1757 gw
Cottrell Brewing Co.
- From:
- Cottrell Brewing Co.
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 72
- Avg:
- 2.76 | pDev: 30.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 06, 2015
- Added:
- Nov 20, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
72
Okay
72
Okay
Craft brewed for the mainstream, gw Beer is a golden amber American Pale Ale, lightly malty, with a smooth balance of toasted caramel sweetness and American hop flavor and aroma.
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Reviewed by Andrewi95 from Louisiana
3.93/5 rDev +42.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +42.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I'm not a huge fan of Pale Ale's but this is a good recipe and concept, would be nice to see it's availability more. Much better on tap than from the bottle.
Nov 06, 2015
Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
2.8/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.8/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a deep golden brown color, with a short off-white head that fades quickly and leaves a thick but spotty lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains caramelized malts, earthy hops and some citrus.
T: The taste starts out with a harsh bite of earthy hops bitterness up front. Then a hearty malt character breadiness comes in. The sweetness from flavors of caramel and citrus does not provide a very good balance. The after-taste is bitter.
M: Crisp but not smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is dry and slightly sticky.
O: Not very tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, mild kick, decent representation of style, this is not a very good beer.
Oct 30, 2014A: The beer is a deep golden brown color, with a short off-white head that fades quickly and leaves a thick but spotty lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains caramelized malts, earthy hops and some citrus.
T: The taste starts out with a harsh bite of earthy hops bitterness up front. Then a hearty malt character breadiness comes in. The sweetness from flavors of caramel and citrus does not provide a very good balance. The after-taste is bitter.
M: Crisp but not smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is dry and slightly sticky.
O: Not very tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, mild kick, decent representation of style, this is not a very good beer.
Reviewed by WhiteHillsStore from Connecticut
2.88/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.88/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Pours a light yellow with a white head that fizzes pretty quick. The smell was mostly just wheat although I did pick up a little bit of citrus. The taste was okay with mostly simple hop and malt flavor although it had a little skunk in the aftertaste. Overall it was simple and enjoyable, but not by any means amazing.
Jun 11, 2014
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.48/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Picked up as a mix a six.
Pours a hazy orange tinged copper with little foam but active bubbles citrussy smell. Latent background. Taste is light malt, very thin, lagery. Subtle lemon flavor. Simple.
Clever concept to use this old recipe.
Aug 26, 2012Pours a hazy orange tinged copper with little foam but active bubbles citrussy smell. Latent background. Taste is light malt, very thin, lagery. Subtle lemon flavor. Simple.
Clever concept to use this old recipe.
Reviewed by DrinkSlurm from New York
2.25/5 rDev -18.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.25/5 rDev -18.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
I will be straight forward here...this tasting is of a sample poured at a local liquor store. I dont usually review from such a small sample but this one really sparked its own review. Its almost insulting to call this a "craft" beer (and a pale ale). Just because its made in a local brewery, doesnt make it craft. This tastes like a tecate or a run of the mill macro. Just plain avoid this brew...
At least dont call it an APA, and just tough it up and all it a light or adjunct lager, then I would up a few points...
Aug 19, 2012At least dont call it an APA, and just tough it up and all it a light or adjunct lager, then I would up a few points...
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.08/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Decent starting head, but it dies out to a rim level of bubbles. No lace. Gold color with a slight cloudiness.
Strong graininess of freshly cut grass. Near lawn mower quality.
Starts off sweet but quickly becomes sour. Raw grain is the predominant flavor. Nearly no hop taste which leaves the aftertaste flat and lifeless.
Jun 30, 2012Strong graininess of freshly cut grass. Near lawn mower quality.
Starts off sweet but quickly becomes sour. Raw grain is the predominant flavor. Nearly no hop taste which leaves the aftertaste flat and lifeless.
Reviewed by Thads324 from Connecticut
2.87/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.87/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Purchased by my wife, new ct beer!
Pours a golden clear yellow with a thick off white head. Tight bubbles. Looks like a pbr
Aroma of straw and light roasted grains. No hops really. A bit of bready malt and sweetness like an aal.
Taste starts slow with a sweet flaked and toasted malt flavor. Slightly sweet like a tiny bit of honey. There's a hint of hop bitterness in the middle, but it quickly yields to more adjunct-like/flaked corn sweetness.
Mouthfeel is light bodied, super high drinkability.
Not a bad beer by any means but nothing here that makes me long for another. It actually tastes more like a low hopped cream ale rather than an American pale ale. Or an actually good aal. Really easy to drink and not bad tasting, but just not for me.
The disappointing part (other than the run of the mill type flavor profile) is the fact that this stuff was 9.99 a six pack! If I can get Sierra pale ale for that price or less, why would I buy this? If the price point was better then I'd probably consider a rebuy to give to moderate craft fans when they come over.
Jun 21, 2012Pours a golden clear yellow with a thick off white head. Tight bubbles. Looks like a pbr
Aroma of straw and light roasted grains. No hops really. A bit of bready malt and sweetness like an aal.
Taste starts slow with a sweet flaked and toasted malt flavor. Slightly sweet like a tiny bit of honey. There's a hint of hop bitterness in the middle, but it quickly yields to more adjunct-like/flaked corn sweetness.
Mouthfeel is light bodied, super high drinkability.
Not a bad beer by any means but nothing here that makes me long for another. It actually tastes more like a low hopped cream ale rather than an American pale ale. Or an actually good aal. Really easy to drink and not bad tasting, but just not for me.
The disappointing part (other than the run of the mill type flavor profile) is the fact that this stuff was 9.99 a six pack! If I can get Sierra pale ale for that price or less, why would I buy this? If the price point was better then I'd probably consider a rebuy to give to moderate craft fans when they come over.
Reviewed by mttaylor1066 from Connecticut
2.05/5 rDev -25.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
2.05/5 rDev -25.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
I met the owner/brewmaster of this beer at a local grocery store. Nice fellow from Greenwich, CT.
He has this recipe brewed on contract for him.
I bought a six pack (at $10!!) because I was expecting a rich, malty ale from a bygone era.
I was sorely disappointed. During our conversation, the owner mentioned that the "tweaks made to the recipe bring it into the range of 90% of beer drinkers' preferences."
I guess that means taking a good recipe and watering down until it is almost Budweiser or Miller Lite.
This is a very disappointing brew. It is neither fish (Budweiser) nor fowl (name a craft beer). I'm sorry to say I will never buy another bottle of this beer, even if it were priced below Old Milwaukee in a can.
Mar 07, 2012He has this recipe brewed on contract for him.
I bought a six pack (at $10!!) because I was expecting a rich, malty ale from a bygone era.
I was sorely disappointed. During our conversation, the owner mentioned that the "tweaks made to the recipe bring it into the range of 90% of beer drinkers' preferences."
I guess that means taking a good recipe and watering down until it is almost Budweiser or Miller Lite.
This is a very disappointing brew. It is neither fish (Budweiser) nor fowl (name a craft beer). I'm sorry to say I will never buy another bottle of this beer, even if it were priced below Old Milwaukee in a can.
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