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Cottonwood Endo India Pale Ale

Cottonwood Endo India Pale Ale

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Carolina Beer Company

Mooresville, North Carolina USA

bottled
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2713.29/5.03.28/5.05.9%34Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
ENDO INDIA PALE ALE is said to be "Brewed with Altitude". The style is similar to IPAs from the Pacific Northwest. We dry-hoop Endo with Cascade hops to enhance the aroma and bitterness.

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IPALover (57), Carlsbad, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/55/103/513/20

May 13, 2008  
I wonder if the bottle I sampled was old but this was not very impressive. No significant aroma (for an IPA) and I’m surprised to read it was dry hopped with cascade as the normal citricy, grapefruit taste/smell didn’t come through like a normal west coast style IPA. I really enjoyed the brewpub from years ago but this beer didn’t work for me.

 lb4lb (1545), Austin, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Bottle from RORORB in trade. Thanks man! Pours a nice dark hazy maroon color with a nice looking and lasting beige head in a tulip. Smell is mildly fruity malt with earthy hops taking a slight backseat. Muted smell, but nice. Taste is moderately bitter up front with some tea like flavors, red ale and rye like malt sweetness, but well balanced by the earthy and bittering hops. Medium to full bodied with moderate prickly carbonation that gives this beer a very nice mouthfeel. Lingering bitterness and quite drinkable. Surprisingly good IPA. Thanks again Rob!!


 AllAboutStout (595), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 16, 2008  
Pours a dark ruby brown in color with a very nice frothy head. Smell is skunky, sticky icky hops. Having a hard time right now determining if this is on purpose or if this is a bad beer. Very bitter in the mouth. With the flavors that I’m getting I have to say that this is not a good beer. Seems a bit old and poorly made. I’ve had other beers from Cottonwood and they have been nice.


 BMan1113VR (1156), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/513/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Bottle thanks to Suttree. Pours with a large, rocky, off-white head. Slightly hazed amber body. Light floral hops (some spice and grapefruit). Lots of caramel malt covering up the hops. Light cardboard towards the end. Taste is bitter, a bit unbalanced, finishing bitter with some cardboard. Fizzy water like mouthfeel. Slightly metalic in the finish. Not great.


 Hophead22 (362), Redlands, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Sep 28, 2008  
12oz bottle from TURDFERGUSON, thanks Sam. Dark copper pour, light white head. Nice light hop aroma, very nice. Nice hop flavor, not overwhelming. Good IPA


 freekyp (827), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/514/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Agrressively hopped east coast IPA with a big west coast attitude. Cascade is prevalent in the aroma and bitterness quotient is high. Pours a light copper with nice lacing but a quickly dissipating head. Malt character is biscuity and decidedly English in style. Overall mouth feel is soft. A good every day IPA.



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