Coton
(has 1 batch)
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.62
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75% Ale, 25% Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels
Coton is our second anniversary ale. It is the same recipe as Papier, but created using the Solera method. We blended a portion of Papier that had been aging in oak barrels with this new batch of the same beer, adding an additional layer of complexity that will grow over time as we continue to age and blend with each anniversary, creating an older average age to the ale.
Coton is our second anniversary ale. It is the same recipe as Papier, but created using the Solera method. We blended a portion of Papier that had been aging in oak barrels with this new batch of the same beer, adding an additional layer of complexity that will grow over time as we continue to age and blend with each anniversary, creating an older average age to the ale.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
31st October 2009 Post Borefts I Invasion of Fonefan and Charlottes room tasting! ’Papier’ version. Hazy brown beer. Softish palate. Sweet spicy toffee - caramel malt. A little fruit in a warming finish.
17th August 2019
A 2009 bottle as 'Papier'. I've never understood why Papier is aliased to Coton when Coton came first - oh well! Almost clear very dark brown beer, short lived tan bubbles. Nose is of dark bourbon barrel. Palate is pretty light and comes with reasonable fine carbonation. For 14.5%, the dark malts are fairly thin. A little mellow dark chocolate. Big warming Bourbon. Spicy too. Touch of dark fruits. Smooth warming finish leaves a spicy linger. Hmm. Any sweetness seems to have gone, maybe it's fermented out because even after 10 years this one is showing every bit of it's 14.5%. If you have one of these, I reckon you could continue to age it for many years to come.
17th August 2019
A 2009 bottle as 'Papier'. I've never understood why Papier is aliased to Coton when Coton came first - oh well! Almost clear very dark brown beer, short lived tan bubbles. Nose is of dark bourbon barrel. Palate is pretty light and comes with reasonable fine carbonation. For 14.5%, the dark malts are fairly thin. A little mellow dark chocolate. Big warming Bourbon. Spicy too. Touch of dark fruits. Smooth warming finish leaves a spicy linger. Hmm. Any sweetness seems to have gone, maybe it's fermented out because even after 10 years this one is showing every bit of it's 14.5%. If you have one of these, I reckon you could continue to age it for many years to come.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2012
at 10:41
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at my 30:th birthday tasting on May 5 (30 år av Surt). Courtesy of rlgk. Pours dark reddish brown with a rather small brownish white head that quickly dissipates without leaving any trace. Smell is sweet with plums, raisins, burnt caramel, dark bread, toffee, burnt sugar, wood, vanilla and ripe dark grapes. Taste is very sweet with prunes, alcohol, raisins, burnt caramel, lemon zest, orange peal, dark sweet bread, overripe grapes and golden syrup. Mouthfeel is sticky sweet, very tiny tart, boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet and tiny bitter with orange zest, ripe grapes, alcohol, port wine and grass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2012
at 06:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle (as The Bruery Cuir)
Pours dark red with a large foamy white head. Complex aroma of malts, vanilla, oak, alcohol, syrup, sugar, caramel, toffee and sherry notes. Taste is very sweet with notes of syrup, sugar, malts and some alcohol notes. Finish is strong and long lasting with red wine notes. Alcohol burns through a bit too much. A bit too sweet for my taste, but otherwise quite well balanced and complex old ale.
Pours dark red with a large foamy white head. Complex aroma of malts, vanilla, oak, alcohol, syrup, sugar, caramel, toffee and sherry notes. Taste is very sweet with notes of syrup, sugar, malts and some alcohol notes. Finish is strong and long lasting with red wine notes. Alcohol burns through a bit too much. A bit too sweet for my taste, but otherwise quite well balanced and complex old ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2012
at 05:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
75 cl bottle (#06009) as ”The Bruery Cuir” @ home, no BBE info
Aroma has dark fruits, oaky notes, some nuts and red wine. Also some bourbon and vanilla. Flavour is rather strong amd somewhat sweet on oaky and whisky notes. Also some vanilla, bilberries, stinging whisky-like alcohol and hints of toffee typical to old belgian ales. Sticky stuff.
The removal of vax was rather hard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2012
at 05:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Cloudy dark brown, no head. Bourbon and caramel aroma. Sweet and full bodied with soft mouthfeel. Caramelly and vinous with some white pepper and some chocolate sauce. Very elegant, well except for that chocolate sauce.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2012
at 04:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Skjold Burne tasting. Pours slightly hazy dark brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, sherry, port, dark fruit. Taste is rather sweet, still rather complex tho, with malt, caramel, brown sugar, port, dark fruit, sherry, spices, booze. Full body, low carbonation. 250112
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2012
at 03:08