.
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 obguthr (986), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/101/517/20
Sep 23, 2009  
Marzipan and fig aroma with soy sauce undertones. Dark brown with a medium tan head. Sweet at first but considerably drier at midpalate ending almost tart. Thin mouthfeel. Charred oak, licorice, and peat flavors. Nice creativity and very drinkable. Not a stellar beer, but I enjoyed it quite well.


 shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/54/20
Apr 21, 2009  
Pours an opaque black color with a brown head. Aroma is dominate sugary almond milk, light chocolate notes, maybe some caramel in the background, and a touch of roast. Flavor is caramel, almond milk, chocolate, roast, and a light bitter finish.


 cheapdark (2011), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/102/58/20
Jan 20, 2009  
From a bottle at the Charlotte airport. Good looking black pour with a little tan creamy head which fades insantly. Sweet almond aroma is a tad off. Volatile at times. Wierd almond nutty flavor reminds me breifly of amaretto. Stouty fer sure but that almond flavor is overiding and hides the godd stoutiness that’s in there. OK for a one timer but will not buy again. Finish is again overiding imitation somewhat almonds.


 lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 21, 2008  
Bottle thanks to SaCkErZ9 at BA. Black with dark brown at the edges and a thin light tan head that settles quickly. Aroma is roasty malt, lots of chocolate and chocolate milk, vanilla, and toasted almonds. Light body and the taste is simpler than the aroma. Mostly light roasted malts and light chocolate than strong almond finish.


 Dogbrick (2805), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Thanks to rogueone for the bottle (by way of ucusty). The beer pours nearly black with a medium brown head that recedes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Lots of almond in the nose along with a bit of hazelnut and coffee. Medium-bodied with flavors of almond, toasted malt and cocoa. The finish is roasty and nutty with notes of almond and chocolate, and a mild amaretto coffee aftertaste. Overall the beer tastes good and would be top shelf if it had some more body.


 Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 31, 2008  
12 oz bottle from elmatador00. Black with a thin beige head. Nice almond and choco-coffee nose, vanilla and roasty malt. Silky body, albeit a tad thin. Flavor follows the nose, a pretty pleasant beer.


 aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Aug 24, 2008  
The pour was dark brown/black. The head was thin, creamy, light biege. The aroma had some amaretto, was sweet, caramel, chocolate. The flavor was roasty, tart, coffee, malty, chocolate. The palate was average. The finish was tart.


 alexanderj (2204), Chino Hills, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Bottle; pours a thick and dark brown with an average brown head. Surprisingly good aroma; chocolate, caramel, vanilla and almonds/toffee. Pretty easy drinking beer. Roasted malt, semi-sweet chocolate, caramel and vanilla. Flavor could have been a bit fuller and more pronounced, but I was surprised by the quality of this.



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