Cottonwood Low Down Brown Ale

Brewed by Carolina Beer Company
Style: Brown Ale
Mooresville, North Carolina USA

Dark brown with a light tan head. Good lacing. Nutty aroma with the flavor to back it up. Sits well on the palate. Good find for the airport bar

Dark brown with a tan head this brew was nearly opaque. Had this on tap at the Charlotte, NC airport. Nice malty aroma with a hint Belgian character. Slightly sweet with a thick mouthfeel, this brew was somewhat weak in the flavor department not matching its nice looks with a comparable flavor delivery.

on tap-pours a tan head. Color is brown with red tint. Aroma is malty, sweet. Taste is malty, sweet, hint of coffee.

I find that many brown ales taste very similar. This one had something slightly different, and I liked it. I think it was the slight roastiness and touch of chocolate malts. It turned out to be a good combination with the brown ale. I didn’t really find a hoppy finish, but I rather liked the way it finished..... if it were much hoppier, I think it would have detracted from the overall taste.

Brown body with growing light colored head. Very little retention and very little lacing. Not too much for the nose. Light coffee with some deep roasted maltiness. Sweet light malt taste with no hops balance that I can find. A little watery and thin feel but enjoyable light malt palate. Not a beer I’d ask for by name at the store but I might try it again.

If these peeps were cool they would cal it the down low brown, cause thats how we roll. Reddish amber not quite reaching full fledge flossin brown status. Has a sweet brown sugar kick to it and then reverts to the normal. Not bad session beer though.

Pours deep red with a one-finger eggshell head. Sweet, lightly smoky aroma with hints of chocolate. Tastes like a regular brown ale (sweet, nutty) with a bit of smokiness which keeps it from being plain old boring. Good session beer.

Living in Charlotte, the Carolina Beer Company is right next door, so I felt obligued to give this one a try. I found it to have a very refreshing taste, and thought it was quite rich and bold. Like some of the other reviewers, I also noticed a hint of chocolate.