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Cottonwood Pumpkin Spiced Ale
Carolina Beer Company
- From:
- Carolina Beer Company
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 13.8%
- Reviews:
- 144
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 25, 2015
- Added:
- Sep 18, 2002
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 9
No description / notes.
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Ratings by blitz134:
Reviewed by blitz134 from California
3.95/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Cloudy, murky brown-orange brew. Off-white head with a slight orange tinge to it. Head was an inch of loose foam to start with and finished in a thin dense layer.
Smell is strong of pumpkin spices, gingerbread. Definate pumpkin flesh underneath. Smells as I think a pumpkin beer should. Pretty inviting.
Flavor is slightly different but still pretty good although it is a bit light. Pumpkin flavors and biscuity malts form the base then a good mix of spices come in again similar to the smell. The spices hold on in the finish and linger for a bit.
Mouthfeel is maybe medium bodied. Carbonation levels are good, not too crisp. Flavor coats the mouth alright, but I'd like the flavors to hold on a bit longer.
Good drinkability for the pumpkin brews I've had. This one tastes alot like pumpkin pie to some extent. I'd have this seasonally, but probably have a hard time drinking it all the time.
Feb 05, 2007Smell is strong of pumpkin spices, gingerbread. Definate pumpkin flesh underneath. Smells as I think a pumpkin beer should. Pretty inviting.
Flavor is slightly different but still pretty good although it is a bit light. Pumpkin flavors and biscuity malts form the base then a good mix of spices come in again similar to the smell. The spices hold on in the finish and linger for a bit.
Mouthfeel is maybe medium bodied. Carbonation levels are good, not too crisp. Flavor coats the mouth alright, but I'd like the flavors to hold on a bit longer.
Good drinkability for the pumpkin brews I've had. This one tastes alot like pumpkin pie to some extent. I'd have this seasonally, but probably have a hard time drinking it all the time.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by M_C_Hampton from Georgia
3.86/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
A: poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass, amber colored with a foamy white head that dissipates leaving little lacing, clear
S: as expected, pumpkin pie spice
T: nutmeg, clove, and actual pumpkin, the spice doesn't overpower the pumpkin flavor
M: light and crisp
O: pumpkin isn't overpowered in this one
Nov 09, 2014S: as expected, pumpkin pie spice
T: nutmeg, clove, and actual pumpkin, the spice doesn't overpower the pumpkin flavor
M: light and crisp
O: pumpkin isn't overpowered in this one
Reviewed by jfhrtn92 from North Carolina
4.3/5 rDev +12%
4.3/5 rDev +12%
Poured as a orange-brown with about a 2 finger head that held its retention well. Has a spiced pumpkin with a hint of a peppery smell to it. For the taste almost has like a cinnamon pumpkin pie taste. Very light on the hops side but a great beer overall. One I will steadily have for sure
Sep 11, 2014
Cottonwood Pumpkin Spiced Ale from Carolina Beer Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
173 ratings
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