Cold Town Beer

Chocolate Cake Stout (4.8% ABV, can)
Here’s one of those beer that does exactly what it says on the can. Chocolate cake in a glass, in this case very much like the booze-soaked cake you might encounter in a Black Forest gateau (remember them?). Lactose gives a milkshake note and oats and wheat add smoothness and aid the retention of a lovely tan-coloured head. While you can get chocolate notes from the malt, an addition of cacao has helped here. Enjoyed this, but couldn’t drink too much of the sweet treat!
(4th May, 2021)

Cold Sour Beer, Raspberry Berliner Weisse (4.3% ABV, can)
Pinkish, like a rosé wine, the aroma is quite winey, too. I definitely get the fruit! Raspberry and, perhaps, a hint of watermelon. I’m not the world’s great sour fan, but I appreciate its quality and refreshing zing. My 22-year-old son was more keen!
(10th May, 2021)

Cold Tier Bier (5.2% ABV, can)
With a name like that, this is a beer of our covid times. Clear, bright golden, it has a white head that stays well. Not too much aroma, but what there is is grassy and spicy. On the palate, bready malt balances with orange and earthy notes, hints of lemon pith. With a good body, this pale is easy drinking and nicely sessionable.
(28th April, 2021)

LAB — Citrus Milkshake Pale Ale (4.3% can)
Hazy sand, with a head that dissipates quite quickly, this offers mango and pineapple on the nose. On the palate, it’s smooth as silk, with a good body. There’s plenty of fruit, especially that pineapple, a hint of apple, and some lactose sweetness. A refreshing, easy-drinking, hazy pale. I enjoyed this with my home-made pizza.
(7th September, 2024)

New England IPA (5.5% ABV)
Very hazy gold with a very foamy white head. The nose is tropical, yet a bit dank. And that follows through on the palate, with subdued notes of pineapple and mango, and a slightly herbal edge. All good and enjoyable, though, with some Madeira cake malt notes and great smoothness. Very happy with this.
(8th September, 2024)

Pornstar Martini Ale (4.6% ABV, can)
Gimmicky beers are generally not for me, but tip of the hat to Cold Town for this one. It does what it says on the tin. Passionfruit and vanilla make their presence known without spoiling a decent pale ale base. It’s a crisp golden colour with a white head that laces nicely. Plenty of passionfruit on the nose.
(11th August, 2021)

Tango Passion (5.6% ABV, can)
A collaboration with 71 Brewing. Hazy yellow with a white head. The aroma is very tart citrus fruit. The taste is very tart citrus fruit. I’m not a sour beer person.
(16th September, 2024)