Cottonwood Endo India Pale Ale

Brewed by Carolina Beer Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Mooresville, North Carolina USA

Bottle. Pours an amber color - darker-than-normal for most IPAs. Good bit of head. Aroma is citrusy & florally hoppy. Taste was much the same, with some piney hints and a little malt. Somewhat thin, a little watery, but not bad. Medium mouthfeel and slightly bitter on the finish.

thanks goes to ross for this. pouredthis is the darkest IPA that I have had dark amber with a light tan head that left a small ring. aroma wasn.t expecting the sweetness leaning to brown sugar, malts, than got some of the hops, grapefruit, mixture of berries. flavor, hops, some sweetness but not like the brown sugar that I got from the aroma did get berries with just a hint of malt. I was the flavor matched the aroma but it fell a little short. had a nice dryness to it

A deep caramel walnut pour with a nice head and initial lace that dwindles to nothing as the beer warms. The nose contains just a hint of grapefruit, Cascade hops, and light pine. The flavor is dry-hopped well, and slight citrus and malt notes are backed by large amounts of Cascades. The finish is relatively dry, and the mouthfeel falls between crisp and oily. I really miss the grapefruit flavors and definitive pine notes of a great IPA, but this falls into its own category, not trying to replicate those tendencies. It’s good for what it tries to accomplish.

Great IPA and rather unique. Darker than most with an amber color. Taste was fairly hoppy as a good IPA should be and the finish was that of a brown ale, but it fit wonderfully!! Great beer, brewed with attitude, and a wonderful accessory to a hot and humid day at the Outer Banks.

Thanks to Suttree (aka Secret Santa) for sending this 12oz bottle my way. This poured a deep amber with a small, quickly receeding head. Aroma was mildy hoppy with some sweet malt notes. Flavor was initially bitter with a good malt presence. It’s always nice to try different IPA’s, thanks again Phil!

Bottle. Sour berry and hops aroma - a bit like mashed strawberries. Dark amber color with small head. Light berry flavor initially followed by a moderate hops flavor - got a strong metallic taste with my first sip but that seems to fade with more tasting. I would really love this beer if it didn’t have the metallic taste to it.

First impression is i don’t like the smell... kinda funky. Getting a wierd metallic taste in the flavor and smell. Has a light hop flavor with not a whole lot to go with it. More malt to hops ratio than most IPAs. Anyway, nothing i would seek out again.

Large, light tan head with good retention and plenty of sticky lace thats coating and lasting. Hazy amber glow in appearence. Fruity, grainy nose. Body is medium, a touch oily. Fruity hops, an abundance of caramel malt make for a maltier english style IPA. Decent balance. Finish is almost dry, fruity. Props to SpringsLicker for this one, thanks Jay!