Carolina Beer Company
Contract Brewer
in
Mooresville,
North Carolina,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Carolina Beer Company (CLT - Charlotte Airport)
- Out of business
Established in 1997
Closed in 2011
Contact
110 Barley Park Ln, Mooresville, NC, 28115, United States
Description
Carolina Beer & Beverage, LLC was founded in 1997 by CEO J. Michael Smith and President John Stritch. The company is the creator and maker of a dozen, high-quality, craft beers sold and distributed in five Mid-Atlantic States under the Carolina Blonde and Cottonwood Ales brands. In 2001, the company expanded its operations to offer contract packaging services after being recognized as one of the first craft breweries in the country to utilize PET packaging for its beers.
Today, the company has a reputation as a world-class co-packing producer for numerous national and international beverage brands. With an emphasis on co-packing specialty-sized cans, specialty plastic bottles and glass bottles, the company's customers include the who's who in the beverage world, including makers of well known malt beverages, distilled spirits, energy drinks and other ready-to-drink beverages. Head-quartered in Mooresville, NC with additional facilitiies located in Fort Worth, TX and Cold Spring, MN.
Admin Note: Beer division closed in 2011 but still remains as a beverage packaging company.
Today, the company has a reputation as a world-class co-packing producer for numerous national and international beverage brands. With an emphasis on co-packing specialty-sized cans, specialty plastic bottles and glass bottles, the company's customers include the who's who in the beverage world, including makers of well known malt beverages, distilled spirits, energy drinks and other ready-to-drink beverages. Head-quartered in Mooresville, NC with additional facilitiies located in Fort Worth, TX and Cold Spring, MN.
Admin Note: Beer division closed in 2011 but still remains as a beverage packaging company.
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dark cherry color with a thin off-white head. Nutty aroma. Flavor of nuts and sweet caramel.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2006
at 13:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown, frothy head, nice aroma of chocolate. Slightly nutty, roasted flavor. Pretty decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2006
at 21:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pretty good drink. Orange color, slight foam. Tastes like a pretty decent and standard IPA. Dry finish, and all around great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2006
at 01:05
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy, particle-rich copper red body, thick, creamy tan head. Earthy, citric hops aroma with tangy caramel and toast notes. Relatively delicate, malty body, with biscuits, toast, and light caramels, along with citric (but not too bitter) and earthy hops. This is definitely a session IPA, geared towards drinkability and flavor rather than palate-exhausting bitterness and rindiness. In the "red ale" category. Thanks Dan (jah noth) for the trade!
Tried
on 15 Dec 2005
at 21:46
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. Sour barley malt aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Sweet-sour old barley malt aroma - not extremely pleasant - the same sort of flavor you get when fruit juice starts to turn. Possibly slight infected - just not that great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2005
at 19:58
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle Pours a clear, nice deep amber with a tall off white head that quicly settles out. Aroma of sweet malts and soft hops. Caramel and butterscotch also. Flavors are an off ensemble of biter woody hops and strange vegetable skins. Very strange. I might be temptd to say that it is unintentional. Metalic and burnt. Grassy bitter aftertaste. I keep looking for a bottled dateonm this thing. Aftraid what I may find.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2005
at 22:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. $1.49 for a single. Pours cloudyish brown with a small head. Smells of ginger and nutmeg... nice! Flavor is very much pumpkin-pie- even the crust. Wow... you really get all of the spice, the pumpkin, and the breadiness in this one. One of the best pumpkin brews I’ve come across. Very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2005
at 19:38
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Smooth, honey and apple like flavor. Not too strong, but nice none the less.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2005
at 21:14
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
$1.49 for a 12-oz single. Brown, no head. Just a ring of froth. Smells coppery, slightly malty. Plain. Flavor is overall plain, with hints of chocolate, molassas, and toast. Nothing special.
Tried
on 25 May 2005
at 22:25
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On draught at Palmetto Pub in the Charleston airport. Clear golden color with a thin white head and tiny trails of bubbles. Thin and spotty lacing. The aroma is lightly wheaty with a pinch of hops. Light-bodied and mildly carbonated with small amounts of wheat and citrus flavor. The finish is pretty bland. Decent, but nothing to write home about.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2005
at 21:51