Squatters Big Cottonwood - Utah Brewers Cooperative

portia99

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle (born on 6/13/11) courtesy of Wasatch. Thanks John! Poured into a Bruery tulip.

A - Pours a mostly clear brownish amber body with a thick finger of frothy/foamy cream colored head with rather good staying power. Modest webs of lacing left on the glass.

S - Has a distinct caramel aroma up front mixed with brown sugar, maltose, some mildly metallic hops and a touch of biscuit. Pretty much right on for the style.

T - Good base of bready malt, a bit yeasty, moderate sweetness - mostly brown sugar, caramel and hints of molasses. Bitterness is mild giving a good balance to the flavors but not really a huge flavor provider. Hops also give a bit of citrus towards the finish. Nice.

M - Lighter side of medium bodied, but doesn't really feel thin either. Carbonation is adequate at a slightly lowish level...gives enough life to the beer. Sweet flavors overpower the hops here just a bit. Easy drinker.

O - Overall, I'd call this a good session beer. Nice complement of flavors from malt and hops - very well balanced. Smooth and easy drinking - perfect for a session or as a companion to some pub food.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2011 23:21:34 | More by portia99

koes0024

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

03-30-2013 21:38:57 | More by koes0024

dmorgan310

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

03-15-2013 02:47:31 | More by dmorgan310

Irish12

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.4%

02-24-2013 13:55:07 | More by Irish12

brandon911

Texas

4/5  rDev +10.2%

02-16-2013 23:52:15 | More by brandon911

mrandypandy

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

02-16-2013 21:34:55 | More by mrandypandy

abex44

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

02-11-2013 15:00:14 | More by abex44

gritz147

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

11-30-2012 02:05:53 | More by gritz147

kew

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

11-11-2012 19:56:10 | More by kew

cdwil

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

11-10-2012 20:48:17 | More by cdwil

MN_Beerticker

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

10-30-2012 03:11:08 | More by MN_Beerticker

BryanCarey

Texas

3.6/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Big Cottonwood is an amber beer with a reddish tan color and a steady head of foam that does leave some lacing. The nose is bready, caramel- like, malty, and certainly enticing.

Tasting Big Cottonwood doesn’t reveal any great surprises or “wow” moments, but that is okay because the beer still satisfies. The flavors of bread, toffee, caramel, pine, and a little bit of honey and citrus fruit are present and there is a small touch of bitterness in the finish that quickly switches back to the flavor of pine and bread in the aftertaste. The flavor isn’t overly complex, but it is still good and quaffable.

This beer is highly drinkable and I like the way it teases the palate. It seems like it is going to be a tad watery and lacking in hop character, but then you taste it all the way through and you realize there is just enough of a hop kick in the finish to keep it balanced and keep it real. The aftertaste is malty, bready, and sweet but there is still enough hop contribution to stay balanced.

A good beer overall and one I will certainly drink again.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2012 02:51:02 | More by BryanCarey

Chucker17

South Dakota

4/5  rDev +10.2%

10-18-2012 01:08:23 | More by Chucker17

alexgash

Connecticut

3.8/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. bottle. Born on 08/02/12.

Clear, clean amber copper body. Tall, frothy, foamy, light khaki head. Heavy dose of caramel, sugary fruit, and bready malts on the nose. Accented by some spicy, floral, slightly resinous hops.

Herbal hop bitterness and slightly toasted malts up front. Caramel and biscuit malt comes on strong. Some fruitiness around the edge, along with resinous, spicy hop bitterness. Lingering fruity sweetness and some earthy bitterness. Moderate body, with a slightly watery feel. Not bad, overall.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2012 02:13:57 | More by alexgash

jheezee

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

10-02-2012 00:39:22 | More by jheezee

Offa

California

3.48/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

This is a solid ale, but uninteresting standard west-type red ale (too bad since their DIPA is great).

Red amber, it has a medium-big pale tan head slowly shrinking to foamy ring, a little lace.

Aroma is caramelised barley, orange, pine needles and wet bread.

Taste is gentle, simple but with hints of complexity, well-balanced but a bit thin. It has jammy pine, citrus (burnt orange), pine needles, toasted (faintly caramelised) barley, all a bit vague and very mild. It is lightly sweet & juicy up front, then moderate peppery-citrus bitterness, then dryer in the finish.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2012 23:59:54 | More by Offa

kjkinsey

Texas

4/5  rDev +10.2%

09-24-2012 22:51:53 | More by kjkinsey

alva7172

Utah

4/5  rDev +10.2%

09-23-2012 21:33:56 | More by alva7172

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Beer #39 in my great Utah Brew Hunt.

I let this one sit out while I tried the beer on my previous review. I think it helped quite a bit.

Nice malty body with a sweet tone that is very amber ale in quality. Consistent and even flavor delivery. I could drink this beer all day and all night. Typifies what the style should be. A real pleasure to drink.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2012 04:00:37 | More by RblWthACoz

warpedrevolution

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

09-11-2012 01:39:32 | More by warpedrevolution

mhaugo

California

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

08-25-2012 04:34:41 | More by mhaugo

acevenom

Louisiana

4.43/5  rDev +22%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a pint glass. Pours clear amber with a tall biege head. Plentiful tiny bubbles can be seen in the beer upon the initial pour. The head retreats pretty slowly and there is some lacing left on the side of the glass. I detect some caramel malt as well as some bready aromas. The hops are pretty mild in the smell, bringing some nice citrus aromas. That bready aroma really comes through well in the flavor. There's some mild sweetness back there from the caramel malt. There's that citrus flavor that I pick up from the hops. It's so well balanced. The body is medium with moderate carbonation. The finish is pretty smooth. The drinkability is very high. This is an excellent beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2012 00:08:31 | More by acevenom

Lawl3ss

Texas

4.08/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Chilled 12 oz. bottle poured into a stemless tulip pint. Bottling date 12.27.11.

Look- Clear reddish medium amber with three fingers of dense head the color of banana flesh. Good retention, nice lacing- the glass is basically coated with suds.

Smell- Flowery, honey and lemon pith. Swirling brings out crusty bread and a dusky earthy scent. Appealing.

Taste- Not particularly hoppy, but I wouldn't expect it to be after this many months. Solid amber/honey malt backbone with a splash of lemon candy. Herbal, tea-like hop flavor gives an overall impression of spiced Christmastime popcorn balls; cinnamon, clove, vanilla, and honey. Touch of mineral at the finish, very clean.

Mouthfeel- Medium body, light carbonation. Tealike consistency and drinkability. Quite drinkable.

Overall- Quite nice, and it's aged well. Nicely balanced and flavorful. I'll be getting it again.

Serving type: bottle

08-18-2012 23:11:56 | More by Lawl3ss

bonbini26

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -17.4%

07-26-2012 20:16:19 | More by bonbini26

XicanoBeerRun

Texas

3.23/5  rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into a pint glass. It is definitely amber in color. Smells like toasted bread, light caramel. Tastes like oats, faint almond extract. I may be going out on a limb here, but I could taste sweet strawberry. Medium carbonation. It is a refreshing beer. It is not something I would drink often, but not something I would turn down.

I’ll have another.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2012 14:09:23 | More by XicanoBeerRun